High COVID Complication Rates in Sarcoma Patients Half of patients in registry-based study were hospitalized Nov 12, 2021
Doctors React to Horrifying Old Medical Devices A frightening look back at dental keys, tobacco smoke enemas, and more Nov 12, 2021
Clinical Challenges: Diagnosing Psoriatic Arthritis Diagnosis is often missed or delayed, resulting in unnecessary damage and disability Nov 12, 2021
Fewer Hepatitis C Patients Seeking Treatment of Late Accelerated declines in 2020 only the latest in a downward trajectory Nov 12, 2021
Ripretinib Continues to Demonstrate Benefit in Advanced GIST Updated analysis shows stable PFS, improved OS Nov 11, 2021
Whistleblower Physician Killed in Plane Crash Ahead of Settlement Kathleen Hartney-Velazco, MD, and her company alleged improper arrangements at staffing firms Nov 11, 2021
New Institute Has Ties to the Great Barrington Declaration All three GBD lead authors contribute to Brownstone Institute Nov 11, 2021
Which Med ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖ΅ Have the Worst Lifestyles? Long hours, difficult patients, and lower wages Nov 11, 2021
Is Multiple Myeloma a Greater Threat to Black Patients? Incidence and treatment disparities combined with a heightened COVID risk is cause for concern Nov 11, 2021
A Gentler Standard for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in Kids ATRA/arsenic trioxide without maintenance therapy resulted in 99-100% survival at 2 years Nov 11, 2021
Biologic Disappoints for Arthritis Achilles' Inflammation But phase III trial did find some patient-oriented benefits Nov 11, 2021
Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided? MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats Nov 10, 2021
No Long-Term Cognitive Benefit in Fortified Baby Formulas Commercial claims and policies built on misleading evidence, researchers say Nov 10, 2021
More Investment Sorely Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance Investors, pharma, advocates cite "market failure" in developing new treatments Nov 10, 2021
Aspirin: How Low Can You Go? The Skeptical Cardiologist probes the literature on 30-mg aspirin Nov 10, 2021
Are Second COVID Vax Doses Too Risky After Allergic Reaction to the First? Mostly no, says military doctor Nov 10, 2021
Dyanavel XR OK'd in Ages 6 and Up; ADHDTok; Depression Among LGBT Native Americans News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 10, 2021
For Systemic JIA, Start Biologics Early Observational study shows excellent efficacy in systemic pediatric arthritis Nov 10, 2021
HAE Still Drawing Attention From Drugmakers Two new products show midstage promise in hereditary angioedema Nov 10, 2021
Secukinumab: An Up-and-Coming Option in Giant Cell Arteritis? Phase II trial found sustained remission with steroid-sparing effects Nov 10, 2021
Pecans Appeared to Help Control Lipids in At-Risk Patients Fasting and post-meal cholesterol showed improvement, study found Nov 10, 2021
Are Your Hobbies Connected to Your Specialty? Physicians' work may influence how they spend their free time Nov 09, 2021
The Art of Asking Where It Hurts Sometimes the diagnosis may be more simple than it seems Nov 09, 2021
Rare Case of Multiple Myeloma in Teenage Girl Successful use of affordable induction therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation Nov 09, 2021
'Build Back Better' Isn't the Only Infrastructure Bill With Healthcare Provisions Smaller bill includes measures on single-dose drugs, Medicare rebate rule Nov 09, 2021
California Couple Sues Fertility Clinic After 'Heartbreaking' Embryo Mix-Up Baby girls had to be swapped months after their births Nov 09, 2021
Nurse Who Fainted at Travis Scott Concert Tried to Save Others Madeline Eskins said security, medics weren't prepared for disaster Nov 09, 2021
Texas Medical Board Files Complaint Against Dallas Doc for COVID Actions Ivette Lozano, MD, under fire for treating COVID patients with hydroxychloroquine, supplements Nov 09, 2021
Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer on the Rise in Whites, Stable in Blacks White women may be a significant driver of higher rectal cancer rates Nov 09, 2021
Signs of Relief From 'Therapeutic Drought' in Atopic Dermatitis Encouraging results from pipeline agents targeting Th2-specific inflammation Nov 09, 2021
Opioid Use Disorder Screening for Women Across the Lifespan Ginny Moore, DNP, APRN, explains that women have a higher susceptibility to misuse than men Nov 09, 2021 video
Nationwide Initiative Cuts Down Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing AHRQ was designed to build antibiotic stewardship as an important approach to patient safety Nov 09, 2021 video
Voclosporin Benefits in Nephritis Persist at 30 Months No new safety signals seen in long-term extension for lupus nephritis Nov 09, 2021
Hypothalamic Gliosis Associated With Obesity in Kids? Use of imaging studies could impact how childhood obesity is prevented and treated Nov 09, 2021
Alzheimer's Plasma Exchange; Fish Intake and Brain Health; HIV Neuropathy News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Nov 09, 2021
Vaccinated Blood Cancer Patients Still at Risk for Severe COVID-19 Those with hematologic malignancies also remain at higher risk of mortality as well Nov 08, 2021
Some Babies Get Bad Start on Obesity Risk From Mom Obesity plus comorbid conditions linked to greater adiposity, study showed Nov 08, 2021
Should Surgeons Have a Mandatory Retirement Age? A number may be arbitrary, but age-related cognitive and skills testing can protect patients Nov 08, 2021
Avacopan Helps Vasculitis Patients With Renal Impairment Wean Off Steroids Patients saw better eGFR recovery compared with prednisone Nov 08, 2021
Longer Steroid Course No Better for Young Kids With Nephrotic Syndrome Study compared 6-month course to standard 3-month therapy Nov 08, 2021
