Thumbs Up for New Birth Control Pill Across Multiple Subgroups No differences in efficacy or unscheduled bleeding based on age, BMI, or prior contraceptive use May 03, 2021
Novel NMDA Receptor Antagonist Wins for Major Depression Dextromethorphan-bupropion tablets topped placebo in phase III trial, under review at FDA May 03, 2021
Rapid Improvement in Atopic Dermatitis With New JAK1 Inhibitor Plus: First-in-class drug shows promise in AD, BTK inhibitor active in pemphigus May 03, 2021
Amphetamine Patch Succeeds Among Kids With ADHD Investigational patch worn for 9 hours on the hip May 03, 2021
How Did the Pandemic Impact Postpartum Birth Control Use? More women used long-acting contraception and telehealth for postpartum care May 02, 2021
MDMA-Assisted Therapy Offers a Win for PTSD Remission Trial patients achieved good outcome with addition of psychoactive drug to psychotherapy May 02, 2021
Mifepristone-Misoprostol Combo Boosts Care for Late Trimester Pregnancy Loss Two agents together shortened time to delivery, but optimal dosing still unclear May 02, 2021
Steady, But Not Necessarily Positive, Parental Support Key for LGBT Community Those whose parents vacillated with support saw higher rates of mental health issues May 02, 2021
Contact with Cops Causes Anxiety in Young Black Adults Study highlights prevalence, severity of police-related anxiety for emerging adults in the U.S. May 02, 2021
Topical JAK Inhibitor Shows Promise in Vitiligo Half of patients had 90% improvement after 2 years of treatment Apr 30, 2021
Farxiga Gets FDA Greenlight for CKD SGLT2 OK'd to prevent chronic kidney disease progression and cardiovascular risks Apr 30, 2021
CMS Rules for Insurers Punt on Drug Copay Relief "Really disappointing" that payment notice didn't even mention these cards, coupons Apr 30, 2021
New Clues to Sleep Problems, Solutions in Cancer Patients Studies in GI and breast cancers zero in on sleep disturbance during active treatment Apr 30, 2021
After the Pandemic: How Will Medical Practices Fare? Telehealth's role will depend on reimbursement, says MGMA's Anders Gilberg Apr 30, 2021
Chronic Pain Patients Find Relief With Cannabis, Despite Varying Evidence "The problem is that we cannot find predictors for good responses yet," says pain specialist Apr 30, 2021
Delayed Diagnosis Common in Spinal Ailment Typical 7-year delay after symptom onset leaves patients at risk for irreversible damage Apr 30, 2021
Did Vaping THC 'Wax' for 5 Days Cause This Teen Girl's Seizure? Evidence for the effect of THC on seizure threshold is conflicting, clinicians say Apr 29, 2021
Treatment Type a Non-Factor in Prostate Cancer Patients' Anxiety Researchers emphasized importance of psychological interventions as problems arise Apr 29, 2021
The Latest Anti-Vax Myth: 'Vaccine Shedding' Miami school cited it as the reason for rejecting vaccinated teachers Apr 29, 2021
High Rate of Hyperhidrosis Relief With Topical Agent Benefit for 86% of patients treated with sofpironium bromide Apr 29, 2021
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Rise With Immunotherapy Twice as many patients with advanced NSCLC alive at 5 years with pembrolizumab vs chemo Apr 29, 2021
Lawsuit Against 'TikTok Doc' Jason Campbell Settled Oregon Health & Science University will pay $585,000 to settle sexual harassment charges Apr 29, 2021
How Molnupiravir Moved to the Head of the 'COVID Pill' Pack Work on the broad-spectrum antiviral started over a decade ago at Emory Apr 28, 2021
Four Sentenced in Mental Health Center Scam Heads of a Houston healthcare chain will go to prison for kickbacks, mental healthcare fraud Apr 28, 2021
Cath Lab Team 'Not Off the Hook' for Racial Disparities in Medicine Interventional cardiology leader suggests concrete actions for colleagues Apr 28, 2021
Vadadustat Matches Standard for CKD-Related Anemia, With Caveat Jury still out on drug's heart safety, which differed depending on dialysis dependence Apr 28, 2021
Managing Risk of Chronic Post-Surgical Pain: Timing Is Key Psychological interventions can support other treatment Apr 28, 2021
Op-Ed: Medical Culture Kills Doctors and Patients Beware the deadly invisible elephant in the room Apr 28, 2021
Gender Surgery Tied to Mental Health Gains for Transgender People Psychological distress and substance use decreased with affirming surgeries Apr 28, 2021
Rapid Improvement in Atopic Dermatitis With Topical JAK Inhibitor Disease activity index improved as early as week 1 with delgocitinib cream Apr 27, 2021
After the Pandemic: How COVID Affected Rural Patients The inherent "social distancing" of rural life helped infections stay low, says Edwin Leap, MD Apr 27, 2021
On the Road to High-Value Healthcare in the U.S.: Are We There Yet? CMS needs to keep the value-based payment models that work, and ditch the others Apr 27, 2021
Facial Paralysis After COVID-19 Vaccines: What We Know Analysis suggests no higher safety signal than other vaccines Apr 27, 2021
Diabetes, Dementia, and Age: What's the Link? Age of diabetes onset, as well as cardiovascular comorbidities, play large role in dementia risk Apr 27, 2021
Will Telehealth Shape the Future of Pain Care? Lessons from the pandemic may guide the way pain medicine is delivered Apr 26, 2021
Reinventing the 'Curbside Consult' The electronic health record is opening up great opportunities for e-consultations Apr 26, 2021
Op-Ed: Stop With the Empty Statements on Race Action plans go much further to drive meaningful change Apr 26, 2021