Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay The case of the $1,700 mammogram Aug 26, 2015
Novo Nordisk Gives Up on Victoza in T1D Lackluster results for liraglutide as adjunct to insulin therapy Aug 25, 2015
Playing the Name Game With Horner Syndrome Many people described oculosympathetic palsy before Johann Friedrich Horner Aug 25, 2015
Age at Vitiligo Onset Not a Major Factor Early onset associated with progression but not treatment response Aug 22, 2015
Tales from the OR: Appalling? Criminal? And Anonymous Bad actors in the OR, but who tells? Aug 17, 2015
Confessions of a Religious Doctor Reconciling faith with the practice of medicine can be challenging Aug 10, 2015
Giving Patients Evidence-Based Reassurance In response to the Less-is-More series, here are five evidence-based tips for reassuring patients Aug 07, 2015
Morning Break: Your Body on a Coke? No Sex for Grandpa Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the Ƶ staff Aug 03, 2015
Slippery Slope: Does Convenience Trump Safety With NOACs? Celebrities tout ease of new anticoagulants, but is there real benefit? Aug 02, 2015
Slippery Slope: FDA Reviewer Questions Eliquis Mortality Claim Trial data from more than 300 patients is missing Aug 02, 2015
Guidelines Issued for Managing Temperature During CBP Clinicians now have officially sanctioned procedures to follow Jul 30, 2015
The Birth and Increasingly Troubled Life of Medicare Fears of "socialized medicine" swept aside, but cost concerns eventually overtake program. Jul 30, 2015
FDA Approves First PCSK9 Inhibitor Indication given for heterozygous HF and secondary prevention Jul 24, 2015
FDA Approves Drug for Basal Cell Carcinoma Sonidegib becomes second hedgehog inhibitor for locally advanced disease. Jul 24, 2015
Gross Anatomy: Stabbed by a Stick Man drives to hospital with a branch stuck in his neck. Jul 24, 2015
Today's Teens Less Likely to Start Having Sex Compared with past generations, more teens in recent years using protection, or abstaining. Jul 24, 2015
HypeWatch: Cannabis Bone-Healing Study Oversold Forget the headlines you read. Here's what you should know. Jul 23, 2015
CardioBrief: Dollars for Heart Docs Analysis of CMS database shows some docs pocketed millions from drug and device makers. Jul 23, 2015
Donepezil Add-On Promising in Completer Analysis Serotonin modulator slows but doesn't stop cognitive decline in phase II re-analysis. Jul 22, 2015
Agent Orange Plus PTSD Equals Extra Dementia Risk For Vietnam vets, defoliant exposure "may exacerbate effects of other risk factors." Jul 21, 2015
T1D Patients Face Nearly Double Risk for Dementia Findings still significant after controlling for vascular risk factors. Jul 20, 2015
Kids' Exposure to Marijuana Grows: Reason to Worry? Reports surface of accidental ingestion of edible pot products, but adverse effects seem low. Jul 20, 2015
Diabetic Seniors Lobby for Medicare to Cover CGM Devices Senate panel highlights glucose control issues facing Medicare patients with diabetes. Jul 17, 2015
Biogen Reports Another Tecfidera PML Case Non-fatal case is the second one for the oral MS drug. Jul 16, 2015
Sniffing Strength 'Profoundly Altered' in Autism Study suggests a potentially simple way to screen for ASD in preverbal children. Jul 14, 2015
The Trouble With Evidence-Based Medicine, the 'Brand' Evidence in medicine is a good thing, but there are things to dislike about EBM Jul 12, 2015
Tom Donner: Neurosurgeon, Triathlete and Louisiana Distiller Making booze isn't brain surgery, he says, but it's a lot of fun Jul 10, 2015
Plaquenil Benefits Fetus in Lupus Pregnancy Preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction decreased with hydroxychloroquine Jul 05, 2015
Purdue Pulls New OxyContin Application, and Questions Follow FDA disavows previous requirement for study of abuse-deterrent formulation Jul 02, 2015
Susan G. Komen Founder Steps Out of Spotlight Nancy Brinker says she won't forget her "promise" to the breast cancer community Jun 29, 2015
CDC's Meningitis B Vax Recommendation Faces Criticism Lack of universal recommendation deemed "confusing for parents" Jun 24, 2015
Viagra and Melanoma: Is There a Link? Perry Wilson, MD, gives his take on Viagra, Cialis, and skin cancer Jun 24, 2015 video
PD Patients Report Better Sleep With Rotigotine Tx Patch form of dopamine agonist also lowered nighttime activity Jun 21, 2015
So You Actually Drank the Water During Your Vacation? Should you carry Cipro in your suitcase when traveling? It depends Jun 20, 2015
NHANES Data: Pseudoscience? Data used to form guidelines 'inadmissible' and are wildly inaccurate, says researcher. Jun 19, 2015
Impact Slides: MR CLEAN to SWIFT-PRIME With Patrick Lyden, MD Lyden reviews the 'field changing' results of endovascular stroke tx trials Jun 19, 2015 video
App Claims to Measure Oxygen Saturation With Only a Smartphone There are apps making unjustifiable claims, exposing patients to unnecessary risk Jun 18, 2015
