Bell's Palsy More Likely After COVID Infection Than After Vaccine Two studies evaluate facial nerve palsy after vaccination Jun 24, 2021
Two Inflammatory Proteins Linked With Slower Cognitive Decline Surprise finding ties plasma cytokine levels with Alzheimer's biomarkers and cognition Jun 23, 2021
Houston Methodist Ousts Over 150 Workers for Refusing COVID Vax Employees either resigned or were terminated, in line with the system's vaccine policy Jun 23, 2021
Subsys Doc Gets 5 Years; Docs Take Billions From Device Makers; Child Abuse Law This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 23, 2021
Do We Still Need Office Visits? It's time to look beyond our traditional modes of care delivery Jun 22, 2021
Hospital Slapped With Lawsuit Over Horrifying Attack on Resident "Dr. A" was repeatedly stabbed with a lunch tray metal knife and pen as nurses hid in fear Jun 22, 2021
Unusual Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Linked to COVID Vaccines Experts call for relationship between adenovirus vector vaccines and GBS to be studied Jun 22, 2021
Q&A: How Patients Can Get Wise to Bad Billing Practices Marshall Allen discusses how patients and providers can fight back against medical overbilling Jun 22, 2021
Levothyroxine Overused for Less Severe Hypothyroidism Few new prescriptions were for patients with overt hypothryoidism, researchers found Jun 21, 2021
Gender-Affirming Surgical Fellowships Gaining Steam in the U.S. Since 2017, number of programs offering multidisciplinary training has grown from one to eight Jun 21, 2021
Best Pediatric Endocrinology Hospitals; Standards of Diabetes Care Updated News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jun 20, 2021
The Long Overdue Rise of Gender-Affirming Care Medicine is finally starting to catch up with the times, but there's a long way to go Jun 19, 2021
Does Grandma Need Surgery for That Broken Wrist? Randomized trial findings should help in decision-making Jun 18, 2021
Is Old Vaccine Technology the Key to Hesitancy? Experts weigh whether Novavax's protein subunit strategy can convince some COVID vaccine holdouts Jun 17, 2021
Obesity Ups Risk of Erosive Esophagitis in Middle-Age Adults Japanese study researchers note it may also increase risk for GERD Jun 16, 2021
Cooling Strategy After Cardiac Arrest Dealt Another Blow No improvement over standard care with early treatment of fever, TTM2 group finds Jun 16, 2021
Best MIS-C Treatment? Murky Picture Emerges Large U.S. and international surveillance data series come to conflicting conclusions Jun 16, 2021
What's Guiding Prostate Cancer Care for Gay Men? Research specific to this group has only scratched the surface Jun 16, 2021
AMA Supports Docs Receiving MAT for Substance Use Organization also embraces physicians with disabilities or illness Jun 16, 2021
The FDA Is Failing the American People The agency's recent decision to approve aducanumab offers more evidence of a broken system Jun 16, 2021
Howie Mandel 'Living in a Nightmare' With OCD Comedian wants to remove the stigma of his illness Jun 15, 2021
It's Time to End the USMLE Step 3 Exam It's a redundant and harmful entity on the path of medical education Jun 15, 2021
Rapid Genetic Testing May Have Spared This Baby From Death Whole-genome sequencing delivered diagnosis in record 13 hours; treated with thiamine Jun 15, 2021
Stop Exploiting Suicide For Political Gain False claims have driven moral panic during the COVID pandemic Jun 15, 2021
ACP: Pump the Brakes on New Organ Procurement Method Organization says NRP-cDCD may violate dead-donor rule Jun 15, 2021
Effort to Strengthen AMA Anti-Discrimination Policy Encounters Resistance Critics of the draft resolution wonder if it's a "bridge too far" Jun 15, 2021
Several Factors Contribute to GI Bleeding Mortality Risk Patients hospitalized due to GI bleeding less likely to die from it, French researchers found Jun 14, 2021
Sleep Disorders Tied to Dementia in Patients With TBI Study evaluates outcomes by sex, independently of other dementia risks Jun 14, 2021
Early Vax Myocarditis Data; Novel RAAS Inhibitor; Star Athletes Collapse Mid-Game Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 14, 2021
Medical Residents Need Better Working Conditions, AMA Delegates Say More access needed to healthy food, child care Jun 14, 2021
What Leads to Patients With Diabetes Relapsing After Bariatric Surgery? Risk factors included longer diabetes duration, higher preop HbA1c in Swedish study Jun 14, 2021
Nearly a Five-Fold Difference Between States in Use of Bariatric Surgery Weight loss procedure underutilized in areas with highest obesity prevalence Jun 13, 2021
Sleep Study Data Predict Brain Age AI model uses EEG signals recorded during sleep studies Jun 12, 2021
Patients with Class I Obesity Still Benefit from Weight-Loss Surgery It may be time to update NIH-established indications for bariatric surgery, experts say Jun 12, 2021
The Case of the Yellow Sticky Note This simple office supply was a clue to doctor's problems at work Jun 12, 2021
Trouble Falling Asleep Predicts Later Cognitive Impairment Depression and vascular disease may play roles Jun 11, 2021