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Two experimental drugs do not appear to slow memory loss or mental decline in patients in the early stages of a rare

Two Experimental Drugs for Rare, Inherited Alzheimer Disease Disappoint

Both drugs designed to target and neutralize amyloid beta in the brain
A latent-space machine learning algorithm tailored for resting-state electroencephalography can predict treatment outcomes with sertraline in depression

Resting-State EEG Can Predict Sertraline Treatment Outcomes

Sertraline-predictive EEG signature examined in four independent depression treatment sets
The hexavalent combined diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed

Hexavalent Vaccine Included in Vaccines for Children Program

DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB vaccine has safety profile consistent with licensed comparator vaccines
Lower-gastrointestinal bleeding is associated with high risks for colorectal cancer in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with oral anticoagulation therapy

GI Bleeding in OAC-Treated A-Fib Patients Indicates CRC Risk

Lower-GI bleeding tied to high absolute risks for CRC in patients receiving oral anticoagulants for a-fib
Public speakers who disclose a conflict of interest with a pharmaceutical company are more likely to provide a favorable testimony for the recommendation of psychiatric drugs

Speaker Conflicts of Interest May Bias Testimony About Drugs

Public speakers with conflict of interest more likely to provide positive testimony of psychiatric drug
In a Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline

Recommendations Developed for Management of Complex ADHD

Treatment should include evidence-based approaches and account for coexisting conditions
Reference prices are associated with lower prices paid by employers and lower cost sharing by employees

Reference Pricing Linked to Lower Prices Paid by Employers

Cost sharing by employees lower, but time lag seen in physicians' prescribing habits
Adherence to randomized clinical trial visits is associated with visual acuity in individuals with neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Visit Adherence, Visual Acuity Linked in Macular Degeneration

Late, very late groups saw fewer letters than patients in on-time group for two measures of visit adherence
Kratom is used for symptoms of pain

Kratom Seems Safe for Pain, Anxiety, Opioid Withdrawal

Kratom most commonly used daily; few serious adverse events self-reported among users
Rosiglitazone seems to be associated with an increased cardiovascular risk

Meta-Analyses Link Rosiglitazone to Increased Cardiovascular Risk

Authors call for sharing of individual patient data to strengthen meta-analyses focused on safety