Lifestyle Medicine: Dreaming of the Gym-Clinic Hybrid Nadolsky brothers interview med student who wants to open combined gym and clinic practice Jun 13, 2015
PFS Rises in Progressive Myeloma with Targeted Biologic Adding elotuzumab boosts median progression-free survival by almost 5 months. Jun 12, 2015
Persistent Sleep Trouble Common in Kids With Brain Injuries TBI leaves children struggling for months with daytime sleepiness and problems sleeping at night Jun 12, 2015
ADA: Glucagon Nasal Powder Effective for Kids Device that shoots powder up nose safe and effective, finds study. Jun 10, 2015 video
Copyright Issues Hinder MMSE Use Neurologists forced to look for alternate cognitive screening tests Jun 09, 2015
IUD Placement Right After C-Section Ups Long-Term Use Insertion process called "highly expeditious"; doesn't add cost to delivery procedure Jun 09, 2015
Does This Make Me Fat, Or Is It My Genes? A pair of married Harvard docs debate the causes of the obesity epidemic Jun 09, 2015
Evolocumab Receives Mixed FDA Review FDA sees strong efficacy of new injectable heart drug, but questions appropriateness of study population Jun 08, 2015
AMA Invests $$$ in Initiative to Improve Professional Satisfaction AMA is betting happier doctors will deliver better care Jun 08, 2015
ICD-10: AMA Considers Grace Period to 'Save Docs' No easy choices for AMA as it mulls next steps Jun 07, 2015
GI Problems Make T2D Patients Ditch GLP-1 Tx But physicians underestimate role of gastrointestinal side effects Jun 07, 2015
ND vs MD -- Battle Lines Drawn in California The state legislature is poised to open the medicine cabinet to naturopathic physicians Jun 03, 2015
Is Your Employer Making You Liable for False Claims? A physician says her employer was upcoding her bills without her consent Jun 03, 2015
Getting a Handle on Lymphopenia With Tecfidera Label-recommended interval for lymphocyte checks may be too long. Jun 02, 2015
Vit D Blog: No Relief From Menopause With Supplements Calcium-vitamin D combo does little to calm self-reported symptoms Jun 02, 2015
Novel MS Drug Offers Good Functional Outcomes Daclizumab HYP beats interferon for patient-centered outcomes Jun 02, 2015
No Surprises with Tysabri-Tecfidera Switch Discontinuation rates for both agents were in line with those seen in clinical trials Jun 01, 2015
13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves Jun 01, 2015
ASCO: Gazyva Doubles Average Remission Time in NHL Obinutuzumab delays progression in rituximab-refractory indolent disease. May 31, 2015 video
Preoperative Hypotension Linked to Mortality Risk Researchers analyzed data from a quarter-million surgery patients May 30, 2015
Ballroom Dance a Boon to MS Patients A small study finds ballroom dance -- waltz, salsa, foxtrot, and others -- may improve function in MS patients. May 29, 2015
ASCO: Annual Meeting Emphasizes Advances, Challenges in Cancer Largest program to date highlights developments in breast cancer, other malignancies May 29, 2015
FDA Okays Stiolto for COPD Will include black-box warning about increased risk of asthma-related death. May 26, 2015
Time to Retire Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones? Proponents and opponents had their say during the AUA meeting. May 22, 2015 video
A New Generation of Innovators David Nash, MD, MBA, spotlights one medical student who is already an innovator. May 21, 2015
Heavy Pot Smoking Linked With Stunted Growth Study adds to evidence for developmental abnormalities with teen marijuana use May 20, 2015
GI Events Do Not Explain Weight Loss With Saxenda No difference in weight loss between patients who had nausea and vomiting with diet drug, and those who didn't. May 18, 2015
Cult Members: Aberrant but Are They Insane? Courts generally don't accept pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity May 17, 2015
ASCO: Chemo-ADT Combo Still Winning in Prostate Cancer Yet another report of survival improvement with upfront docetaxel plus hormonal therapy. May 14, 2015
Five Great Health Tracking Apps for Android Smartwatches Android Wear touts a variety of healthcare apps and more on Google Play that make the platform even more convenient for your day-to-day life. May 12, 2015
Antitibiotic-Chemo Combo Cuts Infection Risk in AML Incidence of Streptococcus viridans more than halved with prophylaxis. May 10, 2015
Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Here's how the FDA let a widely abused opioid back on the market. May 10, 2015
Injecting Opioid Tied to Blood Clotting Disorder Are most clinicians aware of this side effect of oxymorphone drug abuse? May 10, 2015
Squeeze Test in Finger/Toe Joints Won't Diagnose Arthritis Sensitivity was low for metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints. May 09, 2015
Vit D Blog: Vitamin D Toxicity Extremely Rare Study finds little evidence for concern over clinical toxicity. May 04, 2015
Mortality High in Systemic Juvenile Arthritis Death rates are highest among girls -- up to 50-fold greater than in the general population. May 01, 2015
Enzyme Rise May Link GLP-1, Pancreatitis Levels of lipase and amylase don't increase after meals in patients not taking GLP-1 drugs. Apr 30, 2015
ACP Prefers Cervical Cytology Over DNA Screens for Young Women HPV testing in women under 30 could cause more harm than good, group says. Apr 30, 2015
Rituxan in Lupus: Responses Vary Almost 60% improved at 3 months, yet 20% worsened at 6 months. Apr 30, 2015