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Disruptions threaten progress in inclusive clinical trials and health equity4:44 JMIR Publications today featured a critical new story in its News and Perspectives section examining the recent waves of disruption to inclusive clinical trials and the emerging strategies to keep health equity on track. Study finds weak penalties for Medicare Advantage rule violations4:44 A new study from health policy researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health suggests that while regulators have several tools at their disposal to penalize insurance plans that break the rules, they rely mostly on relatively small financial penalties that may do little to deter violations. ASPIRE trial explores survival benefits of adding chemotherapy to standard prostate cancer treatment4:44 The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology is now enrolling patients in the ASPIRE trial (A032302)-a large-scale, phase III clinical study investigating whether adding chemotherapy to current standard treatments extends survival for men with advanced prostate cancer. Brain pathways shape distinct itch responses in the face and body4:44 In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University show that itch sensations in the face are perceived differently from those in the body due to differences in signaling between trigeminal (located in the brain) and spinal pain pathways. Study uncovers overlooked crisis of paternal deaths after childbirth4:44 It took the better part of a century for maternal mortality to be recognized, forgotten and finally recognized again as an urgent public health crisis in the United States. Study highlights stigma surrounding popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs4:44 Glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications have taken over the national conversation around weight loss. Single low-dose atropine drop shows daylong effects for myopia4:13 Groundbreaking research from the University of Houston shows that a single low-dose atropine eye drop can produce daylong effects in managing myopia, or nearsightedness, which affects roughly one-third of U.S. adults. Study reveals gaps in dementia care services across Mississippi counties4:13 Some 80% of Mississippi counties have no adult day service centers, and even counties that do have centers cannot meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers, a new University of Mississippi-led study indicates. Cannabis leads microdosing trends among U.S. adults, study finds4:13 Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that microdosing - taking very small amounts of psychoactive substances - is more common among U.S. adults than previously recognized, with cannabis leading by a wide margin. Protective brain pathway may slow Parkinson’s progression in females4:12 Scientists have identified a protective brain pathway that may help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease by strengthening the brain's own dopamine‑producing neurons, but the positive effect was only observed in females. |