Cause of Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest; Army Doc's Sexual Assault Case; COVID vs Flu Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖ΅ staff Aug 28, 2023
Pulsed Field Ablation Measures Up in Head-to-Head Trial Novel catheters on par with thermal ablation, but do they meet the early high hopes? Aug 28, 2023
Afib Ablation Exceeds Expectations in Sickest Heart Failure Patients Death and surgeries delayed in end-stage heart failure Aug 28, 2023
THC Dose of Edible Cannabis Tied to Degree of Toxicity in Young Kids Researchers note possible thresholds for medical decisions and marijuana regulations Aug 28, 2023
Doctors, Patients Try to Shame Insurers to Reverse Prior Auth Denials Many have taken to social media to get tests, drugs, and treatments approved Aug 27, 2023
CRT-D Upgrade Suits Patients With Pacing-Related Heart Failure BUDAPEST-CRT Upgrade is the first major trial on upgrade strategy Aug 27, 2023
Trial: ECMO Doesn't Save Lives in Cardiogenic Shock ECLS-SHOCK trial challenges current practice, guidelines Aug 27, 2023
FDA Drug Approvals: Let Us See All the Evidence Clinicians and consumers are deprived of the full picture needed for informed decision-making Aug 27, 2023
Complete PCI Better for Older MI Patients Too Trial affirms advantage over culprit-lesion-only stenting in those ages 75 and up Aug 26, 2023
Iron Infusions Narrowly Miss the Mark for Clinical Benefit in Heart Failure Hard endpoints do not favor IV ferric carboxymaltose in well-powered HEART-FID Aug 26, 2023
I Cannot Remember the Names of Biologics. Should I Retire? The old days of drug nomenclature were simpler Aug 26, 2023
Colchicine Stumbles for Protecting the Heart From Thoracic Surgery Trial meets only post hoc endpoints in extending protection to non-cardiac surgeries Aug 25, 2023
Gender Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in the U.S. From 2016 to 2019 Breast and chest procedures most common, followed by genital reconstruction Aug 25, 2023
Ob/Gyn Switching to Independent System for Residency Applications This is the last year ob/gyn will use ERAS, despite helping to pilot the program Aug 25, 2023
SGLT2 Inhibitors, Rapid Titration, IV Iron Get a Boost in New European HF Guideline Other recommendations also released for endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, ACS, and more Aug 25, 2023
The Evolution of HIV: From Death Sentence to Chronic Condition Defining the diagnosis and the demographics of those most at risk of contracting the virus Aug 25, 2023
Wegovy Reduces Heavy Symptom Burden of Obesity-Related Heart Failure Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity becoming more common Aug 25, 2023
It's Time to Reform the Mysterious PBM System Vertical integration and a lack of transparency are at the heart of the problem Aug 25, 2023
Subclinical Afib Caught on Cardiac Devices Might Be Better Left Alone Trial shows no stroke reduction with DOAC at the cost of more adverse events Aug 25, 2023
Early Cholecystectomy Questioned for More Severe Acute Biliary Pancreatitis Retrospective analysis suggests worse outcomes versus delayed procedure Aug 25, 2023
Blood Test Could Ease Diagnosis of Kids' Inflammatory Conditions Just one biomarker distinguished Kawasaki disease from others with similar clinical features Aug 25, 2023
The Real-Life Consequences of Controversies About PSA Testing Insight into the increases in prostate cancer diagnosis, incidence Aug 25, 2023
For Your Patients: How to Talk to Your Doctor About Whether You Need a PSA Test Decision should be made jointly between you and your doctor Aug 25, 2023
Dementia Risk From Midlife Onward Predicted With New Tool Novel 14-year risk score draws largely on modifiable risk factors Aug 24, 2023
CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitals Every hospital can strengthen the quality of care delivered to these patients, says CDC director Aug 24, 2023
How Much Do You Need to Save for a $5 Million Nest Egg? A guide to help you on your path to financial freedom Aug 24, 2023
Pulse Oximetry Inaccuracies Delayed COVID-19 Treatment Black patients more likely to have an unrecognized need for therapy versus white patients Aug 24, 2023
Dating in Residency and How to Maintain a Relationship Tips for navigating your love life Aug 24, 2023
CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines Nurse union, occupational health experts, patients say weaker guidelines help only employers Aug 24, 2023
Wrong-Eye Surgery Suit; Baby-Killer Nurse's Life Sentence; $1.4B COVID Relief Fraud A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 24, 2023
How Do People Know What Health Information to Believe? Funding health communication research can empower the public to make informed decisions Aug 24, 2023
Medtronic's Renal Denervation System for Hypertension Splits FDA Panel Once resurrected, is radiofrequency renal denervation heading back to limbo? Aug 24, 2023
What to Know About New Tools to Fight RSV Two vaccines and a monoclonal antibody aim to bring down the burden of RSV Aug 23, 2023
Novel Brain Implants Help Paralyzed People Speak Faster, More Accurately Groundbreaking system helps woman with paralysis communicate through a digital avatar Aug 23, 2023
Mohs Surgery Best for Early-Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma? Retrospective data suggest superior survival in pathologically confirmed node-negative disease Aug 23, 2023
Novel KRAS Inhibitor Leads to Durable Responses in Multiple Tumor Types More than half of patients with NSCLC, more than a third of those with CRC responded to divarasib Aug 23, 2023
Partial Resistance to Therapeutic Mainstay for Malaria on the Rise Data from Uganda show five mutations increased after cessation of indoor residual spraying Aug 23, 2023