HRT Tied to Higher Risk for GI Bleeds Some women face nearly threefold increase in ischemic colitis risk. May 20, 2015
Heavy Pot Smoking Linked With Stunted Growth Study adds to evidence for developmental abnormalities with teen marijuana use May 20, 2015
Prednisone Offers Modest Relief in Sciatica Oral steroids are commonly used but without much supporting evidence. May 19, 2015
GI Events Do Not Explain Weight Loss With Saxenda No difference in weight loss between patients who had nausea and vomiting with diet drug, and those who didn't. May 18, 2015
Cult Members: Aberrant but Are They Insane? Courts generally don't accept pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity May 17, 2015
Three Diabetes Drugs Linked to Ketoacidosis, FDA Warns FDA targets SGLT2 inhibitors canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and empagliflozin. May 15, 2015
ASCO: Chemo-ADT Combo Still Winning in Prostate Cancer Yet another report of survival improvement with upfront docetaxel plus hormonal therapy. May 14, 2015
Gross Anatomy: 'Nailing It' With the Weed Whacker Lucky landscaper escapes permanent injury after nail penetrates an eye. May 14, 2015 video
Cardiac Device Explant Clears Nickel Allergy Reactions Case series suggests skin tests before atrial septal closure device implant. May 13, 2015
Op-Ed: Penn Jillette's Weight Loss Wasn't Magic The magician recently lost 105 pounds, but he may not be a role model. May 12, 2015
Stroke Rounds: Testosterone Shots Tied to Greater Risks? Bolus injection associated with more events than patch or gels in large analysis. May 12, 2015
Five Great Health Tracking Apps for Android Smartwatches Android Wear touts a variety of healthcare apps and more on Google Play that make the platform even more convenient for your day-to-day life. May 12, 2015
Does a Cocktail a Day Keep MS Symptoms at Bay? Patients consuming more of the hard stuff had lower EDSS scores. May 11, 2015
Testosterone Shots: Riskier Than Gels or Patches? Spike in T levels from bolus injections may explain higher adverse outcome rates. May 11, 2015
Lady Doc: Sex After Menopause Several factors can contribute to intimate postmenopausal concerns. May 11, 2015
Antitibiotic-Chemo Combo Cuts Infection Risk in AML Incidence of Streptococcus viridans more than halved with prophylaxis. May 10, 2015
Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Here's how the FDA let a widely abused opioid back on the market. May 10, 2015
Injecting Opioid Tied to Blood Clotting Disorder Are most clinicians aware of this side effect of oxymorphone drug abuse? May 10, 2015
Squeeze Test in Finger/Toe Joints Won't Diagnose Arthritis Sensitivity was low for metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints. May 09, 2015
Ebola Virus Lives in Eye Long After Blood Clears 'Cured' in October, back in hospital in December May 08, 2015
Op-Ed: How to Rein In Out-of-Control Healthcare Costs We all know the medical bill horror stories, but now we have to act on them. May 05, 2015
Vit D Blog: Vitamin D Toxicity Extremely Rare Study finds little evidence for concern over clinical toxicity. May 04, 2015
Docs Take ABIM to Task at Townhall Internal medicine leaders get an earful on maintenance of certification. May 03, 2015
Mortality High in Systemic Juvenile Arthritis Death rates are highest among girls -- up to 50-fold greater than in the general population. May 01, 2015
Enzyme Rise May Link GLP-1, Pancreatitis Levels of lipase and amylase don't increase after meals in patients not taking GLP-1 drugs. Apr 30, 2015
ACP Prefers Cervical Cytology Over DNA Screens for Young Women HPV testing in women under 30 could cause more harm than good, group says. Apr 30, 2015
Rituxan in Lupus: Responses Vary Almost 60% improved at 3 months, yet 20% worsened at 6 months. Apr 30, 2015
CulinaryRx: How We Treated the Hypertensive Patient Diet recommendations for a 54-year-old man with high blood pressure. Apr 30, 2015
Dialysis Patients Get More CPR with Worse Outcomes Realistic expectations and advance care planning needed, researchers say. Apr 29, 2015
TECOS Top Line: No Increase in CV Risk with DPP-4 Inhibitor Primary and secondary endpoints met for those on sitagliptin. Apr 28, 2015
Seizure Drug May Help in MS Eye Disease Phenytoin shows promise for slowing neurodegeneration in optic neuritis. Apr 24, 2015
'Brain Code' Speeds Meds to Neuro Patients Algorithm plus medication distribution system reverses herniation, lowers intracranial pressure. Apr 23, 2015
An 80-Proof Antidote for MS Disability? Patients consuming more of the hard stuff had lower EDSS scores. Apr 23, 2015
'Sudden Adult Death' May Have Mitochondrial Origin Some cases of unexplained sudden death can be traced to a common mitochondrial defect. Apr 22, 2015
Increasing Tysabri Dosing Interval May Cut PML Risk No sacrifice of efficacy seen in retrospective analysis. Apr 22, 2015
Stopping Enbrel Risky in Established RA Fewer patients with longstanding disease flared if they remained on even a half dose of etanercept, and time to flare was greater. Apr 22, 2015
ACOG's Guide to Managing Miscarriage: Follow Patient Preference Updated clinical management of early pregnancy loss focuses on patient choice. Apr 22, 2015
Experts Gain Ground in CTE Diagnosis NIH working group says perivascular tau deposition is hallmark feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Apr 22, 2015
