IBT Plus Semaglutide Slashed Pounds, CVD Risk Patients lost 16% of body weight after 68 weeks in phase III trial Nov 09, 2020
MC4 Agonist Cuts Body Weight, Hunger in Genetically-Driven Obesity Trial success raises questions about broader application Nov 04, 2020
Q&A: Elinore McCance-Katz, Head of SAMHSA "You will see far more children die of suicide than you will COVID" Nov 04, 2020
Black Doctor Dies After Giving Birth, Underscoring Maternal Mortality Crisis Tragedy shows racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes aren't solely based on access to care Nov 02, 2020
Bariatric Surgery in Heart Failure Andrew Perry, MD, delves into its role with Radha Gopalan, MD Nov 02, 2020 podcast
First-Ever Positive Phase III Trial in Epidermolysis Bullosa Faster wound healing with oleogel-S10, particularly in most common form of EB Nov 01, 2020
Who Gets COVID-19 Vax Next: Model Offers ACIP Several Options Priorities for vaccination change, depending on public health goals Oct 30, 2020
ACIP OKs Changes to 2021 Vax Schedule Includes changes to menACWY, zoster, and language about severe allergic reactions to flu vax Oct 29, 2020
IVF Babies With Birth Defects Also Show Increased Cancer Risk Absolute risk is small, but findings should prompt further research Oct 29, 2020
COVID-19 Racism Takes Toll on Chinese Americans’ Mental Health Slurs perpetuated online, in-person become everyday reality for many families, survey reveals Oct 28, 2020
Newborns Getting Preoperative Blood Transfusions Have More Complications Data favor restrictive transfusion strategy Oct 22, 2020
COVID Deaths Drop in the Hospitalized; Miracle Mouthwash? New Organ Discovered A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Oct 21, 2020
FDA Warns Against NSAIDs in Pregnancy After 20 Weeks Risk of kidney complications and low amniotic fluids may jeopardize fetus Oct 15, 2020
Reddit Users Self-Medicating With CBD for Treatable Conditions Patients may be substituting cannabis compound for evidence-based care Oct 15, 2020
Bariatric Surgery Boosts Life Expectancy, Long-Term Data Show Gain of 3 years in Swedish study Oct 14, 2020
CDC: Nearly 20% of U.S. Kids Don't Get Breakfast Lack of morning meal in lower-income households shows critical role of school meals, expert says Oct 14, 2020
FDA Panel: All Thumbs Down for Amphetamine Product Meant to Deter Abuse Unanimous vote that risks outweigh benefits Oct 09, 2020
Racial Disparity Seen in Child Abuse Reporting Clinician bias suggested as reason for overdiagnosis in certain groups Oct 05, 2020
Gun Deaths in Young People: A Poverty Thing? Association remains after controlling for state-level gun prevalence Oct 05, 2020
Pilot Study: Widespread Pre-Sports ECG Screening Feasible Report from Florida school district that mandated CV screening for young athletes Oct 04, 2020
How Would You Answer 'The Penis Question'? Motivate patients by being an agitator, not an irritator Sep 29, 2020
Teen's Death Prompts Warning on 'Benadryl Challenge' FDA tries to squelch latest stupid craze Sep 25, 2020
COVID-19 in Health Workers; Stimulating New White Blood Cells: It's TTHealthWatch! This week's topics also include gene expression and COVID infection, and outbreaks in childcare settings Sep 19, 2020 podcast
Flu, COVID-19 or Both? Don't Overlook Co-Infection, CDC Urges With overlapping signs and symptoms, surveillance, testing more important than ever Sep 17, 2020
CDC: Most Kids Dying From Coronavirus Had Underlying Conditions Enormous racial-ethnic disparities revealed as well Sep 15, 2020
Let's Talk About STI Prevention Services During COVID-19 Case reporting, public health staffing both impacted by the pandemic Sep 14, 2020
New Guidelines Issued on Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain International task force shares recommendations for dosing, administering Sep 13, 2020
Black Barbershop HTN Intervention Gets Telehealth Update Patrons successfully transition from in-person to virtual pharmacist consults Sep 13, 2020
Home BP Monitoring Can Make Inroads During the Pandemic Some hope that at-home readings may find their way to routine care in the COVID-19 era Sep 12, 2020
Abuse-Deterrent Amphetamine Shines for Adult ADHD AR19 formulated with physical and chemical barriers against misuse Sep 12, 2020
Oral Postpartum Depression Drug Reduces Symptoms for New Moms Interestingly, drug flopped in a trial last year for major depressive disorder Sep 11, 2020
Fixed Triple Therapy Improves Lung Function in Asthma Patients Trelegy Ellipta wins FDA approval as asthma treatment Sep 10, 2020
Op-Ed: Why Anti-Psychiatry Now Fails and Harms Formerly a healthy corrective, movement now distracts from real problems and actively hurts people Sep 09, 2020
Tackle Football in Childhood: Does Age Matter? Early exposure may not be linked to short-term concussion recovery Sep 09, 2020
Meta-Analysis: ADHD Diagnoses More Prevalent in Black Patients Researchers posit that marginalization, discrimination could influence diagnosis rate Sep 09, 2020
When COVID-19 Really Is 'Just Another Flu' Imagine a world as jaded about SARS-CoV-2 as it is about influenza Sep 08, 2020
No Autism Risk Connected to H1N1 Flu Vaccine Study reaching far beyond the perinatal period called "rare and welcome contribution" to vaccine safety research Aug 31, 2020
Another Presenting Sign of COVID-19 Findings support adding to the list of GI manifestations of the disease, researchers say Aug 28, 2020