Immunotherapy First for BRAF Melanoma Edges Out Targeted Combination "Clinically meaningful" improvement in 2- and 3-year survival Sep 28, 2022
Bionic Pancreas System Safe, Cuts HbA1c in Type 1 Diabetes Randomized trial compared experimental iLet system to CGM plus any insulin method Sep 28, 2022
Healthcare Workers Unhappy With New CDC Mask Guidance Some hospital leaders say they'll continue to follow state recommendations for universal masking Sep 28, 2022
The Future Looks Bleak for Surgical Residents Like Me Looming Medicare cuts will force surgeons to do more with less, undermining trainee success Sep 28, 2022
No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate. Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts? Sep 28, 2022
Hospital Fired All Employees; Profiting Off the Poor; Long COVID and ME/CFS This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 28, 2022
Make the Diagnosis: His Skin Is Slacking Off A 43-year-old man presented to the doctor with a rash that had developed on his trunk over the last couple of days. Sep 28, 2022
Mental Health Dx Tied to Complications After Gender-Affirming Surgery Public insurance, age also linked with higher rate of postoperative health problems Sep 28, 2022
Don't Let Vindictiveness Creep Into Medicine Like It Has in Politics The recent dislocation of migrants reminds Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA, of parallels in medicine Sep 27, 2022
Was I Conned by a 'Grey's Anatomy' Writer? Her alleged duplicity could make things tougher for female patients Sep 27, 2022
Biden Hits Republicans, Drug Companies in Healthcare Speech "This year, the American people won and Big Pharma lost" Sep 27, 2022
New California Law: Docs Who Sexually Abuse Patients Can't Get Their Licenses Back Statute bars medical board from restoring licenses revoked from sex offenders Sep 27, 2022
Targeted Agent Bests Chemo in Second-Line for KRAS-Mutant NSCLC "Unfortunately, it's not a home run," says Roy Herbst, MD, PhD Sep 27, 2022 video
JAMA Devotes Special Issue to Gun Violence "Without deliberate action, firearm-related violence will not abate," top editors write Sep 27, 2022
USPSTF Advises to Keep Screening for Syphilis as Cases Soar But epidemic will only be curtailed with a new approach to screening, editorialists argue Sep 27, 2022
Man of Science, Man of Faith An interview with former NIH director Francis Collins, MD, PhD Sep 27, 2022 podcast
Former Smokers See Even Better Outcomes With Healthier Lifestyles Managing body weight, diet, and more seemed to lower premature death risk Sep 26, 2022
CIA Doc Sent to Investigate Illness Developed Havana Syndrome "The amount of ringing in my ears was just astounding," he told CNN Sep 26, 2022
Cancer in Kids Tied to Prenatal Exposure to High-Dose Folic Acid and Seizure Meds But no link seen among children of mothers without epilepsy Sep 26, 2022
Have We Been Overcautious With TNF Inhibitors in Pregnancy? Study of IBD patients finds no basis for common practice Sep 26, 2022
Are Patient Feedback Surveys Asking the Right Questions? It may be time to re-evaluate the questionnaires Sep 26, 2022
Regulatory Policy for Biomedical Technologies: Time to Reboot! Rapid development risks getting ahead of governance structures Sep 26, 2022
Type 1 Diabetes Onset Strongly Linked to Enterovirus Infection Type, Timing Data support looking at enterovirus vaccination for prevention Sep 26, 2022
Healthcare During the High Holidays Culturally competent care means learning our patients' customs Sep 26, 2022
Sporadic Episodes of Palpitations in Middle-Age Patient Surface ECG helps diagnose accessory pathway with intermittent preexcitation Sep 26, 2022
'Unparalleled Times' in Hematology, but Workforce Issues Persist "This is the most exciting time ever" to be a hematologist, says ASH President Jane Winter, MD Sep 26, 2022 video
What's on Tap at the Society of Hematologic Oncology's 10th Annual Meeting Emphasis on novel biological approaches in treating patients with hematologic malignancies Sep 26, 2022
Mass Hospital Layoffs; Pfizer CEO Has COVID Again; 'Blood on Your Hands' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Sep 26, 2022
Does Healthcare Produce Health? Adapted from Inequality Kills Us All: COVID-19's Health Lessons for the World Sep 25, 2022
What to Expect at This Year's American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting Maria Aaron, MD, previews the programs and studies at the 2022 meeting in Chicago Sep 25, 2022 video
The Oft-Forgotten Team Members: Health Unit Coordinators They should be recognized in their presence rather than by their absence Sep 24, 2022
Incidence of Dry Eye Disease Lower With SGLT2 Inhibitors Retrospective study in Taiwan reported 22% risk reduction compared with GLP-1 receptor agonists Sep 24, 2022
Health Insurance Claims for Sex Services Leads to Conspiracy Charges Fraud scheme traded fake chiropractic claims for kickbacks, sex Sep 23, 2022
Type 1 Diabetes Outcomes Particularly Bad for Girls Systematic review indicates vast sex differences in youth with type 1 diabetes Sep 23, 2022
Women With Type 2 Diabetes Die Sooner Than Men, Study Suggests Other groups at risk for early mortality include smokers, those diagnosed at younger ages Sep 23, 2022
Dairy Reportedly Bad for the Heart -- But Don't Lump Milk and Cheese Together Different dairy products may have different health effects Sep 23, 2022
Ethics Consult: Agree to Perform Voluntary Surgical Castration? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Sep 23, 2022
There's More to Medical Practice Than Meets the Eye Dispensing advice could be viewed as the practice of medicine Sep 23, 2022
How Durable Are Responses to Novel Antidepressant Zuranolone in MDD? SHORELINE trial found reduced depression symptoms even in those exiting study early Sep 23, 2022
