Bacon and Dementia Risk; Zinc Fingers and Tau; Older Adults Light Up News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Mar 23, 2021
Cardiologist Coughs Up $2M for Unnecessary Procedures Dinesh Shah, MD, allegedly billed for tests that were unnecessary or never done Mar 23, 2021
Is MIS Viable for Interval Debulking in Ovarian Cancer? Retrospective study compared approach versus open surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy Mar 21, 2021
Residency Matching Rates Down This Year Surge in registrants driven by pandemic; numbers of matches set records Mar 19, 2021
Hyperthyroid Patients Fare Just as Well After Total Thyroidectomy Rate of certain complications were similar to euthyroid patients Mar 18, 2021
Acupuncture Tops Usual Care for Pain in Cancer Survivors Two types of acupuncture proved superior, with one better than the other Mar 18, 2021
Time to Stop Routine Anesthesia for Stroke Thrombectomy? Neurologists debate pandemic-related guidelines Mar 17, 2021
Health Systems See Opportunity in Mission Health Exodus As physicians leave North Carolina non-profit, competing systems are broadening their footprints Mar 16, 2021
Op-Ed: Did We Hurt Healthcare Workers With Bad Mask Advice? ZDoggMD discusses new evidence that suggests we did Mar 16, 2021
Time to Revisit Distant Nodal Status in Breast Cancer Curability? Comparable survival for distant and regional nodal involvement, when treated similarly Mar 16, 2021
Op-Ed: Oxycodone Is the Most Addicting Prescription Opioid A thorough review of the data and history makes this clear Mar 15, 2021
Wait at Least This Long After COVID for Surgery Large international study defines period of high mortality risk Mar 09, 2021
Founding Members Quit TIME'S UP Healthcare Concerned about role of other founders in sexual assault complaint Mar 08, 2021
Minnesota Nursing Board Drops Investigation of Fired Nurse Cliff Willmeng was under review after being fired for defying orders about hospital scrubs Mar 04, 2021
Cannabis Tied to Rebound Headaches in Chronic Migraine Patients Study adds to findings about marijuana and migraine Mar 01, 2021
Op-Ed: Stop Ignoring Our Parallel Pandemic Biden's COVID-19 task force must take action to prevent clinician burnout Mar 01, 2021
Young Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients See Lags in Care Diagnosis typically came years after disease onset; providers claim lack of knowledge on HS pain Feb 24, 2021
Fentanyl, Meth Use Shot Up When COVID Hit New report from drug testing company shows increases in positive tests for both substances Feb 24, 2021
Tulane Residency Director Removed After Filing Racial Discrimination Suit Lawsuit alleges a decade of race and gender-discriminatory behaviors Feb 18, 2021
Physicians Flee Hospital Group After HCA Takeover At least 16 doctors set to leave Mission Health Feb 18, 2021
Recognizing Medical Contributions by Africans and Black Americans From early inoculations to modern medical devices Feb 17, 2021
FDA Panel Slows the Roll for Pembrolizumab in Breast Cancer Advisory committee: Wait for more data before considering neoadjuvant indication Feb 09, 2021
Negligent Credentialing Suit in Iowa Could Affect Hospitals Everywhere State Supreme Court hears potential bellwether case next week Feb 09, 2021
Big Brother Intervention No Fix for Hospital Hand Hygiene Practices Device that counted each drop of hand sanitizer used was of little help Feb 08, 2021
Op-Ed: If You're a Doctor, You Need Therapy You can't take care of patients until you take care of yourself Feb 06, 2021
COVID-19 Risk Not Equal for All Critical Care Staff Antibody study in British hospital reveals exposure varied by role Feb 04, 2021
Some of Last Year's Deferred Cardiac Surgeries Likely Still in Backlog Report describes effect of COVID on surgical case volumes, outcomes Jan 31, 2021
Will Recovering COVID-19 Patients Soon Be Walking Around on ECMO? This year's winner of the STS "Shark Tank" session Jan 30, 2021
Opioids Concerningly Common for Diabetic Nerve Pain But overall prescriptions for pain meds have tapered off over the years Jan 28, 2021
Despite Controversial Leader, Charity's COVID Field Hospitals Prove Helpful Samaritan's Purse opens field hospitals in hard-hit areas as CEO Franklin Graham faces scrutiny Jan 27, 2021
Florida Doctor Pleads Guilty to Faking Clinical Trial Data Yvelice Villaman-Bencosme, MD, admitted to fabricating data for a study of kids' asthma drug Jan 13, 2021
Pregnant Doctors Are Getting Their COVID Shots Ob/gyn groups favor vaccination as pregnant women are "vulnerable" population Jan 11, 2021
Op-Ed: Why (and How) We Don't Prescribe Oxycodone Greater desirability equals greater addictive potential Jan 09, 2021
What's Behind the Ivermectin-for-COVID Buzz? Maverick physicians spurn randomized trials while "people are dying" Jan 06, 2021
Few Qualifying Medicare Patients Undergo Parathyroidectomy Less than a third with primary hyperparathyroidism had definitive operation Jan 06, 2021
Op-Ed: Why I Refuse to Get the COVID Vaccine Right Now America's vaccine rollout is widening socioeconomic and racial inequities Jan 04, 2021
Gabapentinoids Plus Opioids Up Overdose Risk After Surgery Absolute risks of adverse events were low, however Dec 29, 2020
Laparoscopic Lavage a Safe Option in Perforated Diverticulitis No difference versus resection in long-term severe complications, but recurrence more common Dec 29, 2020
Black Doctor Who Died of COVID Said Racism Impacted Care Susan Moore, MD, said she had to beg for proper care: "This is how Black people get killed" Dec 23, 2020
