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Individuals with low trust in government health institutions who live close to recent measles outbreaks are likely to have more positive attitudes toward vaccination than those living farther away

Proximity to Outbreak May Affect Attitudes in Vaccine Doubters

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Vaccine skeptics close to measles outbreak likely to have more positive attitudes toward vaccination
For patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

Sacubitril-Valsartan Does Not Impact Aortic Stiffness in HFrEF

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But it is linked to improvements in cardiac structure, function including decreases in LVESVI, LVEDVI
A bill that targets doctors who sell fraudulent medical exemptions for vaccinations was passed Tuesday by California's state Assembly.

California Bill Targets Doctors Who Sell Fake Vaccine Medical Exemptions

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Bill gives state the power to investigate doctors who grant more than five medical exemptions in a year
In a policy statement published online Sept. 2 in Pediatrics

Pediatric Flu Vaccine Guidelines Updated for 2019-20 Season

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Any form of licensed, age-appropriate vaccine is acceptable, with no preferred formulation or product
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians offer risk-reducing medications to women at increased breast cancer risk. These recommendations form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the Sept. 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF Advises Meds to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer

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Offer risk-reducing meds to women at higher risk for breast cancer, low risk for adverse medication effects
Ticagrelor plus aspirin compared with placebo plus aspirin is associated with a lower incidence of ischemic cardiovascular events but a higher incidence of major bleeding among patients with stable coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes

Benefit, Harm Seen for Ticagrelor Plus Aspirin in Stable CAD With T2DM

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Incidence of ischemic cardiovascular events lower but major bleeding increased versus placebo plus aspirin
Current evidence does not support routine use of haloperidol or second-generation antipsychotics for prevention or treatment of delirium in hospitalized adults

Evidence Says Antipsychotics Do Not Prevent Delirium in Adults

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Evidence also refutes routine use of haloperidol, second-generation antipsychotics for tx of delirium
There is a long-term association between adolescent oral contraceptive use and depression risk in adulthood

Adolescent Oral Contraceptive Use Tied to Later Depression Risk

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Findings show long-term impact, regardless of current oral contraception use in adulthood
Use of menopausal hormone therapy is associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer

Type and Timing of Menopausal HRT Affect Risk for Breast Cancer

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Some excess risk persists for >10 years after ceasing therapy; magnitude varies with duration of use
Netarsudil ophthalmic solution (0.02 percent; once daily) significantly reduced mean intraocular pressure among patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension

Netarsudil Lowers IOP in Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension

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ROCKET-4 study shows once-daily netarsudil noninferior to twice-daily timolol