Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Pain Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section Oct 16, 2018
A Doctor's Life at the Nation's Oldest Hospital, Now on TV "New Amsterdam," based on Eric Manheimer's experiences, comes to prime time Sep 25, 2018
10-Minute Headstart for the Cath Lab Helps in STEMI Emergencies Quicker revascularization, possibly better survival seen in registry Sep 18, 2018
ESC: Rivaroxaban Doesn't Prevent VTE after Acute Illness Efficacy shown in prior trial is lost, but safety gained in this setting Aug 26, 2018 video
ESC: Restrictive Transfusion Deemed Safe in Cardiac Surgery Patients Restrictive strategy superior in those ages ≥75, according to TRICS III trial Aug 26, 2018
'Artificial Pancreas' System Boosts In-Hospital T2D Control Less time out of range, no increase in insulin or lows with fully-automated system Jun 25, 2018
Women Get Less Aggressive Tx for Head and Neck Ca Registry data find that women are less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation than men Jun 01, 2018
Two Agents Equal as Pretreatment for Adrenal Tumor Surgery Phenoxybenzamine, doxazosin OK for perioperative hemodynamic control during PCC resection Mar 18, 2018
Hospital Violence Need Not Be 'Part of the Job' Tolerance may add to problem, expert says Feb 27, 2018
'A Time Clock to a Tissue Clock' for Acute Stroke Care Stroke docs struggle with message after DAWN, DEFUSE 3, new guidelines Jan 29, 2018
Novel Feeding Tube May Help Stroke Dysphagia Electrical pharyngeal stimulation boosted readiness for decannulation Jan 29, 2018
Radiologists Did Most Stroke Thrombectomy In Early Days But most had neurointerventional training in Medicare data up to mid-2015 Jan 26, 2018
Prolonged Sedation May be Bad for Baby's Brain Infants exposed to prolonged anesthesia had more MRI signs of brain atrophy Nov 13, 2017
Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products Nov 08, 2017
Slow Medicine: One More Thing About Alternative Medicine Refining the differences between Slow and Complementary medicine Nov 02, 2017
Slow Medicine: Clashing with Andrew Weil Principles of slow, alternative medicine overlap, but there's a clear line Oct 05, 2017
Hepatitis A Outbreak to Greet IDWeek Homeless bear brunt of disease; delegates at low risk Oct 03, 2017
From Hopeless to Healer: Persecuted in Nigeria, Stonewalled by the NFL Early struggles prepared Bennet Omalu for character assassination in the U.S. Sep 20, 2017 video
A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
Novel Nasal Spray Promising for Some Tachycardias Phase II results may suggest safe way to convert outside the hospital May 11, 2017
CDC Issues Guide to Prevent Surgical Site Infection Recommendations for hygiene, antimicrobials, glycemia, oxygen May 04, 2017
A Better Way to Define ALL Remission? Can minimal residual disease (MRD) replace morphology for determining disease remission? May 01, 2017
Integrated Pain-Psych Management Program Saves Dollars Service for high health utilizers cut costs at one institution Mar 18, 2017
Some Opiates May Boost Hospital Infection Risk More hospital-acquired pneumonia with fentanyl, morphine exposure Mar 17, 2017
Positive Real-World Data for Naloxone Nasal Spray Reversed nearly all overdoses with modest withdrawal rates Mar 17, 2017
Hydrogel Beats Standard Platinum for Coiling Aneurysms European study shows lower rate of composite adverse events with second-generation coil Feb 24, 2017
Headline-Making Issues at SCCM Congress EMR hacking, terror, contemporary science on display Jan 20, 2017
New Hospital Care Model Cut Readmissions, Boosted Satisfaction Specialists urged to reconnect with generalist roots Nov 18, 2016
Slow Medicine: Is 'Hypertensive Urgency' Outdated? No need to over-react to a common dx that's not tied to major CV events Sep 22, 2016
Morning Break: Docs Who Fondle; 'Zombie Anthrax'; PCBs and Autism Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the Ƶ staff Aug 25, 2016
Bleeding Risk Assess in Angiodysplasias Blood vessel malformations plus vascular disease increase transfusion likelihood May 25, 2016
Does a 'Short Fuse' a Condition Make? Some call it road rage, but medicine is now calling it IED. Lowering the Bar: Medicine in the 21st Century weighs the evidence May 22, 2016
ADHD: How Did It Leap from Classroom to Boardroom? Adults are now routinely diagnosed with ADHD. Why is that? This Lowering the Bar; Medicine in 21st Century report seeks answers May 22, 2016
Lowering the Bar: Medicine in the 21st Century Does diagnosis always mean disease, or does it sometimes mean opportunity? May 22, 2016
Gluttony -- Once a Deadly Sin, Now a Treatable Disorder This "Lowering the Bar: Medicine in the 21st Century" MedPageToday/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report takes a hard look at binge-eating disorder May 22, 2016
Opioid Crisis: Scrap Pain as 5th Vital Sign? Groups call on JC and CMS to re-evaluate policies that could lead to opioid overprescribing Apr 13, 2016
