Risk Model Holds Promise in HTN Refractory to Medical Tx Model derived from longitudinal data from one urban hypertension clinic Sep 09, 2018
CDC: Smoking Rates Highest Among Native American/Alaska Native Teens Asian, black youth least likely to use tobacco products Aug 31, 2018
Athletes and Hearts; Best Meds for ADHD: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include secondhand smoke and adolescents, labor induction, screening young athletes for cardiac problems, and ADHD medicines. Aug 11, 2018 podcast
This Infant Disease Was Eradicated. Now It's Back. Why? Some parents are refusing routine vitamin K shots for their newborns, as F. Perry Wilson, MD, explains Jul 20, 2018 video
Mom's Lifestyle Plays Big Role in Child's Obesity Risk Parental example appears to trump kids' own habits Jul 05, 2018
SGLT-2 Inhibitors Tied to Lower All-Cause Mortality Risk Head-to-head comparison with DPP-4 inhibitors also showed heart protection Jun 26, 2018
Early T2D Treatment in Youth Disappoints Metformin, insulin didn't stop deterioration of beta-cells in adolescents with impaired glucose Jun 25, 2018
Intensive Treatment Doesn't Cost More Therapy aimed at treating all organ targets extends life Jun 25, 2018
How Did Theranos' Holmes Fool So Many Smart People? WSJ's John Carreyrou on how disgraced entrepreneur nearly got away with it Jun 25, 2018
What Physicians Can Do Tomorrow to Reduce Gun Violence Deaths Yes, you can talk to your patients about firearms, say gun violence experts Jun 13, 2018
AMA Wants to Get Tough On Guns Supports assault weapons ban, mandatory safety training, gun-free schools Jun 13, 2018
Surgeon General Urges AMA to Diversify Membership 'Ask yourselves if you're looking at where the puck is going' Jun 11, 2018
Upfront MRI Could Rule Out Prostate Ca in Most, Reduce Biopsy Need Less-costly biparametric MRI can spare men from TRUS biopsy Jun 08, 2018
Second BP Measurement Often Brings Better News Repeat measurement in same office visit is on par with adding a drug Apr 17, 2018
Slow Medicine: More on Prostate Cancer Screening; Simple Treatments for Nausea Also, a study quantifies waste in clinical practice Apr 13, 2018
24-Hr Paging Cuts ED Visits for Kids with Endocrine Issues Non-routine insulin dose adjustments tops list of reasons for call Mar 20, 2018
E-Cig Harms Outweigh Benefits, Study Finds Vaping creates more cigarette smokers than quitters Mar 16, 2018
Low-Dose Combo Pill Successfully Takes Down High BP Fixed dose initial treatment gets 70% of patients at hypertension goal Mar 13, 2018 video
P2Y12 Tx Subsidy Yields Positive Response from Docs, Patients Ticagrelor vouchers boost use, but clinical outcomes unchanged Mar 11, 2018 video
AAAAI: No Benefit to Upping Inhaled Steroids During Asthma 'Yellow Zone' Increasing dosage even by factor of four to five did not prevent exacerbations Mar 03, 2018
ACS: E-Cigarettes OK for Smoking Cessation ... with Caveats Short period of dual use OK, if goal is to quit Feb 22, 2018
Bed Bug Histamines: A New Indoor Allergen? High heat didn't reduce histamine levels in house dust Feb 12, 2018
Pearls From: David Rubin, MD Expert discusses how to treat C. diff in IBD patients Dec 26, 2017 video
8 Vintage Medical Advertisements These ads show how much times have (and haven't) changed Dec 21, 2017
Smartphone Pics Aid in Diagnosing Kids' Skin Conditions Majority of study parents willing to use teledermatology Nov 15, 2017
AHA: Follow Same HTN Cutoff for Adults and Teens But adult and pediatric hypertension guidelines differ in other respects Nov 14, 2017
AIBD Poster Roundup: Iron Delivery for IBD; IPAA Readmit Selections from poster presentations at inflammatory bowel diseases meeting Nov 12, 2017
Post-Colonoscopy Complications Higher in IBD Patients Noninvasive testing modalities could benefit high-risk patients Nov 11, 2017
IBD Patients Have More Anxiety Than Docs Think Patients, docs on same page regarding pain Nov 10, 2017
Allergy Experts: Single Drug Best for Allergic Rhinitis AAAAI, ACAAI advise against intranasal corticosteroid with oral antihistamine Nov 09, 2017
Device May Ease Fistula Creation Catheter-based, ultrasound-guided device had good long-term patency Nov 08, 2017
Rituxan Has Promise in Idiopathic Nephropathy B-cell targeting with rituximab seems as effective as with cyclosporine Nov 06, 2017
CTA with IV Contrast May Mean Less Acute Kidney Injury AKI seemed less likely than with intracoronary contrast administration Nov 05, 2017
Boosting Water Intake Didn't Slow eGFR Decline in CKD Water coaching did lead to better 24-hour urine volume Nov 04, 2017
Does 'Gun Show Loophole' Increase Firearm Injuries? New study ties loose regulation of private sales to violence, but causality less clear Oct 23, 2017 video
Thyroid Screening Advised for Some Kids with Alopecia Areata Those with atopy, Down syndrome, and familial history may be at increased risk Sep 27, 2017
Study: Opioid Users Don't See Overdose as Wakeup Call Brush with death had little effect on subsequent use Aug 23, 2017