For Brain Bleeds, 'Gentle' but Thorough Surgery May Boost Outcomes MISTIE III trial failed overall but showed functional benefit with extensive clot removal Feb 07, 2019
Altria's Snuff Safer Than Cigarettes, FDA Panel Agrees Advisory group backs wording of Copenhagen modified-risk claim Feb 07, 2019
BP Lowering en Route to Hospital Flops in Acute Stroke RIGHT-2 trial shows no benefit, possible harm from nitroglycerin patch Feb 07, 2019
Trump's Health: Excellent or 'Ticking Bomb'? Zero publicly reported medical events in first 2 years in office Feb 07, 2019
Intensive Early Glucose Control No Help for Stroke Recovery SHINE trial yields similar functional outcomes but higher hypoglycemia risk Feb 06, 2019
Surgeon With Sexual Misconduct History Accused Again Left New York after medical board sanction, faces new allegations in Wisconsin Feb 05, 2019
Did OxyContin Reformulation Boost HCV Rates? Association suggests "unintended consequence" of abuse deterrent opioids Feb 04, 2019
Hypertension Management in Cancer Patients Ana Barac, MD, PhD, dives deeper into treatment options Feb 04, 2019 video
Cardiovascular Function Phenotypes in Response to Cardiotoxic Breast Cancer Therapy A Cardio-Oncology Connection research letter selection Feb 04, 2019
Why Was This Nonsmoker Coughing for Months? COPD inhaler didn't help, but bronchoscopy did Feb 04, 2019
Drug-Coated Balloons Superior After 5 Years in PAD Paclitaxel balloon found superior in keeping leg arteries open compared with plain angioplasty Feb 02, 2019
ISET: Glue Works When Coils Fail Off-label cyanoacrylate fills in the gaps in difficult endoleaks Feb 01, 2019
Pharma Lap Dance; Dark Web Opioids; Pot Cookies for Tantrums? Clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 01, 2019
Body Weight and Heart Disease; New Osphena Indication; Tofu and Appetite News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 01, 2019
Women Gain in Thoracic Surgery But Lag on Research Front Men keep firm grip on STS research presentations Jan 31, 2019
Post-CABG On-Table Extubation Tied to Less Hospital Time Average length of stay was 5.6 days for OTE patients Jan 31, 2019
Gwyneth Paltrow's Snake Oil The science behind actress-turned-wellness guru's iffy deprivation diet Jan 31, 2019
Cat Poop and Schizophrenia; Cannabis for a 4-Year-Old News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 30, 2019
Risk Factors for Post-Concussion Mental Disorders Identified Injury from assault or violence ups risk; so does being black or having a psychiatric history Jan 30, 2019
Cue the Fireworks: Cardiac Surgery in July Might Not Be a Killer Rookie thoracic surgeons don't appear to worsen outcomes Jan 30, 2019
Lungs Donated After Opioid Overdose Do Well Similar survival seen for growing number of overdose donor organs Jan 30, 2019
Heavy Workouts Linked to Hard Arteries But subclinical calcified plaque didn't translate into mortality risk in study Jan 30, 2019
Most Female Thoracic Surgeons Report Sexual Harassment on Job Survey finds shocking 81% say #UsToo Jan 29, 2019
Rats, My PSA Went Up. Do I Need Another Bleeping Biopsy? "Active surveillance" doesn't have to mean invasive testing for every biomarker blip Jan 29, 2019
Tweet This! Savvy Twitter Usage Linked to Bigger Research Profiles Social media engagement may boost citation indexes, or vice versa Jan 28, 2019
Comorbidities Common in Older 'Frequent Fliers' in the ED Diabetes topped the list; pain-related diagnosis and injury were other factors Jan 28, 2019
Rapid Heart Rate Tied to Higher Mortality in Cancer Patients Unexplained tachycardia linked with threefold increase in risk of death Jan 28, 2019
Bespoke Babies to Prevent CF: Best Use Case or Ethical Bog? Bioethicist and pediatrician debate cystic fibrosis gene-editing Jan 28, 2019
TAVR Learning Curve May Fade With Newer Device Volume-outcomes relationship not evident with Sapien 3 valves Jan 28, 2019
Case Report: What Caused Acute Left-Side Abdominal Pain in a Healthy Young Man? Elevated C-reactive protein may be a clue Jan 28, 2019
Autologous Blood Use Better for Cardiac Surgeries? Intra-operative strategy associated with fewer post-op transfusions, shorter stays Jan 28, 2019
How Friendships Can Reduce Stress Forming bonds with fellow nurses can improve the work environment Jan 27, 2019
Does Methotrexate Work in Giant Cell Arteritis? Methotrexate add-on to glucocorticoid decreased rate of subsequent relapse by nearly two-fold Jan 26, 2019
Laparoscopic Whipple Procedure Linked to More Deadly Complications Also, no reduction in recovery or hospitalization time versus open pancreatoduodenectomy Jan 25, 2019
IBD Rates Low in Patients on Cosentyx Analysis of data from 21 clinical trials in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis Jan 25, 2019
Genetic Profiling Disappoints for CUP Survival But testing in cancer of unknown primary site did help with prognosis Jan 24, 2019
