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Women who are screened for cervical cancer are significantly less likely to develop rare types of the cancer, especially among women who had 2 tests.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection rates are increasing among women under age 40 who haven't received the HPV vaccination; Ride Aid will stop the sale of e-cigarettes over the next 90 days; the Ohio governor signed a ban on abortion after a detectable heartbeat with no exceptions for pregancies resulting from rape or incest.

A recently published study looked to evaluate the effect of a single dose of nilotinib (Tasigna) in patients with PD. While nilotinib is FDA approved for the treatment of adult patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and not PD, the drug is able to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and reduce inflammation as well as lower levels of a toxic protein that prevents the brain from utilizing dopamine stored in vessels in areas of the brain that may control movement.

Researchers of a recently published study used preclinical behavioral models of migraine to determine that the application of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) to the dura mater, or the protective outer layer between the skull and the brain, in mice triggers pain responses only in females.

The filing comes as recent upgrades to NCCN guidelines expand the role of testing in the treatment of ovarian cancer.

In a disucssion about closing the rural cancer care gap, 3 themes emerged: local efforts, clinical trial access, and telehealth.

The United States ranks highly in a global study examining traffic-related pollution and new cases of childhood asthma, and the authors suggest that pollution guidelines may need to be re-evaluated, since most affected children live in areas where pollution falls within current limits.

Assessing 4 dose levels of carfilzomib, researchers have determined that the drug, in combination with thalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone, is highly safe and effective in transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

The findings represent the first in a new wave of renal outcomes trials in the sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor class, a game-changing group of type 2 diabetes drugs with many benefits beyond lowering blood glucose.

A new study has found that prevalence rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease varied by occupation.

Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, has reintroduced a Medicare for All bill while other Democrats eye an alternative; the Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's decision to toss out Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas; AIDS activists are pushing CDC to force Gilead to give the agency royalties for Truvada.

This week, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) released a Draft Evidence Report assessing the clinical effectiveness and value of 2 potential drug therapies to treat individuals with peanut allergy.

A study of gay and bisexual men found that incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increased following pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation.

Rising consumerism, new competition, and payment models designed to keep patients out of acute care are forcing hospital-centric enterprises to rethink their delivery models. Organizations that excel in building integrated care delivery ecosystems and lasting consumer relationships based on a differentiated brand promise and superior outcomes will be the ones that find success.

The fourth annual Numerof Survey Report outlined the evolution of population health management in the United States. The report found that while the population health management has been gaining momentum, initiatives toward adopting risk-based models have stalled.

The American College of Physicians has updated their breast cancer screening guidelines to recommend that women of average risk of breast cancer get a mammogram at age 50 and every other year; the FDA advised clinicians against aburptly halting opioid prescribing for patients with chronic pain; New York’s mayor declared a public health emergency over the state’s measles outbreak.

Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of death in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but use of metformin can mitigate and even reverse this risk, according to a new study.

The program comes as Congress has singled out the cost of insulin in its scrutiny of drug prices. Patients with type 1 diabetes cannot survive without the hormone, and press reports have highlighted the plight of young adults who ration insulin after they reach age 26 and cannot stay on family insurance plans.

Pharmacy benefit manager executives told members of the Senate Finance Committee that rebates are not the cause of high drug prices, and that more must be done to end evergreening and pay-for-delay tactics. Senators were skeptical.

FDA has approved a monoclonal antibody to treat postmenopausal women who have a higher risk of bone fracture.

A study found that children with respiratory infections were more likely to receive antibiotics and less likely to receive guideline-concordant antibiotic management during a telemedicine visit compared with an urgent care or primary care visit.

New light has been shed on incidents of violence against hospital workers; nutrients from food, as opposed to those from dietary supplements, have been associated with lower cancer death rates; a new smoking intervention doubled smoking cessation rates among individuals with mental health conditions.

Oncologists and hematologists are welcoming a clarification from the CDC about the use of opioid pain relief for patients with cancer, past cancer, or sickle cell disease, and they are hopeful that payers see the update so that patients in pain are not denied or delayed relief.

The results come as US professional societies are updating primary prevention guidelines in cardiology.

In the past 5 decades, there has been a steady rise in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to estimates using a validated algorithm across 5 large US administrative health claims data sets. The research was published in Neurology.

The Trump administration is planning an Affordable Care Act replacement plan; a drug-resistant fungus has been spreading and causing severe issues for hospitals; protesters gather in Washington, DC, to criticize the FDA's handling of the opioid crisis.

Genetic alternations in colorectal cancer (CRC) are linked to different survival and treatment outcomes, according to a study that used next-generation sequencing (NGS) of tumor DNA. The study was published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

"Watch and wait” is typically used first for asymptomatic patients with myelofibrosis, according to a retrospective review of management strategies from the United Kingdom.

A recent study conducted in mice found that the ability of cells to use glucose can actually help to regulate the immune system during lung inflammation.