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• Weill Cornell Jumps on Free Medical School Tuition Bandwagon Weill Cornell will provide debt-free education to all medical students who need financial aid by replacing student loans with scholarships covering tuition, housing, and other living expenses.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• USPSTF Finds Evidence Insufficient for Routine MCI Screening Should asymptomatic older adults be screened for incipient dementia? No, according to this draft recommendation released by the USPSTF.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Combo Therapy No Better Than Surgery Alone for Incontinence Adding combination therapy to midurethral sling surgery in women with mixed urinary incontinence was not statistically significantly better compared with surgery alone, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• EASD 2019Vegan Diet Alters Microbiome and Insulin Sensitivity, Drops Weight Adopting a vegan diet seems to alter the gut microbiome and improve insulin sensitivity with associated weight loss, compared to eating conventionally even with no direction to restrict calorie intake.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Physicians Still Weak on HPV Vaccine Delivery, Despite Benefits Adopting a more presumptive approach with parents may increase low vaccination uptake and completion, especially in younger adolescents.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• HFSA 2019Marijuana Use Linked to Improved Acute-HF Hospital Survival Chronic cannabis use seemed to protect against in-hospital death and shorten length of stay in the observational study with propensity matching — but not in all types of heart failure.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Historic High as Obesity Exceeds 35% in Nine US States "These latest data shout that our national obesity crisis is getting worse," says the CEO of a nonprofit organization that publishes an annual report on the state of obesity in America.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• FDA Panel Backs First-in-Class Medication for Peanut Allergy An FDA advisory panel recommended peanut allergen powder (Palforzia, Aimmune Therapeutics) for children aged 4 years through 17 years who are allergic to peanuts.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Alert Breast Cancer Drugs May Severely Inflame Lungs, FDA Warns CDK 4/6 inhibitors may cause rare but severe inflammation of the lungs. Clinicians asked to watch for new or worsening respiratory symptoms.
  News Alerts, September 2019
• ECTRIMS 2019Newer MS Therapies Superior to Injectables in Children A first of its kind observational study compares effectiveness of initial treatment choices for children and adolescents with multiple sclerosis — and finds an advantage for newer agents.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Reduce Measles Exposure in Outpatient Facilities: Here's How CDC researchers identified strategies used to decrease exposure to measles in outpatient facilities that lack negative-pressure rooms.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• ESC 2019ESC Offers Updated Guidance on Acute Pulmonary Embolism The guidelines recommend direct oral anticoagulants as first-line treatment for most patients after PE and take on specific problems and vulnerable patient groups.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Are Patients the Next Cyberattack Targets? When will cyber criminals make the jump to medical device hacking?
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• VA Hospitals Ban Smoking, But Employee Union Objects The Department of Veterans Affairs will ban all types of smoking at its hospitals and other facilities, starting next month. A union representing 260,000 VA employees says that the ban is in violation of their contract, which allows smoking outdoors.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• All About Medicare for All Again as Healthcare Leads Debate The topic of healthcare may have led off the latest debate, but after discussing Medicare for all, many other pressing health issues didn't make the cut.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• PCPs Lack Awareness of Prediabetes, Survey Finds Important patient and provider gaps persist in the management of prediabetes; however, shared decision making with pharmacists and other healthcare providers could help close those gaps.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Alert FDA OKs Tenapanor for IBS With Constipation in Adults Two phase 3 trials demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in constipation and abdominal pain in adults with IBS-C treated with tenapanor.
  FDA Approvals, September 2019
• Alert FDA Clears GE Healthcare's AI Triage Algorithm on X-Ray Device The algorithm analyses chest x-rays for pneumothorax and flags suspected cases for radiologists to prioritize.
  FDA Approvals, September 2019
• Alert FDA OKs Mepolizumab for Younger Children With Severe Asthma Nucala is the first biologic approved in the US for children aged 6 to 11 years with severe eosinophilic asthma.
  News Alerts, September 2019
• ESC 2019Long-Term Beta Blockers Post-CABG Questioned, Even With Low LVEF Use of guideline-recommended meds started out high after CABG but waned over time in a registry study that, controversially, also saw no survival benefit to long-term postoperative beta blockers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019