Finally: Common Drug Improves COVID-19 Survival in Trial "A ground-breaking development," according to preliminary data from an ongoing trial Jun 16, 2020
Gay-Straight Alliances at School Cut Bullying for LGBTQ Youth Even bullying based on targets' weight or religion was reduced Jun 15, 2020
Tenet Sued After Firing Detroit Nurses Who Complained About COVID Understaffing Four nurses claim deaths could have been prevented Jun 15, 2020
HCQ No Longer Approved Even a Little for COVID-19 Study after study showed no benefit, and now the FDA has had enough Jun 15, 2020
New NMO Drug Gets FDA Nod B-cell depleting inebilizumab is the second neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder treatment approved Jun 12, 2020
What Police Chokeholds Can Do to the Brain George Floyd's death prompts new look at often overused police tactic Jun 11, 2020
AMA Responds to Racial Injustice, Failing Practices During COVID-19 Town Hall Policy experts also discuss physician wellness, ways to preserve advances in telemedicine Jun 08, 2020
Time to Revisit Medical Education ... and Not Just for Physicians Do docs spend too much time in school, or do NPs and PAs not spend enough? Jun 08, 2020
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Names Names Agency rolls out data reports for individual facilities Jun 05, 2020
Forensic Pathologist Breaks Down George Floyd's Death An outside perspective on viral videos, autopsy findings, and the medical examiner's role Jun 05, 2020
Don't Skip Opiates for ‘Air Hunger’ From COVID-19 Ventilation Other drugs don't cut it to ease the traumatic sensation, group argues Jun 05, 2020
Doctors Rally in New York to Support Black Lives Matter Protests One of 6 events hosted at hospitals throughout the city in solidarity Jun 04, 2020
COVID-19 Studies With Surgisphere Data Retracted Authors said they can no longer vouch for the data Jun 04, 2020
We Must Legalize Opioids Now to End Racist War on Drugs In the age of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, it's more important than ever Jun 03, 2020
Telemedicine Abortion Gains Momentum During Pandemic But FDA regulations on mifepristone still limit access Jun 02, 2020
Frailty Score Joins the COVID-19 Battle Calculations help with tough decisions, reduce age bias Jun 02, 2020
Air Quality Tied to MS Risk Multiple sclerosis was more prevalent in Italian areas with more pollution May 29, 2020
NDMA Prompts Metformin Recall FDA finds certain products with excessive levels of potential carcinogen May 29, 2020
Alzheimer’s Tau Tracer Wins Landmark Approval "Major advance" toward diagnosing Alzheimer's with brain imaging May 29, 2020
More Minority Physicians Needed to Reduce Health Disparities, House Members Told Pandemic has "laid bare" differences in outcomes, says Rep. Mike Thompson May 28, 2020
End of Life and COVID-19; DCIS Doubles Cancer Risk; Training for 'Bad News' News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 28, 2020
Two Law Firms Dominate Medical Debt Suits in Texas Responsible for nearly 90% of all "predatory" litigation against patients May 27, 2020
Bullying Preceded Many LGBTQ Youth Suicides Shocking prevalence of victimization among younger teens who killed themselves May 26, 2020
Autopsies Turn Up Strange Feature of COVID-19 Lungs Study finds more thrombi and a new puzzle in the vessels May 22, 2020
COVID-19 Further Strains Care Disparities Among Native Americans Underfunded IHS, isolation from resources pose major concern for tribes during pandemic May 21, 2020
AAMC Under Fire Over Issues With MCAT Rescheduling Pre-med students waited hours online after computer snafu May 18, 2020
We Don't Just Need Masks, We Need Optimal PPE Healthcare workers giving care should be protected based on evidence, not by supply May 17, 2020
Can't We Do Better to Support Minorities in Medicine? At every step, too many of us fall by the wayside May 16, 2020
Why Do Countries' COVID-19 Death Rates Vary So Much? Multiple factors at play: testing capacity, case definitions, age distribution, preparedness May 15, 2020
Clinic Pushes Inhaled Stem Cell Tx, Delivered to Your Door Companies take advantage of COVID-19 fears May 14, 2020
COVID-19 Sequelae Can Linger for Weeks Even patients with mild cases describe persistent fatigue, trouble breathing, cardiac issues May 13, 2020
Psych Residents on COVID-19 Front Line; LSD in Phase II ADHD Trial News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 13, 2020
Does Peer Review Still Matter in the Era of COVID-19? Milton Packer describes the impossible task of vetting medical research May 13, 2020
COVID-19 Antibiotic Overuse Puts Stewardship Efforts at Risk Researchers worry that copious prescriptions will worsen resistance problem May 12, 2020
Bringing Patients Back to the Office -- Thoughtfully Changed workflows and social distancing are all part of the new normal May 11, 2020
Confirmed: Kids Can Get Severe COVID-19 Like in adults, comorbidities a major risk factor May 11, 2020