Machine Learning Allows for Low-Dose Gadolinium Contrast Minimal loss of resolution with 10% Gd dose Nov 30, 2018
Morning Break: Measles Rebound; New FDA Warnings; Cancer Dx Scares Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the Ƶ staff Nov 30, 2018
Bad Docs Give Up Licenses, But Not Medical Practice More than 250 surrender licenses in one state, but still practice in another Nov 30, 2018
How One Troubled Doc Found a Home in New York Trail of allegations and disciplinary actions against John Kidd stops at state border Nov 30, 2018
LMWH Prevails for VTE Prevention in Guideline ASH unveils first six chapters of comprehensive recommendations Nov 29, 2018
ARNI on Par With Other HFrEF Strategies for Saving Lives Long Term Sacubitril/valsartan yields "comparable" number needed to treat at 5 years Nov 29, 2018
ADHD Genes; Psychosis and Suicide; Your Brain on Internet Gaming News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 28, 2018
FDA Approves Rituximab Biosimilar for NHL Indications for front line or beyond, single agent or combination Nov 28, 2018
YouTube Videos Often Mislead on Prostate Cancer Misinformation, bias, and lack of balance in content Nov 28, 2018
Abrilumab Induces Remission and Healing in UC Eight weeks of anti-integrin biologic yielded three times the remission rate of placebo Nov 28, 2018
Digital Mammograms Show Vulnerability to Cyberattacks Two out of three radiologists couldn't tell that images were manipulated Nov 28, 2018
Top-Ranked Hospitals Have Better Survival Rates U.S. News and World Report rankings not associated with fewer readmissions Nov 28, 2018
Med Schools' Business Model Is Officially Dead Milton Packer describes the slaughter of "academic" medicine Nov 28, 2018
Can Home Videos Diagnose Autism? Machine learning on home videos show promise for earlier detection Nov 28, 2018
Ultrasound for Diabetes Screening? Brightness of deltoid muscle can give clues to diabetes status Nov 27, 2018
Implants May Still Hinder FFDM with Tomosynthesis Presence of breast implants tied to decreased recall rates and cancer detection rates Nov 26, 2018
Group Hypnotherapy Helps IBS Patients As effective as individual treatment in reducing perception of symptoms Nov 26, 2018
Women 75 and Older Benefit from Annual Mammo Significant number of invasive cancers found Nov 26, 2018
Case Report: Perihepatitis in a Lupus Patient -- Disease Flare or Something Else? A young female patient presents with upper right quadrant abdominal pain, polyarthritis, and fever with rigors Nov 26, 2018
No Surgery May Be Feasible in Gleason 9-10 Prostate Ca Study finds similar outcomes with two multimodal approaches Nov 23, 2018
Noninvasive Devices Help Migraine, Cluster Headache Patients Neuromodulation can provide both prevention and acute treatment Nov 21, 2018
Complementary Approaches May Help Headache Patients Many promote stress reduction, relaxation, lifestyle changes Nov 21, 2018
Milton Packer: A Year of Opening Pandora’s Box Ƶ thanks Milton for another year of thought-provoking commentary Nov 21, 2018
Medication Overuse Headache: Is It Overblown? Experts debate conflicting views of the role of medication overuse headache in chronic migraine Nov 20, 2018
1.2 Million Children and Teens Have Peanut Allergies Two studies estimate current PA prevalence to be 2.2% Nov 20, 2018
EpiPens Still Work After Freezing Devices still fired after being frozen for 24 hours in study Nov 20, 2018
Study: Adult-Onset Food Allergy Fairly Common Almost half of over 40,000 U.S. adults reported allergy development after age 18 Nov 19, 2018
Trauma May Up Risk for Menopause Symptoms in Older Women Study argues for awareness of prevalence of traumatic histories in this population Nov 19, 2018
FDA OKs Heart Disease Prevention Claim for High Oleic Acid Oils Olive oil and certain other vegetable, seed oils get qualified health claim Nov 19, 2018
Dementia Linked to Death in Most Older Adults with Down Syndrome Late-onset epilepsy, APOE status raised mortality risk substantially Nov 19, 2018
Group of Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lung Cancer 14% higher likelihood in users of ACE inhibitors; causal relationship unproven Nov 19, 2018
Biologic Add-on Improved Allergic Asthma Outcomes Dupilumab showed efficacy in post-hoc analysis Nov 19, 2018
Which Migraine Patients Should Get CGRP Drugs? Upcoming AHS position paper will help guide clinicians Nov 19, 2018
Migraines Mimicking Stroke Still Pose Diagnostic Challenges Migraine with aura responsible for 18% of improper thrombolytic treatments Nov 19, 2018
Case Report: When 'Earworm' Becomes Musical Obsession SSRI treatment gives some successes for OCD-related "stuck song syndrome" accompanied by anxiety Nov 19, 2018
California Fire: What is the Impact on Health in the Long Run? "There is simply no precedent for this," expert says at ACAAI annual meeting Nov 18, 2018
Behavioral Therapy Improves Headache Outcomes Stress, anxiety, depression play significant roles in migraine Nov 18, 2018
Peanut-Derived Oral Agent Wins as Allergy Immunotherapy But experts question duration of benefit and potential cost of drug Nov 18, 2018
The Dilemma of Physician-Assisted Suicide How nurses can deal with this controversial issue Nov 18, 2018
