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• AAIC 2019Alzheimer's Blood Test on the Horizon The global race to create an inexpensive and accessible blood test for Alzheimer disease is heating up. Experts project that such a test could be available in just a few years.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Algorithm Could Be 'Major Leap Forward' for Pancreatic Cysts Machine-learning trains algorithm to classify pancreatic cysts into low to high risk, potentially sparing patients' unnecessary complex surgery to remove lesions with no malignant potential.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Secondhand Smoke Still Endangers 20% of Nonsmokers at Work: CDC One fifth of nonsmoking workers reported recent secondhand smoke exposure, CDC researchers found; the number of exposed workers was highest among those in the construction industry.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Universal Test and Treat Won't Stop HIV Epidemic In recent years, 3 large studies tested the idea that scaling up HIV testing and offering treatment immediately might halt new infections. Researchers grapple with whether test-and-treat is enough.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• AAIC 2019Biological Basis for the 'Female Advantage' in Alzheimer's The female brain is more efficient then the male brain in the early stages of dementia, which may explain the female advantage when it comes to maintaining verbal memory.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Alert FDA Clears Low-Level Laser Device for 'Whole Body' Pain The FDA has granted marketing clearance for a low-level laser device for the treatment of "whole body" musculoskeletal pain, the manufacturer has announced.
  FDA Approvals, July 2019
• Safety Lapses Spurred Septic Knee Arthritis Outbreak Forty-one patients who received intra-articular injections at a private outpatient osteoarthritis clinic contracted this rare condition, an investigation showed.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• AAIC 2019Working 9 to 5 May Protect Women From Memory Loss Working women experience a slower rate of age-related memory loss than their nonworking counterparts, results of a large, longitudinal study show.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Alert FDA Approves Drug Trio for UTI, Intra-abdominal Infection The FDA approved the antibacterial drug trio imipenem, cilastatin, and relebactam for adults with complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intra-abdominal infections.
  FDA Approvals, July 2019
• No Fracture Risk for New Diabetes Drugs in Real-World Study Link between SGLT2 inhibitors for type 2 diabetes and fractures has been controversial. Canagliflozin has an FDA warning about the risk, but some studies have found no link.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Kaiser Faces Strike Threat From 85,000 Service Workers A coalition of unions will vote on a strike soon unless Kaiser Permanente returns to the bargaining table; at issue are outsourcing, robot attendants, and regional wage cuts.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• 'Born Bad': Some Cells Spread Before Cancer Is Diagnosed Tumor metastases may not be a late event as the current thinking goes, but may be seeded years before cancer is even diagnosed by clones that were 'born to be bad.'
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• AAIC 2019Striking New-Onset Seizure Risk in Dementia Patients Patients with Alzheimer disease experience epileptic seizures up to 6.5 times more often than their cognitively normal peers, and often without the knowledge of their physician, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• New Alzheimer's Drug Candidate a Head Scratcher A placebo-controlled trial with a new Alzheimer's drug candidate has shown puzzling results in that despite appearing to lower tau levels it was not associated with any clinical benefit.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Portugal Tests 'Panic Buttons' for Doctors and Nurses With increasing complaints of violence against healthcare professionals, Portugal has launched a pilot project which provides a kind of 'panic button' for doctors and nurses in the country's National Health Service.
  Medscape News UK, July 2019
• AAIC 2019Chronotherapy Improves Sleep in Mild Cognitive Impairment A nonpharmacologic, multicomponent approach to reset the biological clock improves sleep quality in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Targeting Gene Mutation Alleviates Psychosis Symptoms Schizophrenia is an 'umbrella diagnosis,' with many genetic causes. Targeting specific gene mutations may improve psychosis symptoms, potentially paving the way for future personalized medicine.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• AAIC 2019Animated Brain Teaches Children Healthy Lifelong Habits An initiative featuring an animated brain called Robbie and various educational materials is a promising tool to promote brain health in children, results of a new study suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Docs Still in Dark on Anticoagulant Choice in Severe Kidney Disease Although NOACs offer "similar or greater benefit" over warfarin-like drugs in early chronic kidney disease, lack of evidence in severe disease makes anticoagulant choice a judgment call, say experts.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• AAIC 2019Healthy Lifestyle Offsets Genetic Risk for Dementia Adhering to a healthy lifestyle reduces the chances of developing dementia, even among those at genetic risk for dementia, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019