COVID Cases Emerge After Emergency Medicine Meeting Attendees say lack of mitigation measures among their own disheartening for public health May 20, 2022
Adenovirus Remains a 'Strong Lead' for Unusual Hepatitis in Kids, CDC Says Agency "also exploring other potential exposures," including different infections, toxins May 20, 2022
Experts Attempt to Demystify Paxlovid Prescribing The IDSA offers a drug interaction guide, encourages communication between specialists May 20, 2022
No-Implant Shunt Eases HF Symptoms in Early Data Quality of life consistently improved across first-in-man studies May 20, 2022
Medication for Drinking Addiction May Thwart Liver Disease Alcohol-related liver disease 63% lower for those taking medical addiction therapy May 20, 2022
Device Type Matters for Valve-in-Valve TAVR in Small Anatomies Showdown between Sapien and Evolut valves in the LYTEN trial May 20, 2022
Harmony Pulmonary Valves 'Behaving' at 1 Year Pooled study data show no mortality, favorable clinical outcomes May 20, 2022
Five Core Principles to Empower Our Patients Even through virtual care, promoting self-efficacy can lead to lasting behavior change May 20, 2022
For Young Adults, Fewer Burgers May Mean Healthier Lungs Later On "Healthy diet" in youth tied to lower mid-life emphysema risk May 20, 2022
What Doctors Need to Know About Monkeypox While the potential of increased transmissibility is being sorted, here's what we know for sure May 20, 2022
Second-Line Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Are the Options? Targeting TNF, triple therapy, and questions about JAK inhibitors May 20, 2022
For Your Patients: Beyond the First RA Treatments Many therapies -- older and new -- can help control your disease May 20, 2022
For Your Patients: Starting Drug Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis What to expect for initial treatment May 20, 2022
Lithotripsy Advantage in Calcified Peripheral Vessels Holds Up at 1 Year Disrupt PAD III trial extends superiority over percutaneous transluminal angioplasty May 19, 2022
Video Misleads on Law Enforcement Fentanyl Overdose Risk NIOSH video used to support fentanyl threat to police, but experts say risk of harm is near-zero May 19, 2022
Here's How Doctors Are Trying to Help Long COVID Patients Earliest long COVID programs don't have all the answers, but focus on individual treatment May 19, 2022
Distal Radial Artery PCI Access Doesn't Hurt the Hand Randomized trial answers questions on grip, pinch, and other hand outcomes May 19, 2022
Vulnerable Teens May Ask, Who'll Stop the Rain? Precipitation seen as trigger for airway inflammation May 19, 2022
Misinformation Docs See Their Political Stars Rise Familiar names appear on speakers' lists for popular conservative rallies May 19, 2022
Should Doctors Worry About 'Nuremberg 2.0?' It's a "completely misleading application of the concepts of the Nuremberg trials" May 19, 2022
Doc Says He Was Cut for Pushing Back on 10-Minute Visits Employer argues 10-minute goal is only for time spent in EMR May 19, 2022
Triple Therapy for COPD: One Drug Too Many, Too Often? Dropping the inhaled steroid seems to help many patients in real-world study May 19, 2022
TAVR Stays Its Course as 10-Year Durability Data Trickle In Glimpse of longer-term valve degeneration in early TAVR patients May 19, 2022
PFO Closure Guidelines Address Older Adults, Trial-Excluded Groups Document acknowledges skimpy evidence May 19, 2022
Ouch! Doc Reacts to Painful Gym Accidents Family medicine physician and YouTuber Dr. Mike diagnoses sports injuries May 18, 2022
Cognitive Decline in Schizophrenia Begins as Early as Adolescence IQ scores fell by 16 points over adult life, smaller decline seen with other psychotic disorders May 18, 2022
Dementia Risk Factors Vary By Age Vascular factors at age 55 are different from those later in life May 18, 2022
Just How Effective Is PSA Screening? Study finds test has better benefit/harm trade-off than originally thought May 18, 2022
MELD Scoring for Liver Transplants in Need of Sex Adjustment, Study Says Researchers find "pervasive sex differences" in sodium-adjusted MELD scoring system May 18, 2022
Will This Chronic Cough Drug Succeed Where Others Failed? Phase II data show fewer side effects than with previous P2X3 inhibitors May 18, 2022
Fancy Coronary Access Technique Disappoints in Preventing Radial Artery Occlusions Distal radial approach did result in easier hemostasis, however May 18, 2022
Here's What Happened to Asthma, COPD Admissions After a Big Polluter Shut Down Correlation bolsters evidence that environmental air quality can be modified to good effect May 18, 2022
Do Interns and Residents Ever Really Go on Strike? Milton Packer describes the first and only successful U.S. housestaff strike -- in 1975 May 18, 2022
Doctors Aren't Superheroes, We're Human Burnout humbled me and brought me face-to-face with the truth May 17, 2022
Copay Assistance Programs, and Their Trackers, Stay in the Spotlight Doctor groups say "accumulator" and "maximizer" programs are harming patients May 17, 2022
Younger People More Likely to Undergo Colonoscopy After Guideline Change But most colonoscopies still done in those ages 50-54 May 17, 2022
Study: Some COVID Survivors 'Sicker Than They Feel' Performance on 6-minute walk doesn't match self-reports of improved health May 17, 2022
Renal Denervation Responders Hint at Good Clinical Outcomes A taste of clinical outcomes data when a randomized trial is unlikely May 17, 2022
