When Compassionate Care Takes a Turn Toward Fatigue Compassion fatigue and its consequences for nurses Nov 17, 2017
'Safer' Cigarettes Still Prove Harmful to Blood Vessels Heat-not-burn product impacts endothelial function in animal model Nov 16, 2017
AAO Poster Roundup: Anti-VEGF Agents Perform Similarly in AMD; Tele-Glaucoma Screening is Feasible Selections from poster sessions at ophthalmology meeting Nov 16, 2017
AHA: Everybody Now Is a Clinical Investigator, Says Califf Time to revolutionize clinical data gathering, ex-FDA Commissioner urges Nov 15, 2017
New Immunoglobulin May Tell of MS Disease Severity Preliminary study implicates IgA in MS disease activity for first time Nov 15, 2017
AAO Poster Rounds: Cataract Surgery Reduces Falls; Lasers for Floaters; Exercise and Glaucoma Selected studies from poster sessions at the ophthalmology meeting Nov 15, 2017
Smartphone Pics Aid in Diagnosing Kids' Skin Conditions Majority of study parents willing to use teledermatology Nov 15, 2017
History of a Device: Essure This timeline summarizes steps taken by FDA and other agencies Nov 14, 2017
AHA: BP Measurement in SPRINT Was All Over the Place Did varying presence of staff during BP readings ruin a huge study? Nov 14, 2017
AHA: Follow Same HTN Cutoff for Adults and Teens But adult and pediatric hypertension guidelines differ in other respects Nov 14, 2017
AHA: Evolocumab's Absolute Benefit Greater in PAD Patients Symptomatic PAD yields bigger bang for PCSK9 big bucks Nov 14, 2017
Prolonged Sedation May be Bad for Baby's Brain Infants exposed to prolonged anesthesia had more MRI signs of brain atrophy Nov 13, 2017
Heart Attack Fells AHA President During Annual Meeting The AHA reports that he received a stent and is doing well Nov 13, 2017
Protein May Be Marker of MS Disease Severity, Remyelination Early work suggests beneficial effect of IL4I1 in multiple sclerosis Nov 13, 2017
AHA: 130/80 mm Hg Is New National BP Target Multisociety guidelines released accounting for SPRINT data Nov 13, 2017
AHA: New Blood Pressure Guideline Sets 130/80 Threshold Expanded guideline means more than 100 million Americans have high blood pressure Nov 13, 2017
AHA: Brief NOAC Interruption Safer Than Warfarin in Afib Ablation Fewer major bleeds than with uninterrupted warfarin in Japanese trial Nov 13, 2017
AHA: CANTOS Substudy Supports Major Role of Inflammation Large reductions in hsCRP appeared to foretell improved outcomes Nov 13, 2017
AHA: For CIED Surgery, NOAC Administration Up to Clinician Continued or interrupted therapy carried same risk of clinically significant hematoma development Nov 12, 2017
AHA: Restrictive Blood Transfusion OK for Select Patients Stricter approach deemed noninferior to liberal strategy in cardiac surgery Nov 12, 2017
AHA: ACA Program Offers Mixed Results for HF Readmits HRRP tied to less readmissions, but seems to up mortality Nov 12, 2017
No Vision Benefit with Anti-VEGF Plus Steroid Combo did reduce retinal thickening in diabetic macular edema Nov 12, 2017
AIBD Poster Roundup: Iron Delivery for IBD; IPAA Readmit Selections from poster presentations at inflammatory bowel diseases meeting Nov 12, 2017
Post-Colonoscopy Complications Higher in IBD Patients Noninvasive testing modalities could benefit high-risk patients Nov 11, 2017
App Improves Quality of Life in IBD Patients Increases patient engagement, yields better health outcomes Nov 11, 2017
IBD Patients Have More Anxiety Than Docs Think Patients, docs on same page regarding pain Nov 10, 2017
Alvimopan Speeds GI Recovery in IBD Patients Significantly decreased length of stay, researchers reported at AIBD Nov 10, 2017
Selective IL-23 Inhibitor Shines in Mid-Stage PsA Trial Risankizumab broadly effective against joint and skin symptoms Nov 09, 2017
Arrhythmia Leader Thomas Bigger, MD, Dead Remembered for pioneering work in arrhythmias & other major trials Nov 09, 2017
Allergy Experts: Single Drug Best for Allergic Rhinitis AAAAI, ACAAI advise against intranasal corticosteroid with oral antihistamine Nov 09, 2017
PsA Structural Damage Inhibited with Secukinumab Loading dose appears to improve outcomes, researchers say Nov 09, 2017
Monkeypox Outbreaks On the Rise in Africa? CDC data shows distinct zoonotic events in districts in central and western areas Nov 09, 2017
Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products Nov 08, 2017
Novel Drug Promising for IgG4-Related Disease 8 of 15 patients achieved remission in phase II study Nov 08, 2017
Device May Ease Fistula Creation Catheter-based, ultrasound-guided device had good long-term patency Nov 08, 2017
Prospects Good for Ustekinumab Gaining SLE Indication Positive phase II data reported in ACR late-breaker Nov 08, 2017
ACR Poster Roundup: Novel OA Tx; Cancer and RA Biologics Selections from late-breaker poster presentations at rheumatology meeting Nov 08, 2017
Who Actually Is Reviewing All Those Preauthorization Requests? Milton Packer thinks you should know how the system works Nov 08, 2017
Mixed Results in Studies of Biosimilar-Originator Switching Is there a nocebo effect in changing between drugs supposed to be equal? Nov 08, 2017
