Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waivers Will administration show too much flexibility? Oct 31, 2017
Before Bariatric Surgery, CBT Helps Disordered Eating Pilot study suggests benefit from psychological intervention Oct 31, 2017
TCT: Easier Recovery with PCI vs CABG Validated in EXCEL Trial But early quality of life advantage largely dissipates by 1 year Oct 31, 2017
Telehealth Advocates Push for Expanded Use Several pending bills would encourage more use of the technology Oct 30, 2017
Patients Who Claim Penicillin Allergy Often Aren't Allergic Penicillin skin test feasible in 'real-world' office setting, researchers say Oct 30, 2017
ECMO: A Life Saver for Kids with Near-Fatal Asthma? Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is effective, but has high complication rate Oct 30, 2017
TCT: Complex Bifurcation Stenting Approach Bests Provisional Stenting Double kissing crush technique cut target lesion failure and thrombosis Oct 30, 2017
TCT: Multivessel PCI Not Best in Cardiogenic Shock Trial data show mortality disadvantage versus treating culprit lesions only Oct 30, 2017
Learning Module Improves Community Hospital Anaphylaxis IQ Proper dosing, administration of epinephrine most commonly missed Oct 30, 2017
ASN 2017: The Future of Personalized Nephrology Tissue engineering, drug discovery challenges among highlight topics Oct 30, 2017
Measuring FeNo in Asthma: Real Biomarker or Poor Surrogate? The pros and cons of fractional exhaled nitric oxide assessment Oct 29, 2017
Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Offer Benefit in Progressive MS Ibudilast seems to diminish brain volume loss Oct 29, 2017
Flu Vax May Improve Outcomes in Other Illnesses Vaccinated patients hospitalized with flu had lower risk of AKI development Oct 29, 2017
Docs, Parents Need a Push to Adopt New Peanut Guidelines Clinician and caregiver buy-in essential for guidelines to work, experts say Oct 29, 2017
Strike Three for Laquinimod in Relapsing MS Switching endpoints for third phase III trial didn't help Oct 27, 2017
Experts Examine Trump's 'Just Say No 2.0' Message on Drugs 'On the right track' says one; others argue it simply hasn't worked Oct 27, 2017
Getting a Handle on Benign MS Prevalence varies by definition; agreed that disease progression varies widely Oct 27, 2017
Vaccines Tied to Relapses in Neuromyelitis Optica Retrospective review finds protective factor in immunotherapy Oct 26, 2017
Revised McDonald Diagnostic Criteria Revealed Recommends using OCBs, both symptomatic and asymptomatic lesions to diagnose MS Oct 26, 2017
Borderline Pulmonary Hypertension Tied to Mortality Risk Small increases in pressure might signal left heart failure, not early PAH Oct 25, 2017
When and How to Say Sorry to Patients Apologizing doesn't guarantee losing a malpractice suit -- but it might prevent one Oct 25, 2017 video
Unlabeled Ingredients in 'Herbal' Supplements Seen Causing Liver Injury Common culprits: body-building, weight-loss products Oct 24, 2017
Experts Raise Red Flag over Fatty Liver Disease Paints gloomy picture for population health, economy Oct 24, 2017
PBC Drug Promising in New Setting Lowers levels of enzyme in primary sclerosing cholangitis Oct 24, 2017
Lower is Better for PBC Candidate Drug Safety signal for seladelpar disappeared at lower doses Oct 24, 2017
Does 'Gun Show Loophole' Increase Firearm Injuries? New study ties loose regulation of private sales to violence, but causality less clear Oct 23, 2017 video
Salvage Tx with Radioactive Octreotate Effective for Neuroendocrine Tumors Overall survival lengthened with salvage therapy Oct 23, 2017
Vets with HCV Might Settle Cancer Controversy VA experience seems to rule out possible cancer-causing effect of new drugs Oct 23, 2017
'Split Livers:' Life-Saving Options for Kids Who Need Transplant? Divided-organ approach works in U.K., but may be a tough sell in U.S. Oct 22, 2017
92-Gene Assay: Promising for Molecular NET Classification Identifies seven NET subtypes for those with uncertain diagnoses Oct 22, 2017
PBC Drug Shows Benefit Beyond Standard Response Findings imply that ursodeoxycholic acid therapy should not be discontinued Oct 22, 2017
Radionuclide Tx Boosts QoL in Patients with Midgut NETs 177Lu-dotatate provides significant benefit for global health status and more Oct 22, 2017
EMR Alerts Up HCV Screening in Baby Boomers But testing for hepatitis C virus still falls short of USPSTF guidelines Oct 22, 2017
Novel Tx for Hepatic Encephalopathy Works Fast Lowers ammonia level more quickly than standard care, study finds Oct 22, 2017
Good Outcomes with Cabozantinib in Carcinoid, PNET Tumors Treatment associated with objective tumor responses, encouraging PFS Oct 22, 2017
Liver Ca Transplant Rates Vary by Ethnicity Blacks have lower rates despite same degree of illness, study finds Oct 21, 2017
Seeing the Patients Behind the Numbers Data can be useful, but the patient needs to be our priority Oct 19, 2017
