Unclogging the Complex Tubes of Healthcare A hospital's pneumatic tubes are a good analogy for the healthcare system Aug 18, 2019
GLP-1 RA Benefits Extend Beyond MACE Reduction Meta-analysis pooled data on all major outcomes trials for agent class Aug 16, 2019
RA Autoantibodies Don't Disappear With Remission Findings undermine "immunologic remission" as realistic goal Aug 16, 2019
How Cardiologists Can Tailor Treatment in Patients With Diabetes Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, says cardiologists should take a more individualized approach Aug 16, 2019 video
What Really Went Wrong at Jeffrey Epstein's Jail It wasn't just the guards' failure, suggests jail doctor Jeffrey Keller Aug 16, 2019
78% of Non-Cisgender College Students Report Mental Health Symptoms Transmasculine, genderqueer individuals appear particularly vulnerable to inequities Aug 16, 2019
Forgot-to-Pee Syndrome Afflicting Millions of Health Care Workers Second leading cause of morbidity in the medical field Aug 15, 2019
Newer Prostate Cancer Agents Not Free of Heart Risk Patients with three or more cardiac conditions were at highest risk of early death Aug 14, 2019
Requiring Hospitals to Tell Docs About Admissions Gets Pushback ACOs want access to even more info, while hospitals fear consequences for non-compliance Aug 14, 2019
Should the Elderly Discontinue Statins? The debate goes on, but Kevin Campbell, MD, believes every patient is different Aug 14, 2019 video
Study: Scale Back Surveillance for HPV Oropharyngeal Cancers Retrospective data show no survival advantage with adherence to NCCN guidelines Aug 13, 2019
I Am a Keto-Friendly Cardiologist and I Love Keyto The Skeptical Cardiologist comes out of the keto "closet" Aug 13, 2019
Welcome to Jail: Spread-Eagle, Mug Shot, Used Underwear, Doc Appointment A doctor prepares to meet a new inmate Aug 13, 2019
Chronic, Active Lesions Tied to More Aggressive MS Smoldering inflammation seen even in patients treated with effective disease-modifying therapies Aug 12, 2019
What's Next for MG Patients Not Responding to IVIG? Case series illustrates challenges in transitioning to eculizumab Aug 12, 2019
In RA Remission? Halve the Xeljanz Dose Reduction appeared preferable to total withdrawal in Japanese study Aug 12, 2019
Psych Comorbidities Drive Mortality Risk for Patients With ADHD Though absolute risk of death remains small Aug 08, 2019
Vaccines Increase Risk of Gout Flares However, patients shouldn't forgo vaccines because absolute risk is low, and benefits are high Aug 08, 2019
NPs/PAs 'Just as Effective' as Physicians? I Don't Think So We need solutions to the physician shortage, but this one won't fly Aug 08, 2019
There Is Such Thing as a Too-High LVEF Study suggests sweet spot and proposes fourth left ejection phenotype Aug 07, 2019
Higher Mental Health Risks for Adults With Cerebral Palsy Psychotic, mood, and other disorders more prevalent Aug 07, 2019
Vaccines Boost Gout Flare Risk, But... Patients shouldn't opt out because absolute risk is low and benefits high Aug 05, 2019
Dementia Tied to White Matter Rarefaction in Football Players With CTE But factors not associated with head trauma emerge, too Aug 05, 2019
Pericardial Effusion in RA Patient -- Was It a Drug Side Effect? Physicians open woman's chest in pursuit of answer Aug 05, 2019
Elon Musk's Girlfriend Got Eye Surgery for Depression. Is This Nutty? Singer says she had ocular implant to remove blue light from her vision Aug 01, 2019
FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Medical Burnout Idongivafumab targets and inhibits C-suite peptides Aug 01, 2019
Alzheimerβs Disease Linked to Altered Liver Enzymes "We have focused for too long on studying the brain in isolation" Jul 31, 2019
The Five Most Important Words You Can Say to a Patient A technique for good communication Jul 30, 2019
Gaps in NICU Care Put Black Infants at Risk But root of disparity difficult to disentangle Jul 30, 2019
How Medicare Ruined American Healthcare Once government financing entered the picture, the doctor-patient relationship was doomed Jul 29, 2019
Gadzooks! And Egads! Another Dilemma in Prostate Cancer Gadolinium scans present yet another thorny decision for patients on active surveillance Jul 28, 2019
Omron Evolv One-Piece BP Monitor: Accurate, Quick, Connected The Skeptical Cardiologist has a new favorite Jul 27, 2019
Early MS Scans Predict Long-Term Outcomes MRI lesions seen 15 years prior linked to secondary progression and disability Jul 26, 2019
Wait, What? Neil Armstrong Died From Botched Surgery!? Hospital paid $6 million to astronaut's family, newly revealed documents showed Jul 25, 2019
Vaping Companies Marketing to Teens, House Panel Told House members urged to take action, but some see public health benefit from e-cigs, too Jul 24, 2019
MRI Screening Finds More Breast Cancers, but at What Cost? Even breast cancer survivors may find it tough to sort out benefits and harms Jul 24, 2019