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Johnson & Johnson is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over possible asbestos contamination of the company's baby powder and other talc-based products.

U.S. Agencies Probing Johnson & Johnson Over Asbestos in Talc

Company has faced lawsuits linking its body powders with ovarian cancer or mesothelioma
American football players frequently have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)

Study Looks at Pathology of CTE in American Football Players

CTE-related ptau pathology evolves according to age; CTE frequency higher in professional football players
From 2005 to 2015

2005 to 2015 Saw Drop in Primary Care Physician Supply

Additional 10 primary care physicians per 100,000 population linked to reduced mortality
By triggering sensory stimulation

Studies Promising for Sensory Feedback for Hand Prostheses

Restoration of proprioception seen in two transradial amputees; detection of slipping in hand amputee
The lifetime risk for revision surgery after elective shoulder replacement surgery varies from 2.7 to 23.6 percent

Risk for Revision Surgery After Shoulder Replacement Varies

Risk 2.7 percent in women aged 85 years and older, 23.6 percent in men aged 55 to 59 years
About half of women and men who report some level of dissatisfaction with their sexual life prior to bariatric surgery experience clinically meaningful improvement during five years of follow-up

Many Experience Improvement in Sex Life After Bariatric Surgery

About half of those reporting dissatisfaction at preop saw clinically meaningful improvement
Midlife cognitive and physical activity is associated with a reduced risk for dementia and dementia subtypes

Midlife Cognitive, Physical Activity May Cut Dementia Risk

Cognitive activity in midlife linked to reduced risks for total dementia, Alzheimer disease
In high-risk ambulatory patients with cancer

Rivaroxaban Does Not Reduce VTE Incidence in High-Risk Cancer Patients

Primary end point occurred in lower percentage of patients in 180-day period; difference not significant
An antibody-drug conjugate

Sacituzumab Govitecan Promising in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Response rate of 33.3 percent, median response duration of 7.7 months observed in 108 patients
A brief acupuncture intervention is associated with reductions in moderate-to-severe menopausal symptoms

Acupuncture Alleviates Moderate-to-Severe Menopause Symptoms

Decreases seen in hot flushes, day-and-night sweats, sleep problems, emotional and physical symptoms