Study Backs Cytokine Targeting for COVID-19 Tx Interrupting host inflammatory response shows promise May 08, 2020
Kawasaki Disease From COVID-19 in Kids: How Common? Warnings out on inflammatory syndrome but many questions remain May 08, 2020
Detroit Children's Hospital Ousts Wayne State Pediatricians 25 doctors "squeezed in the middle" of administrative dispute May 08, 2020
Face-Aging Selfies Help Modify Risky Skin Behaviors for Teens Trial looked at effects of a free "UV-selfie" app May 07, 2020
Blood Test Promising as Colorectal Cancer Screen In early study, better numbers than with current alternatives to colonoscopy May 07, 2020
CDC: Less Sex, Better Birth Control for Teens Sexual activity among teen boys continues to decline, researcher says May 06, 2020
Do You Believe in HCQ for COVID-19? It Will Break Your Heart Milton Packer believes advocacy of the drug is practicing politics, not medicine May 06, 2020
Ranitidine Cancer Risk: Health Records Offer Reassurance Huge study finds no indication that nitrosamine contamination affected real-world outcomes May 05, 2020
Respiratory Therapists Play Critical Role in COVID-19 Pandemic Specialty is in the thick of the outbreak, managing ventilators and assisting with intubations May 04, 2020
When Did COVID-19 Arrive and Could We Have Spotted It Earlier? A forensic pathologist investigates May 04, 2020
Still Want to Be a Doctor Post COVID-19? How the pandemic could influence the next generation of healthcare professionals May 04, 2020
Universal Face Shields for COVID-19: The New and Improved Mask? Not just for HCPs; potentially more effective and more comfortable for members of the public May 01, 2020
Miscarriage and Maternal Mortality in Pregnant COVID-19 Patients Risk is unknown but nonzero May 01, 2020
Fatty Liver Afflicts Most 9/11 'Ground Zero' Workers Researchers blame toxin exposure during recovery and cleanup effort Apr 30, 2020
The Great Ventilator Fiasco of COVID-19 Is this one of the biggest challenges facing science? Apr 29, 2020
Will Life and Medicine Go Back to Normal After COVID-19? Milton Packer has a surprising twist for those who yearn for "normalcy" Apr 29, 2020
Derm Residents Protest Board's In-Person Certification Exam Must travel to Florida in July for required test Apr 28, 2020
It's Always 'Safety Third' in Emergency Medicine COVID-19 or not, the first priority is patients Apr 28, 2020
Enhanced Recovery Protocols Lower Opioid Use After C-Section Researchers also reported reduction in hospital stay and costs Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19 Hit NYC Kidney Transplant Recipients Hard Study "raises very serious concerns about the safety of transplant patients in this outbreak" Apr 24, 2020
High-Dose CQ Tied to Death, Cardiac Events in COVID-19 Patients Trial stopped due to prolonged QTc interval, higher rate of death in high- vs low-dose group Apr 24, 2020
NYU Leadership Gaslights Residents Over Hazard Pay Urology chair: requests are "not becoming of a compassionate and caring physician" Apr 23, 2020
Why These Athletes Went Ahead With Their Elective Surgeries Sports medicine physicians weigh in on special treatment Apr 22, 2020
CDC Recommends Dr. Oz Wear 'Duct Tape Mask' "These new guidelines should have been in place years ago" Apr 21, 2020
Fear of the False Negative COVID-19 Test Reports suggest dire impact on healthcare workforce -- and patient care -- if tests miss infectious providers Apr 20, 2020
Women's Suffrage and Its Impact on Medicine What's changed and what hasn't in the 100 years since we got the vote Apr 20, 2020
'If I Have COVID-19, They Can’t Put Me in Jail' -- Wrong Limited testing availability means often "we keep our fingers crossed" Apr 20, 2020
Dyspnea and COVID-19: It's All in the Timing Onset of shortness of breath can help distinguish COVID-19 from other illnesses, researchers argue Apr 16, 2020
COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Site Shut Down Local health officials take action after clinic operators fail to produce documentation Apr 16, 2020
Doctors Struggle to Get Paid for Telehealth Visits Provider payments vary by states, plans, and shifting policies Apr 16, 2020
Almost 60% of Chest X-Rays 'Normal' in COVID-19 Imaging study may be inadequate to diagnose COVID-19 in an ambulatory care setting, research suggests Apr 15, 2020
Push Needed for At-Home Coronavirus Antibody Testing An opportunity for the U.S. to catch up Apr 15, 2020
AGA: Pause IBD Meds When Patients Have COVID-19 Biologics and other drugs best delayed, new guidance suggests Apr 14, 2020
HCQ Plus Azithromycin: A Dangerous Combination? Antimalarial drug appears safe alone; whether it's effective in COVID-19 still unclear Apr 14, 2020