Medical Tourists Bring Home Fatal Fungal Infections High mortality in outbreak linked to anesthesia in Mexico Oct 13, 2023
Cold Temps Tied to More COPD Hospitalizations in Older Adults Temperatures below 65°F, and particularly those under 20°F, increased risk Oct 13, 2023
ECMO Has Become a Harder Sell in Severe COVID-19 Studies show decreased use, cast doubt on clinical benefit Oct 13, 2023
U.S. Healthcare System Creates Barriers to Vaccine Access, Expert Says Clinics are struggling to purchase pediatric COVID vaccines and the monoclonal antibody for RSV Oct 13, 2023 video
MedPod Today: Interpreting COVID Rapid Tests; Medical Meeting Scams; Shadow Work Ƶ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Oct 13, 2023 podcast
ITP Drug Shows Benefit in Hospitalized COVID Patients Fostamatinib reduced time on supplemental oxygen, improved clinical status Oct 13, 2023
New Insights Into Ocular Effects of Coronavirus Infection Invasion of multiple cell types, including retinal nuclear cells, but with minimal inflammation Oct 13, 2023
Did Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Really 'Break His Larynx'? A Q&A with a voice and airway expert Oct 13, 2023
Novel Drug Shows Promise in Multiple Sclerosis CD40 ligand inhibitor leads to sustained reduction of MRI disease activity Oct 13, 2023
CDC: Arthritis Is Massive Public Health Problem One in five adults, nearly half of seniors diagnosed with joint diseases Oct 13, 2023
New Oral Drug Approved for Ulcerative Colitis in Adults S1P receptor modulator etrasimod indicated for moderately to severely active disease Oct 13, 2023
Paxlovid and Long COVID; State Bans 'Excited Delirium' Dx; Gaza in Health Crisis Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 13, 2023
Healthcare's North Star Should Be Better Health We must commit to primary care, public health, and prevention Oct 13, 2023
Helping Atopic Dermatitis Patients Cope With the Condition Better disease control reduces itch, improving sleep disorders, depression, and anxiety Oct 13, 2023
For Your Patients: How Atopic Dermatitis Can Affect Your Child's Behavior -- and What to Do Symptoms such as itch can lead to sleep loss, mood changes, poor school performance, and more Oct 13, 2023
Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios Win Some Hard-Fought Ground But opposition from most hospital groups remains fierce Oct 12, 2023
Have a Story About Private Equity Ownership? The FTC Wants to Hear From You The agency wants to even the healthcare playing field, says FTC chair Lina Khan Oct 12, 2023
New Lung Cancer Cases Are Higher in Younger Women vs Men And the higher incidence rates now extend to women ages 50 to 54 as well Oct 12, 2023
FDA Warns That Umbilical Cord Injection Is a Drug Company owner also has a stem cell clinic in Panama claiming to treat various conditions Oct 12, 2023
Decolonization in Nursing Homes Cuts the Risk of Dangerous Infections Protocol borrowed from the ICU continues to show success Oct 12, 2023
I'm a Doctor, Too; 'Fried Rice Syndrome'; Dinosaur or Medical Term? Healthcare social media content from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 12, 2023
'Surprising' Contribution of Pulmonary Hypertension to ARDS Outcomes Coexisting conditions spell markedly poor clinical course Oct 12, 2023
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Which Guidelines to Choose? Experts debate how useful European guidelines may be for U.S. patients Oct 12, 2023
Combination Therapy Wins FDA Approval for BRAF-Mutated NSCLC Encorafenib plus binimetinib led to 75% ORR in untreated patients, 59% in treated patients Oct 12, 2023
Intranasal COVID Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Response Plus: Detecting viruses in wastewater and the maternal RSV vaccine for protecting infants Oct 12, 2023
The Problem of Operating Room Trash (And a Solution to Fix It) Join YouTuber and physician Max Feinstein, MD, for a trip to the recycling center Oct 12, 2023
Check Out These Hispanic Physicians and Physicians-to-Be on TikTok A new generation of young doctors and medical students are sharing their lives on the platform Oct 12, 2023
Superbugs Common in Patients on Mechanical Ventilation Those in long-term care facilities are particularly at risk, researcher says Oct 12, 2023
FDA Warns on Compounded Ketamine for Psych Disorders The agency emphasized the drug is not approved for any psychiatric disorder Oct 12, 2023
Inmates Settle Ivermectin Suit; 70 Patients Sue Rheumatologist; 'Doc Chase' Scheme A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 12, 2023
A Price Jump From Pennies to $20/Pill for the Same Drug Drug pricing should be subject to stricter regulation Oct 12, 2023
Overdoing Blood Transfusions? JAMA Special Issue Shines a Light Also includes two negative trials in hemorrhage control Oct 12, 2023
Mixed Findings on Link Between Eczema and Neuropsychiatric Conditions Increased rates of OCD, anxiety, depression in adults but no clear associations in children Oct 12, 2023
Likelihood of NTM Lung Disease Cure Linked to Microflora Diversity Sputum samples may help identify patients responding to antibiotics Oct 12, 2023
'Abortion Test' Sparks Concern; AI in Brain Surgery; 'Is There a Doctor on Board?' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 12, 2023
Common Shoulder Procedure Found Worthless No advantage over sham in randomized controlled trial Oct 11, 2023
Opportunistic Infections Put a Damper on Belatacept After Lung Transplant Center had to refine its use of the kidney-friendlier immunosuppression regimen Oct 11, 2023
Steroid Fails to Boost Survival in Advanced HIV Patients With TB Meningitis Mechanisms leading to death may be different in HIV-positive people, say study authors Oct 11, 2023
Shiitake Mushrooms Caused This Dramatic Rash Patient's back looked as though it had been flogged: "Once you see it, you don't forget it" Oct 11, 2023
Oral Appliances for Sleep Apnea a Promising Alternative to CPAP in Seniors Patients with both mild-to-moderate and severe OSA saw benefits with oral appliance therapy Oct 11, 2023