Healio Minute Friday, July 5, 2013 Edition: Stem cell transplant clears HIV, CDC urges painkiller caution, hospitals return $34 million to Medicare

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Four years after stem cell transplant, two patients remain free of HIV DNA

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Patients received reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for cancer. Read more.

Spike in painkiller overdoses among women prompts plea to clinicians

Healio.com/Psychiatry: CDC urges careful adherence to guidelines plus screening for substance abuse and mental health problems. Read more.

Hospitals in 21 states agree to repay Medicare $34 million

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Agreement covers inflated charges for unnecessary kyphoplasty admissions. Read more.

Merck insomnia drug delayed by FDA

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Advisory committee deems Suvorexant safety issues too serious to approve drug at current dosages. Read more.

How does C. difficile infect patients? New research counts the ways

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Results point to need for more sensitive detection methods. Read more.