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Cinqair (reslizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe asthma among adults 18 and older.

FDA Approves Cinqair for Severe Asthma

Lab-developed interleukin-5 antagonist monoclonal antibody helps reduce blood levels of eosinophils
Variables have been identified that predict escalated care for infants with bronchiolitis

Factors Predictive of Escalated Care in Infant Bronchiolitis ID’d

Include oxygen saturation < 90 percent, nasal flaring/grunting, apnea, retractions, age ≤2 months
The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced a new $15 million competitive grant initiative

AMA Announces Initiative to Reinvent Physician Training

Competitive grant initiative aims to promote change in graduate medical education

Sexual-Minority Medical Students Have Higher Burnout

Reported burnout exists regardless of perceived experiences of mistreatment

Tadalafil (Cialis) combined with ambrisentan (Letairis) significantly reduces the progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Cialis Combo Rx Aids Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial HTN

Combining tadalafil, blood pressure med helped patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
The gender gap in starting salary for physicians persists

Gender Gap Persists in Starting Salary for Physicians

Gender differences in preferences for control over work-life balance do not account for gap in salary

FDA Approves New Antibiotic for Three Indications

Zevtera approved for S. aureus bloodstream infections, acute bacterial skin/skin structure infections, and bacterial pneumonia

Greater fish consumption is associated with fewer sleep problems and higher IQ scores in children

Sleep May Mediate Fish-Cognition Relationship in Children

Sleep quality partially mediates relationship between fish consumption and verbal IQ in children
Chronic sleep restriction may lead to risk-seeking behavior

Insufficient Sleep May Lead to Increased Risk-Taking Behavior

Chronic sleep restriction but not acute sleep deprivation associated with financial risk seeking

Persistent Disparities Seen by Race/Ethnicity in Incidence of TB

Incidence rate ratios as high as 14.2 among American Indian or Alaska Native females compared with non-Hispanic Whites