Death Certificate Project Accuses 64 Calif. Doctors Five surrender licenses after claims of grossly negligent overprescribing; more to come Sep 03, 2019
Precision Medicine Lowers DAPT Bleeds in STEMI Trial also hits noninferiority mark for adverse cardiac events Sep 03, 2019
Why Is This Woman Twitching and Confused? One important clue was an episode of vertigo a week earlier Sep 03, 2019
SYNTAX at 10 Years: Bypass vs PCI Still a Toss-Up Overall But CABG beats stenting for important subgroups Sep 03, 2019
Little Benefit for Haldol, Antipsychotics to Treat or Prevent Delirium "Findings presented are sufficient to stop this clinical practice" Sep 03, 2019
MITRA-FR Inches in Line With COAPT at 2 Years Despite Contradictory Findings More evidence that the two trials are more concordant than previously thought Sep 02, 2019
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Better Cardiometabolic Health Down the Road Improvements beyond risk factor reduction in patients with T2D and obesity Sep 02, 2019
Antiplatelets Go Head-to-Head in ACS, With Unexpected Result Assumption that ticagrelor would be superior upended in ISAR-REACT 5 Sep 02, 2019
Big Cuts in LDL Possible With Twice-Yearly Injections siRNA may make for a more convenient lipid-lowering therapy for patients Sep 02, 2019
The Legacy of Henry Lynch, MD Earlier this summer the legendary researcher passed, his contributions to cancer research are immeasurable Sep 01, 2019
Dapagliflozin Benefits HFrEF Outcomes, Even Without Diabetes DAPA-HF trial affirms similar benefit to diabetes drug regardless of type 2 diabetes status Sep 01, 2019 video
Risk-Based Thresholds for hs-Troponin I Safely Speed MI Rule-Out HISTORIC suggests benefit to patients, clinicians Sep 01, 2019
Extended DAPT with Brilinta: No Benefit for Stable CAD in T2D Substudy in those with prior PCI might identify group where bleeding tradeoff is worthwhile Sep 01, 2019
COMPLETE Revascularization Gets Its Win for Hard Outcomes Investigators obtain missing piece of the puzzle Sep 01, 2019
Entresto Signals Expansion Into 'Gray Zone' of HFpEF PARAGON-HF may have missed overall, but HF docs see reason for hope Sep 01, 2019
Drive LDL as Low as Possible, ESC Says New guideline emphasizes more intensive reduction across risk groups Aug 31, 2019
Osteoporosis Drug Wins; Tramadol and Blood Sugar News and commentary from the endocrinology world Aug 30, 2019
Hormone Therapy: No Big Whoop for Muscle Mass Meta-analysis looked at estrogen-only and combination menopausal hormone regimens Aug 30, 2019
Do Fungi Play a Role in C. Diff Infection? Small study finds evidence of role fungus might play in dysbiosis associated with C. difficile Aug 28, 2019
AliveCor Discontinues KardiaBand The Skeptical Cardiologist mourns the passing of a reliable tool in AFib Aug 28, 2019
High-Dose Vitamin D: No Help for Bone Health Surprise in randomized trial: a hint of actual adverse effect from supplementation Aug 27, 2019
Mystery! The Vanishing Prostate Tumor Do cancers really disappear spontaneously? Or are they just eluding us? Aug 23, 2019
Olivia Newton-John's Stage 4 Cancer Cannabis Management The singer and actress updates fans on her battle, but can marijuana help? Aug 22, 2019
STICH: CABG Survival Benefit Doesn't Hinge on Myocardial Viability Is viability testing now unnecessary for CAD patients with low LVEF? Aug 21, 2019
Desperate Families Pursue 'N-of-1' Trials for Ultra-Rare Diseases Technology dangles hope of cure -- for those able to pay Aug 21, 2019
Do You Want to Write a Letter of Recommendation That Succeeds? Milton Packer shows how to genuinely help Aug 21, 2019
Women May Be Exposed to MRI Agents Before Pregnancy Is Known Emphasizes importance of screening women for pregnancy prior to MRI with contrast Aug 20, 2019
When Medicare Stops Covering a Test Without Warning Why didn't someone tell me, asks Hans Duvefelt, MD Aug 20, 2019
AHA Endorses Prescription Fish Oil for High Triglycerides High dose recommended in science advisory Aug 20, 2019
Should Dual Rx for Psychotic Depression Continue After Remission? Trial gives an answer, but it comes at potentially heavy cost Aug 20, 2019
Osteoporosis Tx: Good for Bones, but Not for Cutting Death Risk Fracture risk reduction fails to translate to improved survival in large meta-analysis Aug 19, 2019
Silent Strokes Common After Non-Cardiac Surgery One in 14 older patients have covert stroke, many also have cognitive decline Aug 19, 2019
A Scalp Problem to Beware of Case of 77-year-old man with fast-growing cyst prompts discussions about rare malignant transformation Aug 19, 2019
