SCCM: Early Warning System Fails to Reduce Pediatric Hospital Deaths BedsidePEWS tool did improve early detection of ICU need Mar 01, 2018
From Rehab to Pill Mill Investigated for addiction in one state, now in federal prison after working in another Mar 01, 2018
Turning on the Tunes Amps Up Stress Test Times Patients ran longer to the sound of Latin beats in pilot trial Mar 01, 2018
Scheduled Mucus Clearing Doesn't Reduce Ventilation Time Nebulization when clinically needed may be better ICU strategy Feb 28, 2018
CIN2 Regression Rates Underestimated Active surveillance better than excision for some patients Feb 28, 2018
Shorter Life, Heart Risk Linked with Excess Weight Being obese or overweight may increase morbidity and mortality Feb 28, 2018
Lifetime Chaperone in New York, Endowed Chair in Wisconsin Sex with patient brings 'moral unfitness' decision in one state; another calls it 'minor' Feb 28, 2018
Tired of EMR Crashes? Push Back Michael Kirsch, MD, looks at what digitization has done to medicine Feb 27, 2018
Balanced IV Fluids Seem to be Safer than Saline in ICU Giving balanced crystalloids led to a lower rate of composite outcome of death from any cause Feb 27, 2018
Greater ALS Risk in Men Exposed to Diesel Exhaust Findings may have implications for people living in high-traffic areas Feb 27, 2018
Charlie Gard Case May Have 'Set Dangerous Precedent' Hospital, court disregarded international standard-of-care practice Feb 27, 2018
Hospital Violence Need Not Be 'Part of the Job' Tolerance may add to problem, expert says Feb 27, 2018
'Hmm, Maybe I Don't Want an LVAD' Trial intervention's better-informed patients were less likely to opt for device Feb 27, 2018
MoCA Cognition Test to Get At-Home Version (Kaiser Health News) Publicity from Trump's exam prompts surge of popular interest Feb 26, 2018
One Gout Medication Comes Out on Top for CV Risk Allopurinol the loser in retrospective comparison of two drugs Feb 26, 2018
Two New Cardiac MRI Techniques Spot Microvascular Dysfunction New frontiers for myocardial ischemia testing via T1 mapping and MPRI? Feb 26, 2018
Reintervention Rates High for Sacral Neuromodulation Researchers report 'alarming' rates within 5 years of placement, and urge a device registry Feb 25, 2018
Creepy Scam Targeted Young Female HCPs 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.' Now some women in medicine are feeling the bite Feb 25, 2018
Glaucoma Drainage Devices Linked to Lower QOL Timely diagnosis and preoperative discussions about potential psychosocial effects are key Feb 24, 2018
Pancreatitis Raises Risk of Later Cancer Likelihood of pancreatic cancer increased beyond 5 years after the acute episode Feb 23, 2018
AAD Poster Rounds: AD Prevention, Placebo Effect, Words Matter Selected poster presentations from the American Academy of Dermatology meeting Feb 23, 2018
EndoBreak: Oral Semaglutide Success; Methyldopa for T1D News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 23, 2018
Most SCAD Should Be Treated Conservatively Spontaneous coronary artery dissection typically heals without stents, AHA says Feb 23, 2018
How to Better ID Brain Cysts from Pork Tapeworm Neurocysticercosis requires neuroimaging, serologic testing Feb 22, 2018
AAD Poster Rounds: QOL in Psoriasis, Persistence, Therapy Switch Selected posters from the American Academy of Dermatology meeting Feb 22, 2018
ACIP Backs Hep A Vax in Outbreaks Unanimous vote to support use as post-exposure prophylaxis Feb 22, 2018
ACS: E-Cigarettes OK for Smoking Cessation ... with Caveats Short period of dual use OK, if goal is to quit Feb 22, 2018
ACIP Reinstates FluMist for 2018-2019 Flu Season Committee persuaded by new efficacy analyses Feb 21, 2018
Partial-Coverage Health Plans to Get Gov't Boost Proposed rule would expand availability of non-ACA compliant plans Feb 20, 2018
Cancer Risk Stable in Kids on Anti-TNFs But background risks higher than in the general population Feb 20, 2018
Low-Fat versus Low-Carb: Both Work for Weight Loss No interaction found with genotype, weight lost Feb 20, 2018
Topical Therapy Improves Hyperhidrosis in Kids Sweat production falls, QOL rises with anticholineregic wipes Feb 20, 2018
USPSTF: 'Yes' to Behavioral Obesity Therapy Group's lack of support for drug therapies draws criticism Feb 20, 2018
Diet Can Trigger Severe Myopathy Often Blamed on Statins Case report showed woman didn't take statins or supplements Feb 20, 2018
Psoriasis Falls to Novel Biologic Bimekizumab brings clear or almost clear skin to vast majority of patients in phase II trial Feb 19, 2018
Risankizumab Resolves Psoriasis in Half of Patients Superior to ustekinumab for many endpoints in two RCTs Feb 19, 2018
Gene Expression Test Impacts Melanoma Management Test assessed high-risk patients based on biological data from 31 genes in tumor tissue Feb 18, 2018
