Abiraterone Active in Androgen Receptor-Positive Salivary Tumors Disease control in 62.5% of a small cohort, including five partial responses Oct 14, 2021
Virginia Docs Get Just $15 for Certain Medicaid ED Visits Budget item determines 800 diagnoses, including asthma attacks, are "avoidable" emergency visits Oct 14, 2021
Scammers Target Medical Conferences Professional societies are warning members to look out for fake emails and registration sites Oct 14, 2021
Precedex in Abdominal Surgery May Speed Up GI Function Recovery Intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine in older adults also led to shorter hospital stays Oct 14, 2021
Documentary Seeks Truth Behind 'Super-Villain' of Drug Prices 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli is known for hiking the price of Daraprim, a life-saving drug Oct 14, 2021
Q&A: Sterling Ransone, Jr., President of the American Academy of Family Physicians Better pay and fewer paperwork hassles for members are high priorities for AAFP's new president Oct 14, 2021
No Survival Benefit Seen With Regorafenib in Advanced Chordoma But James Hu, MD, says he is encouraged that a randomized study was done for this rare tumor Oct 14, 2021 video
CPR on a COVID Patient: Not a Moment to Waste Looking for PPE Updated AHA guidance says resuscitation should not be delayed by mask availability Oct 14, 2021
Newly Approved EGFR Drug Yields Meaningful Benefit in Rare NSCLCs Oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor may serve patient population with high unmet need Oct 14, 2021
AAFP New York Delegation Prepares to Fight for Reproductive Rights Group backs policy resolutions for abortion access and against the Hyde Amendment Oct 14, 2021
First U.S. 'Mix and Match' COVID Booster Data Are In Researchers urge caution, but a clearer picture starts to emerge Oct 14, 2021
More Physicians Are Now Employees Rather Than Owners Here's what's behind the continued decline of independent practice Oct 14, 2021
Can Physicians Maintain Autonomy in Today's Healthcare System? In an increasingly corporatized medical system, there are many interpretations of independence Oct 14, 2021
Is Private Equity a Dangerous Employer? Firms' investments in healthcare continue to expand, at what cost? Oct 14, 2021
Medicaid Will Be a Bigger Target for Alternative Payment Models, CMS Official Says Health equity also will be a focus, says CMMI official Ellen Lukens Oct 13, 2021
Exposure to Certain Phthalates Tied to All-Cause, CV-Related Death Common chemicals in shampoo, cosmetics also linked with billions of dollars in lost productivity Oct 13, 2021
Rexulti Seeks OK for Teens; Recreational Ketamine Use Rare; 20% Use Opioids Post-Op News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 13, 2021
Telehealth Has Pros and Cons for Addiction Treatment In-person treatment may be more effective, but don't discount access to care during COVID Oct 13, 2021
Egg-Free Flu Shot Works for Kids Novel platform for growing virus to make vaccine on par with traditional egg-based vaccine Oct 13, 2021
Signs Point to Half-Dose DOAC Route After Watchman Procedure Search continues for best antithrombotic strategy after LAA closure Oct 13, 2021
Who Performs More Endoscopies During GI Training, Women or Men? Survey finds lower total colonoscopies and EGDs completed by female GI fellows Oct 13, 2021
C5 Inhibitor Slows Geographic Atrophy in Dry Macular Degeneration Progression slowed by 27-30% at 12 and 18 months with avacincaptad versus sham control Oct 13, 2021
FDA Nudges Restaurants, Food Manufacturers to Cut Sodium Voluntary guidance aims to reduce Americans' sodium intake by 12% Oct 13, 2021
Cesarean Deliveries Skyrocket in Pregnant Women With COVID-19 Nearly 60% of symptomatic patients required emergency care versus normal hospital rate of 2% Oct 13, 2021
First CDK4/6 Inhibitor OK'd for Early, High-Risk Breast Cancer Abemaciclib approved with endocrine therapy for hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative disease Oct 13, 2021
Trodelvy Improves QOL in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients reported lower symptomatic impact of fatigue, pain, and dyspnea Oct 13, 2021 video
What Happens When All the Great Doctors Are Gone? In commemoration of the late Elihu (Eli) Estey, MD Oct 13, 2021
Bispecific Antibody Compares Favorably With Anti-VEGF for Retinal Disease Similar visual acuity and safety with potential for extended dosing interval Oct 13, 2021
Continuous-Release Anti-VEGF for Macular Degeneration Continues to Impress Implant matches monthly injections for efficacy with 6-month refill schedule Oct 13, 2021
Some Teens Want to Quit Vaping: Pediatricians Can Help Anne Griffiths, MD, discusses vaping trends, risks for COVID, and more Oct 13, 2021
'Trusting the Science' on COVID Must Be Combined With Public Will, Says Wen Decisions also need to take societal values into account, former Baltimore health czar says Oct 12, 2021
Almost Half of Breast Cancer Patients Use Cannabis, Survey Finds Common reasons for use include pain, anxiety, nausea, and insomnia Oct 12, 2021
When It Comes to Hep B Vaccine, Three Antigens May Be Better Than One Vaccine licensed in Israel, but not yet in the U.S. Oct 12, 2021
Fired Doc Sues NYU for Discrimination, Defamation, and Retaliation Kristin Carmody, MD, says former employers accused her of fraud and more Oct 12, 2021
Insulins: Out With the Old, In With the New Patients with diabetes embraced insulin analogs, pen-based delivery over 5-year period Oct 12, 2021
Hospital Policy Slashes IV Acetaminophen Use for Tonsillectomy Standing orders for oral use led to better care, reduced cost, researchers said Oct 12, 2021
Obesity Paper Has Diet Researchers Riled Up Nutrition community clashes over perspective piece on obesity mechanism Oct 12, 2021
Spinal vs General Anesthesia in Hip Fracture Surgeries: It's a Draw Neither type led to better outcomes at 60 days, study finds Oct 12, 2021
