Stool Bacteria May Influence Tx Response in RCC Also, antibiotic use just before treatment may impact disease progression Nov 05, 2017
Slow Medicine: One More Thing About Alternative Medicine Refining the differences between Slow and Complementary medicine Nov 02, 2017
Antihistamine Improves Quality of Sedation During Colonoscopy More research needed on diphenhydramine as an adjunct to sedation Oct 17, 2017
Menopause May Be Risk Period for Chronic Pain, Opioid Use Study looked at cohort of women veterans Oct 13, 2017
Why Do Most Hospitals Ignore Guidelines on Fasting Before Surgery? Baltimore anesthesiologist responds to Slate critique Oct 08, 2017
Slow Medicine: Clashing with Andrew Weil Principles of slow, alternative medicine overlap, but there's a clear line Oct 05, 2017
Hepatitis A Outbreak to Greet IDWeek Homeless bear brunt of disease; delegates at low risk Oct 03, 2017
From Hopeless to Healer: Persecuted in Nigeria, Stonewalled by the NFL Early struggles prepared Bennet Omalu for character assassination in the U.S. Sep 20, 2017 video
Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Sep 20, 2017
Surgery and Legislation: All in a Day's Work for Greg Murphy, MD 'I don't know how he does it' Sep 05, 2017
Can Safe Injection Sites Calm the Opioid Crisis? Critics, proponents battle over decades-old issue Aug 21, 2017
Can a Mild Opioid Work for Opioid 'Detox'? Could be a method to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms Jul 12, 2017
A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
No Survival Benefit with Node Dissection in Ovarian Ca Macroscopic complete resection drives outcomes Jun 07, 2017
No Easy Solutions to the Opioid Addiction Crisis Government alone can't solve the problem, say experts Jun 07, 2017
Immunotherapy Shows Promise in Tough-to-Treat Mesothelioma Outcomes improved with nivolumab alone or with ipilimumab in pretreated patients Jun 05, 2017
Morning Break: Tainted Trials; $40K/Yr Concierge Practice; Reality TV: Diabetes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Jun 05, 2017
Second Surgery Slows Recurrent Ovarian Cancer But no survival gain seen in interim analysis of DESKTOP III Jun 03, 2017
Study: Orthopedic Surgery Patients Given Too Many Opioids Most don't take all they're prescribed May 20, 2017
FDA Data Support Ketamine as Depression Therapy Analysis of FAERS data finds less comorbid depression among pain patients on ketamine May 12, 2017
Novel Nasal Spray Promising for Some Tachycardias Phase II results may suggest safe way to convert outside the hospital May 11, 2017
CDC Issues Guide to Prevent Surgical Site Infection Recommendations for hygiene, antimicrobials, glycemia, oxygen May 04, 2017
A Better Way to Define ALL Remission? Can minimal residual disease (MRD) replace morphology for determining disease remission? May 01, 2017
Are Statins Behind Some Back Problems? Claims data suggest association, but cardiologists urge caution May 01, 2017
Thymectomy Effective for MG Patients Without Chest Tumor Randomized trial confirms benefit from surgery Apr 27, 2017
Novel Biologic Works for Episodic Migraine Prevention But effect size small with erenumab, and questions about vascular risk remain Apr 26, 2017
Roux-en-Y or Sleeve: Which Is Better? Retrospective study found bypass more effective; little difference in safety Apr 03, 2017
Choose Non-Opioid for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Bupivacaine liposome use warrants controlled trials, say researchers Mar 24, 2017
Self-Fixating Mesh Doesn't Improve LIHR Outcomes No difference in pain, QoL scores at 1 year Mar 24, 2017
Pregabalin No Help for Sciatica Leg Pain More adverse events, mostly dizziness, for those on the drug Mar 22, 2017
REMS Impact on Opioid Overdose Rates Unclear Overdoses fell but deaths did not in claims analysis Mar 20, 2017
Pre-TKA Opioid Script Predicts Post-Op Prescription Especially prevalent after 6 months post-op Mar 20, 2017
Biopsychosocial Rehab Approach May Ease Intense CNS Pain Interdisciplinary program lowered scores on Central Sensitization Inventory Mar 19, 2017
ACC: Novel Drug Fails to Reduce Post-Op Risks A calcium sensitizer flops in study aimed at cutting post-op risks Mar 19, 2017
Integrated Pain-Psych Management Program Saves Dollars Service for high health utilizers cut costs at one institution Mar 18, 2017
Fewer Vets on Opioids Following VA Initiative But questions about pain severity, functional outcomes remain Mar 17, 2017
