Doc Sues Over Vax Mandate; $2.6M for Missed Pneumonia Dx; Fired PA Fires Back A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 20, 2022
Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Get Its Start in the Gut? Patients and at-risk individuals show antibodies to common intestinal bacterium Oct 20, 2022
Do Crohn's Patients Do Better With Early Surgery? Danish study finds fewer reoperations, though higher risk for hospitalization Oct 20, 2022
Mayo Warns It Won't Take Most Medicare Advantage Plans Letters to Florida, Arizona patients suggest they enroll in original Medicare with a supplement Oct 20, 2022
Ulcerative Colitis: When Surgery Must Be Considered An alternative when drugs and behavioral approaches fail Oct 20, 2022
For Your Patients: Would Surgery Help My Ulcerative Colitis? It may be the best option for some Oct 20, 2022
Cardiovascular Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis Risks are increased, and assessment remains challenging Oct 20, 2022
For Your Patients: Heart Health in Rheumatoid Arthritis Taking care of your at-risk heart Oct 20, 2022
Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Promising for Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Strategy may mitigate the drawback of major bleeding Oct 19, 2022
Revoke Approval of Preterm Birth Drug, FDA Advisors Say Makena is ineffective, argued FDA panel Oct 19, 2022
Mepitel Film Beats Standard for Stopping Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer "The most improvement in skin toxicity that I have seen in many years," expert says Oct 19, 2022
Biologic Dupilumab Shows Sustained Benefit in Asthma Patients Reduced oral corticosteroid use, improved lung function maintained after nearly 2 years Oct 19, 2022
Sleeping 5 Hours or Less Raises Risk of Multiple Chronic Diseases Risk emerged in midlife and persisted at older ages Oct 19, 2022
1 in 7 Community-Living Seniors Die in the Year After Major Surgery Risk fourfold higher for those with probable dementia Oct 19, 2022
Probiotics in the ICU Linked to Higher Risk of Central Line Infections, Death Powder formulations associated with highest risk of infection Oct 19, 2022
Getting Patients on Board With Lifestyle Changes Elizabeth Simkus, DNP, champions patient empowerment and preventive medicine Oct 19, 2022 video
What's With the National Adderall Shortage? Manufacturers must meet higher demands, and also face DEA and production problems Oct 19, 2022
It's Time to Retire BMI as a Clinical Metric An undue focus on weight can lead to patient distrust and delayed care Oct 19, 2022
What My 10-Year-Old Taught Me About Boundaries Set your boundaries, and protect what's important to you Oct 18, 2022
Reimagining Aging and Later Life Louise Aronson, MD, on the need to recognize elderhood as a distinct life stage Oct 18, 2022 podcast
U.S. Flu Hospitalization Rates Nearly 80% Higher for Black Adults Influenza vaccination rates also consistently lower in some minority groups Oct 18, 2022
Boston University Refutes Claims It Created Deadly New COVID Strain Media reports misrepresent animal study and misconstrue its findings, expert says Oct 18, 2022
Migraines Predict Poor Sleep in Premenopausal Women, Study Finds Clinicians should ask female migraineurs about sleep, irrespective of menopause status Oct 18, 2022
Biden Promises to Codify Roe Protections Into Law if Democrats Win Midterms It will be "the first bill" I send to Congress in the new session, he said Oct 18, 2022
Racial Disparities in Pulse Oximetry Persist; Sex Differences in COPD Treatment Studies from annual CHEST meeting spotlight disparities in care Oct 18, 2022
Heart Failure Common in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Other frequent cardiac comorbidities included Afib and acute MI, real-world analysis shows Oct 18, 2022
Vaccination Tied to Shorter COVID Illness, Less Viral Shedding Study in health workers also affirms milder infections with vaccination during Delta and Omicron Oct 18, 2022
TikTok Traffic on Monkeypox Conspiracy Theories Swelled After WHO's Alert Over 150 videos featuring conspiracy theories garnered nearly 1.5 million views Oct 18, 2022
What to Know About Medical Therapy for Cardiomyopathy Along with the "four pillars" for heart failure, specific considerations shape care across cardiomyopathies Oct 18, 2022
For Your Cardiomyopathy Patients: Making the Most of Medication Therapy Taking full advantage of your treatment plan can help you feel better and live longer Oct 18, 2022
Traumatic Experiences Tied to Lower Estrogen Levels in Menopause Less sleep also impacted sex hormones in postmenopausal women Oct 17, 2022
Insulin Rationing Common Among Patients With Diabetes More than a million Americans may be engaging in the risky practice, researchers said Oct 17, 2022
SCAD Heart Attacks: Outcomes Not as Bad as Previously Feared Low 3-year MACE rates seen in a more representative spontaneous coronary artery dissection cohort Oct 17, 2022
Notes From Underground: Miners Face Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Silica exposure seen responsible Oct 17, 2022
Radiographic Lung Changes Common With Pulmonary Long COVID Symptoms But significant declines in pulmonary, physical function not evident in interim analyses Oct 17, 2022
Pegcetacoplan Shows First Clinical Benefit in Geographic Atrophy in Dry AMD Treatment does not reverse atrophy, but slows progression and preserves function Oct 17, 2022 video
What Caused This Infant to Develop Numerous Expanding Red Lesions? Histopathology results trump genetic testing in pointing to the diagnosis Oct 17, 2022
Vasomotor Symptoms Around Menopause Transition Predict Weight Gain Sleep problems responsible for some, but not all, changes in body weight Oct 17, 2022
Gender-Affirming Chest Surgeries Increase by Nearly 5x in Teens Researchers compared number of annual surgeries in 2016 to 2019 Oct 17, 2022
Could Hot Flashes and Night Sweats Serve as Early Signs of Poor Brain Health? Vasomotor symptoms have the potential to serve as female-specific midlife markers Oct 16, 2022
