By the Numbers: Malpractice Hits Nurses, Too New report sheds light on five years of cases against NPs Nov 17, 2017
AHA: ORBITA Debate Continues Gersh, Mehran, Block, Yeh, Chazal, Bairey Merz, Brown, Eagle weigh in Nov 17, 2017 video
When Compassionate Care Takes a Turn Toward Fatigue Compassion fatigue and its consequences for nurses Nov 17, 2017
AHA: Everybody Now Is a Clinical Investigator, Says Califf Time to revolutionize clinical data gathering, ex-FDA Commissioner urges Nov 15, 2017
AAO Poster Rounds: Cataract Surgery Reduces Falls; Lasers for Floaters; Exercise and Glaucoma Selected studies from poster sessions at the ophthalmology meeting Nov 15, 2017
Smartphone Pics Aid in Diagnosing Kids' Skin Conditions Majority of study parents willing to use teledermatology Nov 15, 2017
History of a Device: Essure This timeline summarizes steps taken by FDA and other agencies Nov 14, 2017
AHA: BP Measurement in SPRINT Was All Over the Place Did varying presence of staff during BP readings ruin a huge study? Nov 14, 2017
AHA: Follow Same HTN Cutoff for Adults and Teens But adult and pediatric hypertension guidelines differ in other respects Nov 14, 2017
AHA: 130/80 mm Hg Is New National BP Target Multisociety guidelines released accounting for SPRINT data Nov 13, 2017
No Vision Benefit with Anti-VEGF Plus Steroid Combo did reduce retinal thickening in diabetic macular edema Nov 12, 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
App Improves Quality of Life in IBD Patients Increases patient engagement, yields better health outcomes Nov 11, 2017
IBD Patients Have More Anxiety Than Docs Think Patients, docs on same page regarding pain Nov 10, 2017
Alvimopan Speeds GI Recovery in IBD Patients Significantly decreased length of stay, researchers reported at AIBD Nov 10, 2017
Arrhythmia Leader Thomas Bigger, MD, Dead Remembered for pioneering work in arrhythmias & other major trials Nov 09, 2017
PsA Structural Damage Inhibited with Secukinumab Loading dose appears to improve outcomes, researchers say Nov 09, 2017
Monkeypox Outbreaks On the Rise in Africa? CDC data shows distinct zoonotic events in districts in central and western areas Nov 09, 2017
Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products Nov 08, 2017
Device May Ease Fistula Creation Catheter-based, ultrasound-guided device had good long-term patency Nov 08, 2017
Tool Available to Help Rheumatologists Cope with MIPS Eases reporting needed to avoid penalties, earn incentive payments under MACRA Nov 07, 2017
Rituxan Has Promise in Idiopathic Nephropathy B-cell targeting with rituximab seems as effective as with cyclosporine Nov 06, 2017
mRCC Agents: Similar Outcomes in Cross-Trial Comparison PFS, OS not that different between axitinib and cabozantinib Nov 05, 2017
CTA with IV Contrast May Mean Less Acute Kidney Injury AKI seemed less likely than with intracoronary contrast administration Nov 05, 2017
In RA Patients, 2-Week Methotrexate Holiday Boosts Flu Vax Efficacy Pragmatic trial shows 15%-20% bump in antibody titers Nov 05, 2017
Stool Bacteria May Influence Tx Response in RCC Also, antibiotic use just before treatment may impact disease progression Nov 05, 2017
Kidney Cancer Patients Take to Twitter for Support, Info Social media platform may be useful for trial recruitment, researchers say 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
Insurance Status Linked to mRCC Survival Odds Patients with private insurance get better treatment, have better outcomes Nov 04, 2017
Med Adherence Improves When Patients Understand Importance Researchers call for better patient education in EDs Nov 03, 2017
EHRs Help Identify Patients for CKD Care Flagged at-risk patients in pragmatic trial with little added burden Nov 03, 2017
ACR 2017: Biosimilar Debate, Inflammation in OA, and More Special lecture will look back at TNF as rheumatology drug target Nov 03, 2017
Slow Medicine: One More Thing About Alternative Medicine Refining the differences between Slow and Complementary medicine Nov 02, 2017
Shared Decision-Making Strategies for Lung Ca Screening Get High Marks Patient satisfaction high with physician-led and web-based approaches Nov 02, 2017
TCT: Stent No Better Than Sham for Stable Angina in ORBITA No symptom relief beyond placebo effect in first sham-controlled trial Nov 02, 2017
Largest AED Maker to Halt Most Operations as FDA Cites Problems Quality controls have not been up to FDA standards Nov 01, 2017
Winter Worst for Adult Asthma Hospitalizations But peak month for asthma deaths varied across age groups Nov 01, 2017
From Hopeless to Healer: Escaping Iran's Revolution Twice, Then Robbed at the Border Of 51 people sent back, only Adel Bozorgzadeh kept going Nov 01, 2017 video
TCT: FDA Reiterates Caution on Absorb Stent Agency cites ongoing risk at 3-plus years after presumed reabsorption Oct 31, 2017