Healing, Heartbreak, and Heroism in the ER Emergency physician Thomas Fisher, MD, MPH, describes the early days of the COVID pandemic Aug 16, 2022 podcast
New Insights Into Link Between Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection Stone removal may resolve infection but antibiotics confound "chicken and egg" question Aug 15, 2022
Clinical Challenges: Knowing When It's Thyroid Eye Disease Early, specialized treatment is key following diagnosis Aug 15, 2022
The Current Case of Polio Through a Historical Lens Broader wastewater surveillance and targeted immunization are critical Aug 15, 2022
Once the 'Disease of Kings,' Gout Now Reigns Through Poverty, Disparity National data outlines factors behind racial and sex-based disparities Aug 15, 2022
What Led to Amazon's Big Bet on Primary Care? The acquisition of One Medical is a product of previous policy and investment Aug 13, 2022
Why My Patients Go Opioid-Free After Surgery Shifting the paradigm around prescribing opioids Aug 13, 2022
New CDC COVID Guidance Wins Plaudits, Brickbats Agency shifts containment focus now that transmission seems unstoppable Aug 12, 2022
Patients With Head/Neck Cancer See Lower Stroke Risk With Initial Surgery Enough reason to prefer the scalpel to definitive radiotherapy? Aug 12, 2022
Can COVID-19 Cause Hair Loss? Shedding may be induced by COVID-related stress, but hair will grow back, experts say Aug 12, 2022
Blood Biomarkers Enhance Brain Injury Prognosis Two studies support prediction of death, severe outcomes after TBI Aug 12, 2022
Epstein-Barr Virus Linked With Gastric Cancer Meta-analysis shows a 7.5% prevalence across 37 countries Aug 12, 2022
Ethics Consult: Let Look-Alike Sisters Commit Insurance Fraud? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Aug 12, 2022
Serena Williams Saved Her Own Life But too many women's voices are not heard in medical crises, especially women of color Aug 12, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
Monkeypox: Another Lesson in Global Health Neglect We ignore the health of poorer nations at our peril Aug 11, 2022
Medical Debt Collectors Added to Wrongful Billing Lawsuit Accused of withholding information from patients on potential assistance Aug 11, 2022
Nothing Lasts Forever, Including Infant BCG Vaccine Protection Most efficacy lost by age 5 Aug 11, 2022
'Clinically Meaningful' Improvement in SCLC Patients With Pembrolizumab/Chemo Combo Long-term follow-up shows continued survival benefit as first-line treatment Aug 11, 2022
Majority of 'Bath Salt' Deaths Concentrated in Just Two States Drug dealers may be passing toxic stimulant off as MDMA Aug 11, 2022
After 6 Brain Surgeries and a Stroke, Resident Aims to Inspire Others Claudia Martinez, MD, always knew she wanted to become a doctor, she just took a different path Aug 11, 2022
Study Confirms Big Drop in Power Morcellator Use, Shows Lag in Containment Systems But whether containment bags really work remains open to question, authors say Aug 11, 2022
Monkeypox Symptoms Tied to Specific Type of Sex Patients Had High viral loads at point of transmission may be the link Aug 11, 2022
More Hip Fractures Seen in Women With This Diet Study compared vegetarian, pescatarian, and meat eaters Aug 11, 2022
Personalizing Cognitive Impairment Risk Assessment Before Symptoms Start Brain health platform in development for personalized prevention programs Aug 11, 2022 video
Mandy Moore's Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura What does it mean for the pregnant pop singer/actress? Aug 10, 2022
Brain Structure, Cognitive Performance Linked With Tobacco Use in Kids Impairments seen through 2 years of follow-up Aug 10, 2022
Primary Care Docs Need 27 Hours a Day to Do Their Best Work Simulation study authors say that's "infeasible" and call for team-based care Aug 10, 2022
Removing Small Asymptomatic Kidney Stones Significantly Reduces Recurrence Two-year difference in time to relapse, study showed Aug 10, 2022
Endocarditis Tied to Whopping Mortality Risk Within Years Staph, enterococci were the deadliest in population-based Danish study Aug 10, 2022
KarXT Schizophrenia Win; CBD for Anxiety; No Nuplazid for Alzheimer's Psychosis News and commentary from the psychiatry world Aug 10, 2022
Study: Flares in Pustular Psoriasis Often Undertreated Drug firm hopes to bring new specific treatment to market Aug 10, 2022
Triple Therapy Continues to Impress in Metastatic NSCLC With High-Risk Mutations Meaningful survival boosts in POSEIDON trial of front-line durvalumab, tremelimumab, and chemo Aug 10, 2022
Propofol Not the Only Option for Abdominal Surgery Anesthesia in Seniors Trial shows no higher risk for complications with alternative agent Aug 10, 2022
Biden Administration Authorizes Intradermal Use of Monkeypox Vaccine Move is expected to increase available doses by five-fold Aug 10, 2022
We're Reacting to Medical Errors the Wrong Way They're systemic problems, not individual Aug 09, 2022
False Claims About COVID Vax Animal Testing Resurface Misinformation promoted by Texas lawmaker in 2021 pops up again on Twitter Aug 09, 2022
Survey: 77% of Women With Lung Cancer Report Sexual Dysfunction Results show need to integrate sexual health into care, researcher says Aug 09, 2022
Workers Strike at Medicare, ACA Call Centers Customer service reps at federal contractor say sick time, break policies need to change Aug 09, 2022
Questions About Monkeypox? Duke Experts Offer Answers Testing, up-to-date vax, and fact-based messaging can help manage this public health emergency Aug 09, 2022
