Year in Review: HER2-Positive Breast Cancer ADCs impress in second-line therapy, primary surgery debate, neoadjuvant PD-L1 falls short Nov 15, 2021
Patients on New Thyroid Eye Disease Drug Are OK With Ear Problems Few discontinued teprotumumab due to hearing loss, tinnitus Nov 15, 2021
More Data Support Antidepressant's Death Reduction in COVID-19 Best protective effects came from fluoxetine, fluvoxamine Nov 15, 2021
Early Parkinson's Treatment: AAN Issues New Guidelines Levodopa usually is best first therapy for motor symptoms, neurology group says Nov 15, 2021
Peak VO2 Improved After Beta-Blocker Withdrawal in Some HFpEF Patients Beta-blockers may not benefit HFpEF patients with chronotropic incompetence Nov 15, 2021
AMA Delegates Target Naturopaths Who Write Vaccine Exemptions Other proposals focused on minimum wage, access to menstrual care products, and looming pay cuts Nov 15, 2021
Pegylated Interferon Wins FDA Approval for Polycythemia Vera Majority of patients attained complete hematologic response with ropeginterferon alfa-2b Nov 15, 2021
Vascepa Succumbs as COVID Treatment in 'Underpowered' Trial Purified fish oil didn't help SARS-CoV-2-positive outpatients Nov 15, 2021
Azithromycin in Asthma Associated With Fewer Exacerbations Prophylactic benefits observed in real-world study Nov 15, 2021 video
Eye Surgeons Divided Over Same-Day Bilateral Cataract Surgeries New AAO guidelines urge caution, say patients should make final decision Nov 15, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women "We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate Nov 15, 2021
Aspirin Flops Again for Dementia Prevention ASCEND trial sides with ASPREE, but can't rule out some potential benefit Nov 15, 2021
Stem Cells Don't Prevent Acute Heart Failure Events DREAM-HF trial does hold some positive signals, though Nov 15, 2021
Med Students Call for 'Virginity Testing' Ban in U.S. AMA needs to "make a concerted effort to educate patients and their families about such harm" Nov 15, 2021
Some Good News for Curious Afib Patients Looking to Find Their Own Triggers Presumed Afib triggers put to the test in n-of-1 studies Nov 14, 2021
FMT Benefits Last a Few Years in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis Patients More research needed to determine impact on clinical outcomes versus standard of care Nov 14, 2021
PALACS: A Win for Posterior Left Pericardiotomy for Post-Op Afib Trial offers good news for patients getting coronary, aortic valve, and aortic surgeries Nov 14, 2021
Seeing Intraocular Inflammation? Consider Syphilitic Uveitis Study finds significant increase in U.S. incidence from 2011 to 2016 Nov 14, 2021
Two Anticoagulants -- When Used Correctly -- Similarly Protective Against Dementia GIRAF trial tested warfarin versus dabigatran in older Afib patients Nov 14, 2021
Chemo-ICI Combo Promising in Soft Tissue Sarcoma PFS rate of 69% at 12 weeks in liposarcoma patients with eribulin and pembrolizumab Nov 14, 2021
Simvastatin-Treated Liver Donors May Aid Transplant Patient Outcomes Improved graft survival versus placebo in small randomized trial Nov 14, 2021
Anti-Sweat Wipes Tied to Kids' Temporary Eye Troubles Using hyperhydrosis-reducing wipes -- and then touching eyes -- may led to pupil changes Nov 14, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Some worry this could lead to price controls for physician services Nov 14, 2021
More Support Needed for Abortion Training for Med Students, Say AMA Delegates "Termination of pregnancy is a critical aspect of caring for our patients" Nov 14, 2021
New Jardiance Indication? Bariatric Surgery for NASH; ICER Reviews Tirzepatide News and commentary from the endocrinology world Nov 14, 2021
Iron Load in NAFLD Tied to Higher Liver Cancer Risk Clinical surveillance of serum iron levels may be worth monitoring, researcher says Nov 14, 2021
Coffee Causes This One Arrhythmia, Trial Shows Overall mixed results in the CRAVE randomized trial Nov 14, 2021
How Did the COVID Pandemic Affect Liver Transplant Outcomes? There was an impact on patient survival rates, but researcher acknowledges several confounders Nov 13, 2021
Tricuspid Repair Boosts Mitral Valve Surgery Outcomes Randomized trial supports combined surgery for moderate regurgitation Nov 13, 2021
Delaying Surgery Hurts Patients With Silent Aortic Stenosis Early aortic valve replacement wins in AVATAR trial Nov 13, 2021
Active Surveillance Still the Best Bet in Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis GRAFITI trial show's less than a third of watched patients eventually need active treatment Nov 13, 2021
Early CABG After Stopping Ticagrelor is Possible -- But is It Ready for Prime-Time? RAPID CABG shows non-inferority of shorter wait; expert advises caution for real-world practice Nov 13, 2021
Young Physicians Need Support From Organized Medicine, Says AMA President "The fear and weariness ... I'd call it battle fatigue" Nov 13, 2021
The Toxic Doctor-Insurer Relationship Are insurers an obstacle to providing patients with the care they need? Nov 13, 2021
Antibiotics Slow Down Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease in Kids GOAL trial supports screening Nov 13, 2021
Just How Bad Is a 'Sulfur Microbial Diet' for Colorectal Cancer Risk? Risk for CRC increased by 27% in healthcare workers who consumed the highest amounts Nov 12, 2021
NASH Patients Are Entitled to a 'Bill of Rights' Advocacy group encourages a "partnership" between clinicians and patients Nov 12, 2021
T-Cell Therapy Shows Promise in Rare Sarcomas Afami-cel induced durable responses in synovial sarcoma and myxoid/round cell liposarcoma Nov 12, 2021
Preterm Birth Drug Tied to Cancer Risk in Those Exposed in Utero Mothers who took 17-OHPC for miscarriage in the 1950s and 1960s had offspring at greater risk Nov 12, 2021
How Has COVID-19 Affected MS Patients? Anne Cross, MD, details the data found from the COViMS registry Nov 12, 2021 video
