180-Day Implantable CGM Deemed Safe in T1D Patients The system's accuracy stabilized with longer use, researchers reported Jun 23, 2018
Severity of Mom's Diabetes May Up Autism Risk in Their Kids But GDM diagnosed after 26 weeks' gestation not associated with excess risk versus no diabetes Jun 23, 2018
Enthesitis in PsA: A New Focus of Treatment? Targeting IL-23 with ustekinumab cleared enthesitis in three-quarters of patients Jun 22, 2018
Responding to Verbal Abuse: Pick Your Battles How not to get blown up in the minefield of workplace hostility Jun 21, 2018
Is Drug Vial Optimization in Peril? Pharmacy Practice News Also, how to advance your leadership skills Jun 20, 2018
ACIP Issues Flu Season Guidance, Anthrax Vax in a 'Mass Event' Committee also heard data on cell-cultured influenza vaccines Jun 20, 2018
Star Rating Screwup; Booze Study Canned; Sexist Docs Settle The past week in healthcare investigations Jun 19, 2018
Rapid Genetic Test May Prevent Abx-Linked Hearing Loss in Babies For newborns with sepsis,identifies those at risk from aminoglycosides Jun 15, 2018
Bacteriophages: Hidden Players in Parkinson's Disease? Viruses affect microbiome composition, perhaps fostering rogue neural proteins Jun 13, 2018
A Better LDL Calculation Method Friedewald lowballed lipids; Martin/Hopkins was on par with lab reference Jun 13, 2018
Euro, U.S. Hypertension Guidelines Not So Different BP guideline guru Suzanne Oparil, MD, weighs in Jun 13, 2018
Do Treg Cells Block Mom-to-Baby HIV Transmission? Small study may provide a clue into vertical HIV transmission Jun 12, 2018
Novel Tx for Resistant HIV Promising in Phase IIb/III Efficacy Study Monoclonal antibody PRO 140 met primary efficacy endpoint Jun 11, 2018
Negative Rapid Flu Antigen Test Tied to Longer ICU Stay Negative RIAT may impede docs from dispensing antiviral medication Jun 11, 2018
Pathogens Tied to Food Poisoning Linger on Kitchen Towels E. coli and more found on towels in Mauritian households even after a month Jun 10, 2018
Europe Stands Pat on Hypertension Thresholds ESC doesn't follow ACC/AHA on diagnostic cutoff, focuses on control rates Jun 09, 2018
Immunosuppressants Linked to Lower PD Risk Corticosteroids, IMDH inhibitors show strongest associations Jun 07, 2018
Why I Gladly 'Waste My Talents' in Prison Inmates can't go out for quality medical care -- care has to come to them Jun 07, 2018
Mifepristone: Better for Managing Early Miscarriage Used prior to misoprostol, 25% higher rate of complete expulsion Jun 06, 2018
Why Does Anyone Still Eat Egg Whites? Ovophiliac Anthony Pearson, MD, likes some recent studies Jun 06, 2018
PFS Rises in Ovarian Ca with Repeat Bevacizumab Magnitude of benefit similar to first-line therapy Jun 06, 2018
Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Autism, ADHD Researchers call for greater pediatric surveillance of infants in hypertensive moms Jun 06, 2018
Less Morbidity, Lower Costs Tied to MIS in Cervical Cancer But minimally invasive surgery also linked to decreased survival Jun 05, 2018
Some Multiple Sclerosis Agents May be Safe During Pregnancy Stopping treatment may put MS patients at unnecessary risk Jun 05, 2018
IMPACT Trial: Support for Targeted Cancer Tx Approaches Survival doubled with therapy matched to tumor genetics Jun 05, 2018
Many with Metastatic Kidney Cancer Can Skip Surgery Overall survival with single-agent sunitinib better than with resection Jun 04, 2018
Hot Chemo Fails in Rare Cancer HIPEC and surgery equals surgery alone in peritoneal carcinomatosis Jun 04, 2018 video
Keytruda Alone Bests Chemo in Advanced NSCLC Monotherapy boosts survival in patients with low PD-L1, no EGFR or ALK alterations Jun 04, 2018
PI3K Inhibitor Has Mixed Results in Advanced Breast Cancer Modest progression benefit, but substantial side effects, with taselisib Jun 03, 2018
Women Get Less Aggressive Tx for Head and Neck Ca Registry data find that women are less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation than men Jun 01, 2018
Doc-to-Doc: Neurosurgeon by Day, TV Consultant by Night Oren Gottfried, MD, helps maintain a little medical accuracy on the little screen May 30, 2018 video
Alzheimer's: Rethinking the 'One-Size-Fits-All' Approach NIH conference emphasizes tailored prevention and treatment May 29, 2018
How To Talk To Patients' Families Tips for nurses to navigate emotionally challenging encounters May 27, 2018
Ustekinumab: Novel Help in Vasculitis? Steroid-sparing effects demonstrated in small pilot study May 24, 2018