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• Forget Free Tuition, Application Costs Are First Barrier Tests, test prep fees, and interview costs may keep qualified students from even applying to medical school. But experts say there are ways to level the field.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• 'Passing Through': In Memory of Gerald Chodak, MD The prostate cancer community mourns the loss of Gerald Chodak, MD, an influential and iconic figure in urology.
  Medscape Urology, October 2019
• Drug Delivers 'Remarkable' Reduction in Head Injury Deaths A new study provides the 'first clear evidence' that a widely available medication reduces death in traumatic brain injury.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• AACAP 2019Mindfulness Therapy Promising for ADHD in Children A mindfulness-based intervention appears feasible, acceptable, and effective in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, early research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• Maintaining Weight Loss in Diabetes Is Key to Keeping Benefits Maintaining at least 75% of weight lost is pivotal to achieving sustained improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors in type 2 diabetes, say US researchers. Those who regain weight may lose such benefits.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• Have You Brought Patients With You to a New Practice? There can be conflict between employer and employee regarding how patients find out where their clinician has gone.
  Medscape Reader Polls, October 2019
• Medicare for All Makes Room for Abortion, Opioids in Dem Debate In the latest debate, the Democratic candidates disagreed on how best to cover more Americans with health insurance but agreed on the need to protect women's reproductive rights.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• Alert FDA OKs Cetirizine Injection (Quzyttir) for Acute Urticaria Cetirizine hydrochloride (10 mg/mL) intravenous injection is for treatment of acute urticaria in adults and children 6 months of age or older.
  FDA Approvals, October 2019
• Docs Still Overwhelmed by Regulatory Burdens: Survey Medical practices say prior authorization and value-based initiatives create more burden than benefit for them and their patients, according to a new survey.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• New Pneumonia Guidance: Testing, Treating, and Follow-up Updated guidelines on community-acquired pneumonia focus on reducing inappropriate use of antibiotics and emphasize the need for more research on diagnostics and therapeutics.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• ANA 2019New Med Beats Old in Head-to-Head Neuromyelitis Optica Trial Patients with neuromyelitis spectrum disorder remain relapse-free longer with tocilizumab vs azathioprine, findings from the first head-to-head trial of the two drugs shows.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• Alert FDA Clears First Transdermal Patch for Schizophrenia The once-daily transdermal patch provides sustained concentrations of asenapine over 24 hours and is approved for patients with schizophrenia aged 18 and older.
  FDA Approvals, October 2019
• Slower Walking Speed an Indicator of Accelerated Aging Gait speed determined at age 45 can provide valuable data on physical and biological aging, with slow gait speed an indicator of potential health concerns.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• Med Student Running for Congress Against Political Dynasty At just 27 years old, med student Solomon Rajput has entered a congressional race against a family that has held elected office since 1955. Why? And is politics harder than med school?
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• They Enrolled in Medical School to Practice Rural Medicine. What Happened? Eight years ago, a new medical program opened in Salina, Kan., as an experimental way to promote rural medicine. Only three of its eight newly minted doctors are now working in the most rural communities.
  Kaiser Health News, October 2019
• Doctor Who Advocated 'Unethical' Care of Vegetative Patient Is Placed on Leave Newark Beth Israel acted after our report that its transplant program kept a patient alive to improve its metrics, while barely consulting his family.
  ProPublica, October 2019
• Doc-Senator: Don't Rely on DC to Reduce Physician Burden If physicians want to make changes in healthcare, they need to get more involved to make it happen, says Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• Sun-Wise Campaigns May Have Reduced Skin Cancer Rates A skin cancer protection program in Australia led to marked changes in sun-related behaviors that correspond to a reduction in the incidence of melanoma over the same period, suggest survey results.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• ASBMR 2019Do High-Dose Statins Increase the Risk for Osteoporosis? First study of its kind to show that although low doses of statins appear protective of bone health, high doses may increase risk for osteoporosis.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019
• Nurse Says Colleagues Kept Patients Quiet With Benadryl A whistleblower lawsuit alleges that when she reported this to supervisors she was immediately treated unfairly and eventually placed on 14-week, unpaid leave.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2019