Eliquis vs Xarelto: Which Is Better in Afib? One DOAC shows better safety, efficacy in U.S. cohort study Mar 09, 2020
Meth Charge for Family Doc; 'No Merit' to Husel's Suit; Groping Surgeon? Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Mar 06, 2020
Substituting Olive Oil for Animal Fats Does a Body Good, Study Suggests Benefits observed in non-Mediterranean population Mar 05, 2020
More Pills, Less Relief for Smartphone Users With Headache Effects may increase with heavier smartphone use Mar 04, 2020
Workplace Wellness Program Triumphs for Hypertension Two-thirds meet blood pressure target after 2 years Mar 04, 2020
Electrical Stimulation Tx Promising for Refractory Constipation Durable and clinically significant improvement seen in small trial Mar 04, 2020
Cannabis Satisfaction High Despite Little Change in Pain Scores Better sleep may be driving satisfaction in chronic pain patients, study suggests Mar 03, 2020
Hypogonadism Linked to Higher Long-Term Opioid Doses Chronic opioid use may produce a dose-response relationship Mar 03, 2020
Just How Bad Is Missing a Few Preeclampsia Prophylaxis Doses? Study details aspirin nonadherence impacts on obstetric complications Mar 02, 2020
Can Physicians Spot Prescription Drug Misuse? Study highlights struggles prescribers face with opioids, gabapentin Mar 01, 2020
'Uber' of Pharmacy: Disrupting the Market, or Patient Care? Capsule promises delivery in New York City within 2 hours, but some patients' experience less than stellar Feb 27, 2020
Antipsychotic Shown to Change Brain in Psychotic Depression Olanzapine exposure versus placebo tied to decline in cortical thickness Feb 26, 2020
Off-Label Alternative to Alteplase Superior for Routine Stroke Thrombolysis? U.S. center reports favorable experience with arguably better lytic drug Feb 24, 2020
Lytic Still Needed for Endovascular Stroke Tx First RCT not definitive but misses non-inferiority Feb 22, 2020
Mobile Stroke Unit Availability Improves Stroke Clinical Outcomes Berlin's experience with the world's first units shows the payoff Feb 21, 2020
From Fraud to Ghana Presidency? Another Sports Doc Abuse Scandal Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 21, 2020
Hopes for Novel Stroke Drug Dashed in Trial But ESCAPE-NA1 signals neuroprotectant might work if given without thrombolytic Feb 20, 2020
Out of the Basement: Early Results Promising for Portable MRI Feasibility study indicates no interference in ICU, no metal issues Feb 20, 2020
How Variable are Patient Responses to Antidepressants? Certain classes show less predictability than others Feb 19, 2020
Treating Sleep Problems in Children With Autism New guideline offers way to help patients and parents Feb 12, 2020
MOG Antibodies Tied to More Pediatric Conditions "Major surprise" seen in children with encephalitis Feb 11, 2020
Most Drugs Don't Work for Pediatric Migraine Prevention But a few medications may work for some children, network meta-analysis suggests Feb 10, 2020
Adverse Childhood Events Tied to Dementia Physical, psychological abuse emerge as factors in Japanese study Feb 07, 2020
Neurology Patients Have Higher Suicide Rates While suicide is rare, some disorders carry five times more risk Feb 04, 2020
Common Diuretic May Ease Autism Symptoms Bumetanide tied to GABA-to-glutamate changes in children with ASD Jan 31, 2020
Quick, No-Shock Cardioversion for Afib Feasible in EDs Sinus rhythm often restored with pharmacological conversion alone, trial finds Jan 30, 2020
Linda Ronstadt's Rare Brain Disorder Iconic singer speaks about her neurological condition Jan 30, 2020
When Pregnant Moms Are Distressed, Fetal Brains May Suffer Anxiety, stress, depression tied to fetal impairment, but what this means after birth is unknown Jan 29, 2020
Magic Mushrooms Ease Cancer Anxiety; Olanzapine/Samidorphan NDA Accepted News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 29, 2020
Study: Short Hospital Stays OK After Cardiac Surgery 3 days or less "very safe," one center reports Jan 28, 2020
Should Addicts Get Repeat Valve Surgeries for Endocarditis? MAT should be part of the equation in patients with opioid addiction, STS debaters agree Jan 26, 2020
Scripts for Dead Patients; School Nurse Charged; Life Sentence for 'Angel of Death' Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Jan 24, 2020
Your Brain on Psilocybin; Probiotics and Parkinson's; Alzheimer's Signaling News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 21, 2020
Despite New Generic, MS Drug Costs Nearly Triple in 7 Years Generic glatiramer acetate "had a minimal effect on prices overall" Jan 15, 2020
EMS Stroke Protocols Questioned More rules are necessary to ensure patients get to Level 1 stroke centers, government panel told Jan 14, 2020
Mandatory Testing Shows Cognitive Deficits in Late-Career Clinicians About 13% show problems likely to impair their ability to practice medicine Jan 14, 2020
Phlegm-Busting Drug Shows Promise in Parkinson's Ambroxol crosses blood-brain barrier and boosts GCase levels Jan 13, 2020