Medetomidine, a Pet Sedative, Spreads in U.S. Illegal Drug Supply
HHS, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics
The new initiative will focus on research using the beta-propiolactone vaccine platform
No Benefit Seen for Revascularization Added to Drug Therapy in Carotid Stenosis
Addition of revascularization to optimized medical therapy not beneficial in patients with carotid stenosis ≥50 percent and low or intermediate predicted stroke risk
Exercise Helps Reduce Side Effects From Cancer Treatment
Some benefits include mitigation of cardiac toxicity, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive impairment, and dyspnea
Metformin Beneficial for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain in Overweight, Obesity
Mean change in visual analog scale pain greater with metformin versus placebo for patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
FDA Commissioner: No Major Reorganization, Just Smart Reforms
Antibiotic Exposure Before Age 2 May Increase Risk for Chronic Pediatric Conditions
Risk seen for asthma, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and intellectual disability
Declining Childhood Vaccination May Increase Risk for Vaccine-Preventable Infections
Measles may reestablish endemicity, with an estimated 851,300 cases over 25 years at current vaccination rates
Many Medicaid Enrollees Have Restricted Access to SGLT2 Inhibitors, GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Proportion of adult managed care organizations with availability varied from 24 to 100 percent for SGLT2 inhibitors, 0 to 99 percent for GLP-1 receptor agonists
Statin Use Improves Outcomes in Chronic, Small Lymphocytic Leukemia
Improvements seen in overall survival, progression-free survival, and cancer-specific survival
