Early Tamiflu Linked to Better Outcomes for Kids Hospitalized for the Flu Early use of antiviral associated with shorter length of stay, lower odds of 7-day readmission Sep 19, 2022
Closing Colorectal Cancer Screening Gaps With FIT Initiative VA hospital meets goal of increasing monthly screenings to address backlog from pandemic Sep 19, 2022
Is DOJ Underusing Authority to Hold Pharma, Device Execs Accountable? Billions in fines, but only 13 corporate officials prosecuted for illegal behavior since 2000 Sep 19, 2022
Novel Combo for Schizophrenia Succeeds in Phase III Trial Xanomeline-trospium has potential to be first-in-class therapy for schizophrenia if approved Sep 19, 2022
RDN Powers Through Another Off-Med Trial, Clinical Benefits Still Untested Plus, an apparent magnification of effect in SYMPLICITY HTN-3 Sep 19, 2022
Physician Burnout Continues at Record Levels, One-Third Feel 'Hopeless' Stigma surrounding seeking care for mental health persists, survey shows Sep 19, 2022
PCI Not (Much) Worse Than CABG for Multivessel Disease Long Term Extended follow-up of BEST trial appeared unlikely to change minds, though Sep 19, 2022
Radiation Oncology Residents Report Deficits in Training During the Pandemic About half worry about job prospects Sep 19, 2022
Stroke-Heart Syndrome: The 'Perfect Storm' Clinicians describe significant diagnostic and treatment challenges for a young patient Sep 19, 2022
How a Dedicated Bone Marrow Biopsy Clinic Eased Wait Times VA center in Cleveland got program up and running in about a month Sep 19, 2022
Ultrasound Guidance No Advantage for PCI Access But randomized trial still suggests some reasons to consider this readily available intervention Sep 18, 2022
Clinical Decision Tool Cuts Inappropriate BMA Therapy in Prostate Cancer Study at VA center shows better disease-related bone healthcare Sep 18, 2022
MitraClip G4 Sets the Bar Higher for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Post-approval study suggests growing pool of TEER-suitable patients Sep 18, 2022
Clot Grabber Safe, Promising in Intermediate-Risk PE Registry supports expanding use of interventional treatment Sep 18, 2022
Post-MI Ventricular Septal Defect Repair Strategies: Each Has Its Place for Now Registry study compares percutaneous vs surgical outcomes in real-world practice Sep 18, 2022
Is TAVR in Small Aortic Annuli Better With Self-Expanding Valves? Registry supports mortality impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch Sep 17, 2022
Mitral Valve Repair Devices Go Head-to-Head, and the Top Spot Belongs to... CLASP IID trial crowns no winner but champions expanding choices Sep 17, 2022
Presumed Clinical Benefits of TAVR Cerebral Protection Remain Unproven Large trial comes up short in proving a definitive benefit to debris filters Sep 17, 2022
Health Workers Unlikely to Catch Monkeypox From Infected Patients Even with low adherence to PPE guidelines, no workers contracted the virus, Colorado data show Sep 16, 2022
CDC: No Excess Pediatric Brain Infections During the Pandemic Streptococcal brain abscesses, other complications have remained within historical limits Sep 16, 2022
Texas Doc Charged With Compromising IV Bags That Led to Colleague's Death 10 other incidents in which patients experienced unexpected cardiac emergencies also occurred Sep 16, 2022
Current Troponin Testing Approach Is a Bust for MI Diagnosis in Older People Age-adjusted cutoffs, universal rule-in threshold not helpful either Sep 16, 2022
IV Iron Replacements Go Head-to-Head for IBD-Related Anemia Trial confirms higher rate of hypophosphatemia with ferric carboxymaltose Sep 16, 2022
Appointment Wait Times Continue to Rise Amid Concerns of Physician Shortages New survey finds that wait times increased by 8% across four specialties since 2017 Sep 16, 2022
I Didn't Let My Addiction Win Out in the End How doctors get addicted and how they recover Sep 16, 2022
Data Now Out for Pegloticase-MTX Combo Gout Treatment Journal publication supports recent label change Sep 16, 2022
A Medical Look at What Killed Every President YouTuber and physician Dr. Mike describes the death of every deceased U.S. president Sep 15, 2022
FDA Finally OKs First Drug for Hepatorenal Syndrome Pivotal trial data showed terlipressin nearly doubled reversal of the condition Sep 15, 2022
Physician Burnout Tied to Job Disengagement, Worse Care "It's really important to consider both factors in tandem," says lead author of meta-analysis Sep 15, 2022
The Internal Conflict of Being a Ringside Doctor The aftermath of a 2019 fight nearly broke me Sep 15, 2022
Which Groups of U.S. Teens Are More Likely to Have Poor Vision? Worse subjective, objective outcomes among Black, Mexican-American, low-income adolescents Sep 15, 2022
Cognition Improves With Daily Multivitamin Supplement But it's too early to recommend multivitamins to prevent cognitive decline, experts caution Sep 15, 2022
Children's Hospital Accused of Sexual Abuse; AMA Joins Class-Action Against Cigna A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 15, 2022
Is Cancer Therapy Also a Lupus Cure? Patients in pilot study show months-long complete remission Sep 15, 2022
House Bill Would Fix Glitch in Medicare Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport Program Measure would require states to help some "dual eligibles" who have trouble accessing the benefit Sep 15, 2022
Early History of Abuse Tied to Worse Menopausal Symptoms Psychosocial stressors seems to have negative impact almost 2 decades later Sep 14, 2022
Hand Cooling, Compression Both Effective for Nerve Pain in Breast Cancer But access, cost, and tolerability may favor the latter option, said researcher Sep 14, 2022
