Triple Therapy Effective for Severe COPD Exacerbations Once-daily fluticasone/umeclidinium/vilanterol triplet outdoes twice-daily dual therapy Nov 01, 2021 video
COVID Doesn't Dampen LAI Antipsychotic Prescribing in Schizophrenia Survey study shows no major changes in prescription trends in 2020 Nov 01, 2021
Migraine Drug Shows Benefit for Those With Comorbid Depression, Anxiety Real-world study of fremanezumab found that patients were able to reduce antidepressant use Nov 01, 2021
Guillain-Barre Risk Up Slightly After Shingrix Findings support FDA warning for recombinant zoster vaccine Nov 01, 2021
Antipsychotic Patch Quiets Schizophrenia-Related Hostility Most significant improvement seen with highest asenapine transdermal dose Oct 31, 2021
San Diego EDs Deluged With Patients After Cyberattack "I've been with UCSD for 30 years, and it's not something I've seen before." Oct 30, 2021
Childhood Obesity Is Soaring to New Levels Kids' weight has spiked during the pandemic, but it's part of a long-term trend Oct 30, 2021
Michigan EDs See Jump in Cannabis-Related Neuropsychiatric Toxicity Community-based study reports "troublesome" data in state that legalized marijuana for adults Oct 30, 2021
JAK Inhibitor Maintenance Works in Severe Ulcerative Colitis Treatment group achieved clinical remission, met clinical secondary endpoints Oct 29, 2021
Primary RT Fares Well in Abbreviated Trial for HPV Oropharyngeal Cancer No deaths, progression with RT after early termination because of deaths in surgery arm Oct 29, 2021
Head Trauma Guidelines Often Abandoned for Young Patients in the ED "There's a lot of room for improvement," researcher says Oct 29, 2021
UnitedHealth Cries Fraud in $100M Lawsuit Against TeamHealth Legal battle with emergency services staffing firm drags on Oct 29, 2021
Apres Metal Detectors, Le Deluge? Screening at One ED Turned Up Weapons Galore But critic says the analysis bypasses important questions overall about security systems Oct 29, 2021
New MS Drug Does Not Appear to Increase COVID Severity Most COVID cases were mild or moderate in patients treated with ofatumumab Oct 29, 2021
Ethics Consult: Give New Heart to Woman on Death Row? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Oct 29, 2021
'Covidiots' vs 'Covidians' ZDoggMD calls for a middle-of-the-road approach to the pandemic Oct 28, 2021
Watch Out for These Diagnostic Pitfalls Among the more common: failure to order a needed test or to consider the correct diagnosis Oct 28, 2021
A COVID 'Breathalyzer': Not All Hot Air? Small study found high sensitivity in a group of critically ill patients Oct 28, 2021
Cannabis Use Common Among People With MS Most don't ask for medical guidance, survey shows Oct 28, 2021
Prospective Residents Told Little About EM Programs' Research Strategies Study also finds leaders frustrated with unclear expectations Oct 28, 2021
Maintenance IL-23 Blockade Yields Durable Benefit in Crohn's Disease Over 50% of patients responding to induction risankizumab maintained clinical remission at 1 year Oct 28, 2021
Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Bill Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out Oct 28, 2021
Pathologists Consider 'Workaround' So Patients Don't Freak Out Over EHR Bad News Doctors worry patients will misconstrue language or be psychologically harmed without guidance Oct 28, 2021
$22K for 10 Stitches, a Year and a Half Later Despite impending regulations, surprise billing still happens Oct 28, 2021
Mixed Results With RT Plus Short-Term ADT in Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer No survival benefit, but risk of biochemical failure, metastasis, cancer death improved Oct 28, 2021
Meta-Analysis Reaffirms Role of ADT With Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer Prolonged adjuvant ADT also improved survival Oct 27, 2021
Antidepressant for Mild COVID-19 Prevents Admissions Effect in randomized trial "compares favorably" to more pricey drugs Oct 27, 2021
How to Improve Women's Healthcare? Fix the 'Knowledge' and 'Trust' Gaps Women's health complaints aren't taken as seriously as men's, says author Maya Dusenbery Oct 27, 2021
U.S. Military Surgeons in a Losing Battle Against Dwindling Proficiency Military hospital system in dire need of change, experts say Oct 27, 2021
Seeing Evil, but Still Not Speaking of It ED workers quietly absorb verbal and physical violence, study finds Oct 27, 2021
Mixed Results With Anti-Interleukin Biologics in Asthma One shows promise; another fails miserably (and mysteriously) Oct 27, 2021
Extended-Field RT Boosts Survival in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Double-digit improvements in OS, DFS, extrapelvic control in well-selected patients Oct 27, 2021
The Straight Poop on Who Benefited From a Squatting Stool Assist device was helpful for a particular subgroup of patients Oct 27, 2021
A CAC Score of 0 Is Not a Clean Bill of Heart Health Plaques can still be present if symptoms are involved, especially in young people and women Oct 27, 2021
Gentler Adjuvant RT Could Be Viable for Some HPV-Positive Oral Cancers Those with extranodal extension didn't fare as well Oct 27, 2021
Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Limits Public Knowledge of Charges Against Docs Medical board violated state law in publishing allegations against heart surgeon, court rules Oct 27, 2021
