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The Dignitana DigniCap Cooling System cap has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help prevent hair loss in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.

FDA Approves Cooling Cap to Reduce Chemo-Linked Hair Loss

Designed for women diagnosed with breast cancer
More than one in four doctors-in-training may be depressed

Depression Not Uncommon Among Resident Physicians

Grueling medical training may help explain finding
Despite an increase in the number of U.S. medical school graduates

Percentage of Graduates Entering GME Stable Over Past Decade

Despite increase in number of U.S. medical school graduates, no change in GME placement
Dozens of gynecologists

Doctors Rally in Support of Morcellator Use Curbed by FDA

Agency overstated odds of power morcellator spreading cancer, review group says
Capecitabine appears to reduce risk of recurrence for breast cancer patients with residual disease after presurgery chemotherapy

SABCS: Adding Capecitabine Ups Outcomes for Breast CA Patients

Linked to longer disease-free survival; second study links denosumab to reduced risk of recurrence
β-blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors can prevent heart damage in breast cancer patients as they undergo chemotherapy

SABCS: β-Blockers, ACEIs May Protect Heart During Chemo

May also lower risk of complications that can interrupt breast cancer treatment
The expansion of insurance coverage and increases in retail prescription drug spending contributed to an increase in total national health care expenditures in 2014

U.S. Health Care Spending Increased in 2014

Increase in 2014 followed five consecutive years of historically low health care spending
Compared to their international peers

Survey: U.S. PCPs Feel Ill-Prepared for Complex Care

For example, fewer than half feel they're prepared to manage dementia patients
The combination of effective transmission of knowledge

Med Ed Can Be Improved for High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care

Review shows knowledge transmission, reflective practice, supportive environment aid learning
Children of mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome may have an increased risk for autism spectrum disorders

Maternal PCOS May Raise Odds for Autism in Offspring

Odds of ASD further increased among mothers with both PCOS and obesity