Results Mixed for At-Home HPV Testing Failed to show difference in clinical outcomes despite uptick in screening Nov 06, 2019
Time to Rethink BMI Cutoff for Bariatric Surgery? The point isn't weight loss, researcher argues, but treatment for diabetes, hypertension, and other comorbidities Nov 06, 2019
Why the Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men With Diabetes? Findings from large cohort study do not support one leading hypothesis, researchers say Nov 06, 2019
Psoriasis Model: Ketogenic Diets' Effects Not Equal Some fats affect the skin more than others, preclinical study suggests Nov 05, 2019
Botox Doc Goes Nuclear to Fight Bad Online Reviews Suing Yelp users who posted one-star ratings and harsh complaints Nov 05, 2019
Study: Fecal Transplants Cut Sepsis Risk in Patients With C. Diff FMT also tied to shorter length of hospital stay, better overall survival vs antibiotics Nov 04, 2019
Novel TAVR Technique: Single-Side Vascular Access Better prep for complications at access site? Nov 04, 2019
Clinical Challenges: REM Sleep Disorder as Parkinson's Precursor RBD may be earliest marker of the movement disorder Nov 04, 2019
Waves of CSF Flow Into the Brain During Sleep Findings may have implications for Alzheimer's and dementia Nov 01, 2019
Clinical Challenge: Thymomas and Thymic Carcinoma The differences between the two thymus-related tumors have important treatment and prognosis implications Nov 01, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein: Hanging or Strangulation? A forensic pathologist on the new accusations Nov 01, 2019
Watchman: Sicker Patients, More Deaths Than in Trials Medicare data paint a different picture of the LAA occluder Oct 31, 2019
Do 'Weedout' Classes Dump Good Doctors? Premed student says the concept undermines diversity in medicine Oct 31, 2019
L.A. Story: The Homeless Use EMS a Lot Nearly 20 times more frequently than other residents Oct 31, 2019
Constipation in Older Adults Improved With Biofeedback Small retrospective study extends efficacy observed in younger patients Oct 31, 2019
Venous Closure Device Gets EP Patients Moving Sooner, With Less Pain But is the bioabsorbable collagen plug worth the cost? Oct 30, 2019
Horror Stories Underscore FMT Risks Two E. coli infections with one fatal, transmitted to trial patients by same donor Oct 30, 2019
Human Milk Sugars Quell IBS Symptoms Bowel function, pain, bloating improved by 50% within a month with nonprescription supplement Oct 30, 2019
Meal Replacement Upped Weight Loss for Obese Postmenopausal Women Caveat, though, that benefits came at price of bone loss, study finds Oct 30, 2019
Child Abuse Pediatricians Face Media Scrutiny Decade-old subspecialty has had its share of controversy Oct 30, 2019
Cardioversion After Watchman Implant May Not Require More OAC But data raise questions about the rationale for LAA closure in the first place Oct 29, 2019
A Cardiologist's Diet Built for Improving Cholesterol The food plan Wesley Milks, MD, adopted to cut his LDL without meds Oct 29, 2019
Afib Ablation Deaths Do Happen "Very real complication" expected to rise as more HF patients are treated Oct 29, 2019
Easy Stroke Scoring Tool Helps EMS Get Patients the Right Care Los Angeles Motor Scale deemed "powerful out-of-hospital tool" for prediction of intervention, outcomes Oct 29, 2019
Sleepwalking, Cults, and Other Unusual Insanity Defenses Most defenses involve psychosis or bipolar disorder, but there are interesting exceptions Oct 28, 2019
Antidepressants vs Talk Therapy: What's More Cost-Effective? Which begets another question: over what time period? Oct 28, 2019
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Responds to Steroid Majority of previously treated patients responded to oral formulation of topical budesonide Oct 28, 2019
From Syria to Deliberate Pyridostigmine Overdose Keeping one tragedy from begetting another Oct 28, 2019
Adderall May Help Some Men Achieve Orgasm Small study suggests major benefit; but risk of addiction an issue Oct 27, 2019
Remember the Krebs Cycle? Why? You learned it in school, with no relevance to real patient care -- like a lot of modern "medicine" Oct 27, 2019
CCH Shots May Be Effective, But Too Costly, as Peyronie's Tx Study shows better outcomes vs surgery, but CCH price-tag is an issue Oct 26, 2019
Post-Ejaculation Illness: Not So Rare After All? Survey-based study finds significant percentage of men report post-orgasmic illness syndrome Oct 26, 2019
Parents Want Child 'Frozen' at Age 6: Bioethicist Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Oct 25, 2019
Treatment for Zoophilia Not Well-Defined "[We're] basically adopting from the sex offender literature" Oct 25, 2019
Cyberstalking vs Free Speech: Where's the Line? Balancing First Amendment rights against psychic harm Oct 24, 2019
The 'Bedtime Snack' for Inmates With Diabetes Where do they get the idea that it's standard medical care? Oct 24, 2019
