Immune Stimulator May Enhance Targeted Therapy's Activity in Metastatic RCC Numerical advantage in median survival, response rate, durability with dendritic-cell agent Nov 09, 2022
Acamprosate Appears Safe for People With AUD and Liver Disease Phase II data suggest drug is well-tolerated and can reduce cravings in this group of patients Nov 09, 2022
Can Botox for the Heart Ward Off Afib After Cardiac Surgery? Epicardial botulinum toxin generally not better than placebo in the NOVA study Nov 09, 2022
Doctor Dives Into Online Therapy We know our past shapes how we relate, how we parent, and how we are in the world Nov 08, 2022
Leana Wen Skips APHA Talk Following Threats Against Her APHA stands by decision to have her on panel focused on challenges facing public health officials Nov 08, 2022
Investing in the Future of Medicine Justin Norden, MD, MBA, explains how technology can shape healthcare delivery Nov 08, 2022 podcast
Precision Medicine Strategy Reduced Testing in Patients With Chest Pain Also reduced risk of composite endpoint of death, MI, and catheterization compared with usual care Nov 08, 2022
Anticoagulation Again Flops for Outpatient COVID-19 Largest-yet RCT shows no benefit for non-hospitalized symptomatic patients despite elevated risk Nov 08, 2022
Tenofovir, Vaccine Combo Eliminates Mom-to-Child HBV Transmission 100% success rate even without the use of hepatitis B immunoglobulin Nov 07, 2022
Internal Strife at America's Frontline Doctors: Simone Gold Accused of Misusing $$$ Nasty fight now a federal lawsuit; Gold tries to regain company control Nov 07, 2022
Saline Goes Head-to-Head With Balanced Crystalloid IV Fluids for Kidney Transplant Researcher argued saline should be reconsidered as the standard IV fluid used Nov 07, 2022
Chronic Pain: Opioids No Longer Treatment of Choice Nondrug therapies increased markedly in wake of 2016 CDC guidance Nov 07, 2022
Upfront ECMO Disappoints for Cardiogenic Shock High-cost procedure not yet justified as an early strategy Nov 07, 2022
Pandemic Pounds? Obesity Rate Spikes in Active-Duty Military Members 22.1% were found to have obesity in 2021, up from 19.8% in 2020 Nov 07, 2022
BP Control Beneficial for Liver Transplant Recipients Patients who kept their blood pressure under 140/90 mm Hg had better kidney function at 1 year Nov 07, 2022
Moving Fast on HF Drugs After Acute Hospitalization Holds Big Outcome Benefit Randomized trial shows advantages across heart failure spectrum Nov 07, 2022
Bivalirudin Crowned as Better Anticoagulant for Primary PCI in STEMI BRIGHT-4 trial hands the drug a "clear, unambiguous win" against heparin Nov 07, 2022
First Admission Length for Schizophrenia Predicts Antipsychotic Choice Age also tied to use of long-acting injectable antipsychotic drugs Nov 07, 2022
Faricimab Safe, Effective in Neovascular AMD Two phase III trials show durable improvement with fewer injections Nov 07, 2022 video
Florida Medical Boards Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Kids First state to limit care for trans youth through medical board action Nov 07, 2022
Immunotherapy Doublet Shows Promise for Nonsurgical Control of Small Kidney Cancers Nivolumab/ipilimumab achieves 1-year PFS of 100% in unresectable T1N0M0 tumors Nov 07, 2022
Early Invasive Strategy for Stable CAD Holds No Long-Term Survival Advantage Extended follow-up of ISCHEMIA trial weighs in on mortality Nov 07, 2022
Experts Agree Intravenous Iron Shows Promise for Heart Failure Patients While findings were not significant, the study was impacted by COVID lockdowns, researcher says Nov 07, 2022
Earlier Terlipressin May Be Better for HRS-AKI in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure More acute kidney injury reversals at 7 days and lower mortality with initiation at 12 hours Nov 07, 2022
Telehealth Training May Address Shortages for Pediatric Mental Health Services Few children in rural or underserved areas have access to mental health appointments Nov 07, 2022
Lucky to Be Scoped My screening colonoscopy went really well, but how many people don't get the chance to have one? Nov 07, 2022
Support Groups Improve Reproductive Health Awareness for High-Risk Psych Inpatients Women with psych disorders are 5 times more likely to have unplanned pregnancy, researcher says Nov 07, 2022
Early Signs of Parkinson's May Be Seen Years Before Diagnosis Skin changes, inflammatory conditions emerge, in addition to well-known features Nov 07, 2022
Yellow Fever Vaccine Potency Wanes Over Time WHO suggests one-and-done vaccination, but should 10-year boosters be reintroduced? Nov 07, 2022
Study Refutes Heart Health Claims of Dietary Supplements LDL cholesterol reductions with cinnamon, garlic, and others not on par with statin Nov 06, 2022
Mixed Results With Alerts for AKI-Related Medications in Hospital EHR pings improved outcomes in those on PPIs, but lacked general clinical impact Nov 06, 2022
Decision-Support Tool Enhances Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients in the ED Pathways for HF patients picked for early discharge versus admission Nov 06, 2022
Definitive Answer on Steroids for Infant Heart Surgery Falls Short STRESS trial misses primary endpoint but secondary benefits are suggestive Nov 06, 2022
Daily Protein Bars: A Filling Snack of Empty Calories? Quick-fix bars lead to extra caloric intake without really curbing appetite Nov 06, 2022
Probiotic May Rev Up Response to Immunotherapy in Advanced Kidney Cancer Dramatic slowing of disease progression, prolonged responses with microbiome modulator Nov 06, 2022
Low Carb Diet Boosts Weight Loss for Liver Transplant Recipients With Obesity LCD also positively impacted patients' metabophenotype Nov 06, 2022
Diuretics on Par in Head-to-Head Comparison for Hypertension But a surprise signal emerges for one group in pragmatic trial Nov 06, 2022
Mixed Results With Pemafibrate in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes No impact on CV events in PROMINENT; developer brings trial to an end Nov 06, 2022
Not So Cool After All: No CV Benefit With Lower-Temp Dialysate in Hemodialysis Some patients in MyTEMP trial even complained cooler dialysate was "worst possible feeling" Nov 06, 2022
How Often Do U.S. Deaths Involve Booze? You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Nov 05, 2022
