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• Female Docs Rarely Earn Highest Drug, Device Payouts: Study A new study finds gender disparities common in industry payouts, resulting in female physicians earning less and having fewer opportunities to network and advance their careers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2022
• FDA to Review Fewer Emergency Use Requests for COVID Tests The US Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it will now review only a small number of emergency use authorization requests for COVID tests that are likely to have a significant benefit to public health, including fulfilling an unmet need.
  Reuters Health Information, September 27, 2022
• Japan's COVID-19 Herd Immunity Near 90% After Omicron Wave: Study Japan's population level immunity to COVID-19 has reached about 90% in major population areas after a recent Omicron wave, though that level of protection is likely to diminish in a matter of months, according to a study published on Tuesday.
  Reuters Health Information, September 27, 2022
• Rise in UK COVID-19 Cases Could Be Coming to US "Generally, what happens in the UK is reflected about a month later in the US I think this is what I've sort of been seeing."
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2022
• EASD 2022 Will Insulin Treatment Disappear in Type 2 Diabetes? At EASD, two experts debate the future of insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2022
• Student Who Sued Military Over HIV Policy Settles Case “I just want an opportunity to serve my country, and I believe that should be available to all eligible Americans.”
  Associated Press, September 28, 2022
• TCT 2022 One Win, One Near Miss for Calcium Modification Before PCI Two small randomized trials of high-pressure cutting balloons and intravascular lithotripsy offer novel insights into vessel preparation to optimize stenting.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2022
• New Guidance on Acupuncture, Massage, Yoga for Cancer Pain Integrating nonpharmacologic pain management techniques such as acupuncture, hypnosis, and music therapy may help relieve certain types of cancer-related pain, according to new joint guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2022
• Nightmares and Dementia; New Alcohol Abuse Drug? and Vaccine PR The top 3 things you should know to start your day.
  3 Things to Know Today, September 28, 2022
• SBIRT Helps Address Substance-Use Disorders in Adolescents A supplement to the Journal of Adolescent Health addresses critical issues facing the applicability, effectiveness, and integration of SBIRT into the substance-use continuum of care.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• Children and COVID: September Slowdown Continues New COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions in children continue to decline, while the slow pace of vaccinations has not deterred manufacturers from seeking new emergency authorizations.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• Improved Screening for Post-op Delirium Holds Promise Older adults are more likely to experience delirium after surgery, but a new study found effective screening can reduce their chances of developing the complication.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• Psoriasis, PsA Insurance Coverage Remains Restrictive A database review showed restrictive coverage of specialty medications for psoriatic disease beyond the label indications.
  MDedge News, September 27, 2022
• ESMO 2022 Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Shows Promise for Resectable CSCC Some patients develop more advanced cancer that requires surgery, often on exposed surfaces like the scalp, face, or neck.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• Continued Monkeypox Spread Can Lead to Viral Mutations Despite declining case numbers in the US and the UK, researchers emphasize that mitigation efforts are still necessary to prevent further spread of the virus.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• Coffee Linked to Reduced Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Mild to moderate intake of ground, instant, and decaffeinated coffee is associated with lower mortality and cardiovascular disease risk, and can be considered part of a healthy diet, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• ALS Drug Yields Meaningful Clinical Benefit, Phase 3 Data Show Longer-term data show the antisense oligonucleotide tofersen slows functional decline in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caused by superoxide dismutase 1 gene mutations.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• Flu Vaccine Not Linked to Increased Guillain-Barré Syndrome Risk Although past studies have suggested a link between the influenza vaccine and Guillain-Barré syndrome, a large new study showed no increased risk for older adults ― including those with comorbidities.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• What We Know About Long COVID So Far Long COVID: The name says it all. It's an illness that, for many people, has not yet stopped.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• Deep Brain Stimulation Effective for OCD, but Barriers Persist DBS is safe and effective for treatment-resistant obsessive–compulsive disorder that can be expected to produce significant clinical benefit in about 2 out of 3 cases, but insurance rarely pays.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022