Alzheimer's Data Faked? Docs 'Groomed' to Overuse Devices; Orphan Drug Fight This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 22, 2023
Beyond Memorization: AI Can Revolutionize Medical Education Tools like ChatGPT could catalyze the trend toward a "flipped classroom" Feb 22, 2023
How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID? "I see them as being like a conduit," says one epidemiologist Feb 21, 2023
Doxycycline Fails to Protect Women Against STIs Trial results came as a surprise after success in prophylaxis for other groups Feb 21, 2023
Sutezolid With 3-Drug Combo Appears Safe and Effective in Multidrug-Resistant TB Sutezolid may be a replacement for linezolid in these patients, researcher says Feb 21, 2023
FDA OKs Sparsentan for IgA Nephropathy-Related Proteinuria Non-immunosuppressive therapy led to 50% reduction in proteinuria Feb 21, 2023
Taltz Safety, Efficacy Stay Robust in Spondyloarthritis at 3 Years Benefits appear durable for patients in a long-term extension Feb 21, 2023
Palliative RT Reduces Pain in Advanced Liver Cancer Also a trend toward longer survival among those assigned radiation, says Laura Dawson, MD Feb 21, 2023 video
TB Treatment Strategy Has Potential to Drastically Slash Therapy Duration 8-week regimen, with more for persistent cases, yields similar outcomes to 6-month standard Feb 21, 2023
The Underside of Medicine Arghavan Salles shares her thoughts on being an immigrant, minority, and woman in medicine Feb 21, 2023 podcast
Dexcom G7 CGM Covered by Medicare; T1D Off-Label Drug Use; Another Tepezza Lawsuit News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 21, 2023
Man Presents With Episodic, One-Sided Facial Paralysis Uncommon presentation of MS detailed in case report Feb 21, 2023
No Reason to Go Full Term With Preterm Preeclampsia Prophylaxis, Study Says Randomized trial from Spain might be difficult to translate to U.S. practice, though Feb 21, 2023
ICI/TKI Combo Maintains Survival Benefit in Advanced RCC Updated trial data show nivolumab/cabozantinib doublet "is getting better with age" Feb 20, 2023
Brain Structure, Widespread Connectivity Changes Seen With Long COVID Gray matter atrophy, hyperconnectivity in patients with anxiety, depression Feb 20, 2023
Death Literacy Among Healthcare Professionals Is Dismal Greater education is the need of the hour Feb 20, 2023
RSV Vaccine Succeeds in Phase III Trial of Older Adults Here's what it could mean in practice Feb 20, 2023
We May Be Better at Fending Off Dementia, Autopsies Suggest Neurodegeneration pathologies look similar across birth epochs as dementia incidence declines Feb 20, 2023
Statin No Help for Easing Treatment-Resistant Depression Adding simvastatin to an antidepressant didn't reduce symptoms by week 12, randomized trial found Feb 20, 2023
Spinal Stimulation Opens Door to Treating Stroke Survivors With Partial Paralysis Recovery of strength, functional movements seen in pilot study Feb 20, 2023
Patients Are Dying in Emergency Department Waiting Rooms We call on HHS and CMS to help address the issue of ED boarding Feb 19, 2023
Pembrolizumab Active in BCG-Unresponsive Papillary High-Risk Bladder Cancer KEYNOTE-057 trial results suggest DFS benefit for patient population with unmet need Feb 19, 2023
FDA Advisors Just Backed What Drug for OTC Use? You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Feb 18, 2023
FDA Approves First Treatment for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to AMD Pegcetacoplan reduced GA lesion growth by 22% over 24 months versus sham injections Feb 18, 2023
Escalated ADT Falls Short in Men With High-Risk Features After Prostatectomy But add-on abiraterone and apalutamide may offer some benefits in those with higher PSA Feb 18, 2023
Six Ways to Make Your Medical Career Worthwhile Lessons and tips to make your work more meaningful Feb 18, 2023
Monoclonal Antibodies Linked to Reduced RSV Burden in Young Kids Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs showed significant reductions in infection, hospitalization Feb 17, 2023
Add-On Olaparib Continues to Show Benefit in First-Line Treatment of mCRPC Final PROpel analysis also shows trend toward overall survival improvement with PARP inhibitor Feb 17, 2023
FDA OKs First Therapy for Alpha-Mannosidosis Velmanase alfa approved for treating non-CNS manifestations of progressive, inherited disease Feb 17, 2023
Can the Biases Built Into ChatGPT Be Fixed? Leo Anthony Celi, MD, MPH, outlines solutions to make its use in medicine more equitable Feb 17, 2023 video
Adding Talazoparib to Enzalutamide Boosts PFS in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Combination achieved a 37% reduction in risk of progression, death versus ARPI alone Feb 17, 2023
Faking Your Way Through Medical School What can medical schools do to ease student anxiety over uncertainty? Feb 17, 2023
Some Antipsychotics Still Overused After In-Hospital Delirium Researchers call for more timely discontinuation of potentially inappropriate medications Feb 17, 2023
Why Are ORs So Cold? (It's Not What You Thought) Cool facts from YouTuber Max Feinstein, MD Feb 16, 2023
Private Equity Has New Love for Cardiology. Should Doctors Take the Deal? Weighing the promises and pitfalls of bringing private equity into cardiovascular practice Feb 16, 2023
Rucaparib Gets a Win in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Benefit in selected patients seen over physician's choice of docetaxel or second-generation ARPI Feb 16, 2023
Cognitive Functioning Improves After Cochlear Implant Clinically meaningful improvement in older adults at risk for mild cognitive impairment Feb 16, 2023
Targeted Agents Go Head-to-Head for Newly Diagnosed Ph+ ALL Trial crowns a winner, but how relevant is it amid the changing therapeutic landscape for ALL? Feb 16, 2023
Interventional Cardiology Gets Codified Rules for Training Multi-society recommendations cover minimum procedural volumes, competencies Feb 16, 2023
