Risky Antibiotics Still Widely Prescribed at Hospital Discharge Programs aimed at reducing fluoroquinolone use fail to address discharge practices Feb 13, 2019
How to Transfer Violent Patients: HealthLeaders Media Also, bundled payments for hip and knee replacements linked to decreased spending Feb 11, 2019
Lytics Help Imaging-Selected Patients Beyond 4.5-Hour Window EXTEND trial shows less disability after use in 4.5-to-9-hour window Feb 09, 2019
Benefit of Endovascular Therapy Dwindles With Large-Core Strokes But is thrombectomy still better than medical management alone for these cases? Feb 08, 2019
Tighter BP Control No Better in Acute Stroke But major limitations prevented firm conclusions in ENCHANTED trial Feb 08, 2019
BP Lowering en Route to Hospital Flops in Acute Stroke RIGHT-2 trial shows no benefit, possible harm from nitroglycerin patch Feb 07, 2019
Intensive Early Glucose Control No Help for Stroke Recovery SHINE trial yields similar functional outcomes but higher hypoglycemia risk Feb 06, 2019
Drug-Coated Balloons Superior After 5 Years in PAD Paclitaxel balloon found superior in keeping leg arteries open compared with plain angioplasty Feb 02, 2019
ISET: Glue Works When Coils Fail Off-label cyanoacrylate fills in the gaps in difficult endoleaks Feb 01, 2019
Post-CABG On-Table Extubation Tied to Less Hospital Time Average length of stay was 5.6 days for OTE patients Jan 31, 2019
Cue the Fireworks: Cardiac Surgery in July Might Not Be a Killer Rookie thoracic surgeons don't appear to worsen outcomes Jan 30, 2019
Lungs Donated After Opioid Overdose Do Well Similar survival seen for growing number of overdose donor organs Jan 30, 2019
Comorbidities Common in Older 'Frequent Fliers' in the ED Diabetes topped the list; pain-related diagnosis and injury were other factors Jan 28, 2019
Autologous Blood Use Better for Cardiac Surgeries? Intra-operative strategy associated with fewer post-op transfusions, shorter stays Jan 28, 2019
When Docs Sexually Violate Patients First of a three-part series on physicians who abuse patients and the institutions that enable them Jan 24, 2019
In-Hospital Acute MI Common, Outcomes Poor Better strategies may be needed, VA study authors suggest Jan 18, 2019
Will Biomarkers Eventually Replace Physicians? Milton Packer imagines the end of nonprocedural medicine as we know it Jan 16, 2019
Feds, States Implement Raft of Health New Rules in 2019 New Medicaid expansions, aid-in-dying laws in the mix Jan 03, 2019
Two-Drug Regimen Fails to Stem Psoriasis Relapse Study looks at costimulatory blockade with abatacept after stopping ustekinumab Dec 18, 2018
Skin-Stripping Test Promising for Inflammatory Skin Diseases Protein analysis may help differentiate between eczema, psoriasis Dec 16, 2018
Severe COPD, Heart Failure a Bad Combo Symptoms of undertreated HF are too often confused with COPD Dec 14, 2018
Conjunctivitis Seen in Patients on Dupixent Effectiveness of agent against atopic dermatitis also makes eyes vulnerable Dec 13, 2018
Mental Illness Doesn't Mean Mass Murder The mental health system needs improvement, but violence isn't the reason Dec 13, 2018
Patients Say Quality of Life Suffered With Mastectomy for Early Breast Cancer Breast-conservation options were associated with better sexual, psychosocial outcomes Dec 07, 2018
Low-Dose Tamoxifen Feasible Option in Breast Cancer Women appear to prevent recurrence in early stage cancers with 5 mg dosing Dec 06, 2018
Xeloda Disappoints in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer No improvement after standard chemo, though subset may derive some benefit Dec 05, 2018
T-DM1: A New Adjuvant Standard in High-Risk HER2+ Breast Ca? Substantial improvements in survival outcomes in KATHERINE trial Dec 05, 2018
Younger High-Risk Women Benefit From Mammography Yields in 30-39 age group at high risk comparable to 40-49 group with average risk Nov 30, 2018
Why Do Patients Withhold Information? Survey respondents report embarrassment, fear of being judged by clinicians Nov 30, 2018
Radiofrequency Pulses End Back Pain Probes guided to herniated disk appears to enhance pain relief and healing Nov 30, 2018
Machine Learning Allows for Low-Dose Gadolinium Contrast Minimal loss of resolution with 10% Gd dose Nov 30, 2018
Digital Mammograms Show Vulnerability to Cyberattacks Two out of three radiologists couldn't tell that images were manipulated Nov 28, 2018
Top-Ranked Hospitals Have Better Survival Rates U.S. News and World Report rankings not associated with fewer readmissions Nov 28, 2018
Med Schools' Business Model Is Officially Dead Milton Packer describes the slaughter of "academic" medicine Nov 28, 2018
Ultrasound for Diabetes Screening? Brightness of deltoid muscle can give clues to diabetes status Nov 27, 2018
Implants May Still Hinder FFDM with Tomosynthesis Presence of breast implants tied to decreased recall rates and cancer detection rates Nov 26, 2018
Women 75 and Older Benefit from Annual Mammo Significant number of invasive cancers found Nov 26, 2018
How Can Competency be Measured in Older Docs? AMA council guidance for testing fails to win over delegates Nov 14, 2018
AHA: Neighborhood Violence Takes Toll on Heart Studies connect steady diet of violence to early heart disease Nov 14, 2018