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
Alzheimer's, Cognitive Impairment Linked With Choroid Plexus Volume Blood-CSF barrier may play a role in Alzheimer's pathogenesis May 17, 2022
FDA Rejects Cheap Antidepressant to Treat Early COVID David Boulware, who submitted the EUA for fluvoxamine, argues the agency is "behind the times" May 17, 2022
Could Data Find PAH Before Doctors Do? Algorithm based on insurance claims accurate in flagging condition 6 months prior to diagnosis May 17, 2022
Mental Health Issues Common, Often Overlooked in Prostate Cancer More than a third of patients with anxiety, depression, fear of recurrence/disease progression May 17, 2022
Inhaled Interferon Fails in Pivotal COVID Trial, but Developer Pushes On Enough hints of benefit in SPRINTER to warrant further studies, officials say May 17, 2022
The Chilling Effect of the RaDonda Vaught Prosecution The threat of criminal charges will not create better providers or patient outcomes May 17, 2022
Can Trained Dogs Sniff Out COVID-Positive Travelers? Randomized trial in Finland suggests dogs can detect virus in airline passengers May 16, 2022
Osilodrostat Resolves Most Physical Signs of Cushing's Disease More than half of patients saw physical manifestations fully resolve by week 72 May 16, 2022
Drastic Drop in Antibiotic Overuse for Common Urology Procedure: How They Did It Single center's strategy cut antibiotic administration by 30% in cystoscopy May 16, 2022
Acute Extremity Pain in Patient With Cogan's Syndrome Signals Vascular Ischemia Timely imaging, anticoagulation, and specialist consultations prevented loss of life or limb May 16, 2022
Diabetic Pain Relief Lasts With High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial followed patients with Senza System for 18 months May 16, 2022
Urologists Are Helping Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Studies Suggest Three reports show success in reducing opioid prescribing May 16, 2022
Automatic Insulin Delivery System Cuts A1c, With or Without Bolusing Using the system only in auto-mode still achieved a 1.5% drop in HbA1c May 16, 2022
Trace Metal Tied to Mycobacterial Infection Risk Correlation isn't causation, but now there's more reason to suspect a direct connection May 16, 2022
Gene Therapy for Overactive Bladder Shows Early Promise Significant improvements in symptoms, quality of life after short-term follow-up May 16, 2022
Silent Progression in Relapsing MS Tied to Brain Volume Loss Findings highlight the need to better stratify MS patients in clinical practice May 16, 2022
Robotic Surgery Wins for Keeping Bladder Cancer Patients Alive, Out of Hospital Approach bested open surgery in iROC trial, but is the difference clinically important? May 15, 2022
Two Drugs Better Than One for 'Rescue' Asthma Therapy Fixed-dose combo inhaler beats good old albuterol May 15, 2022
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and CKD Face Poor COVID Outcomes Severity of kidney disease ups risk of ICU time, in-hospital mortality, and more May 15, 2022
Food Insecurity Linked With Urge Urinary Incontinence Suggests social factors play a role, independent of dietary bladder irritants May 15, 2022
Investigational Liver Drug Also Effective in Patients With Hypothyroidism "This is yet another reason endocrinologists should get involved in fatty liver disease" May 15, 2022
Combo Treatment Scores Big in BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer Significantly durable response with VesAnktiva-Bacillus Calmette-Guérin duo May 15, 2022
Concerning Spike in Barrett's Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer in Middle-Age Adults Should these patients undergo screening, especially if they have risk factors? May 15, 2022
Good Vibrations: The Transition From Sex Toy to Medical Device Benefits of vibrators in urinary incontinence, vulvodynia, sexual dysfunction in women May 14, 2022