Self-Fixating Mesh Doesn't Improve LIHR Outcomes No difference in pain, QoL scores at 1 year Mar 24, 2017
FDA Issues Warning on IBS Drug Viberzi Must be avoided in patients whose gallbladders have been removed Mar 15, 2017
ECC Roundup: Breast Conservation Benefit Varies by Age And other reports from the European Cancer Congress Jan 31, 2017
QoL Benefits with Palliative Surgery for Gastric Cancer Solid food intake facilitated, anxiety and pain decreased Jan 21, 2017
Nivolumab Slows Advanced Gastric Cancer Significant reduction in hazards for survival, PFS in pretreated patients Jan 20, 2017
PET-Guided Therapy Switch for Esophageal Cancer Improved response with switch from ineffective treatment Jan 19, 2017
Novel Sedation Agent for Colonoscopy Meets Phase III Endpoints Remimazolam shows advantages over midazolam Oct 21, 2016
IBS Drug Warrants Phase III Trial Twice daily oral improves bowel movements, abdominal pain Oct 20, 2016
Gastric Bypass Tied to Increased Risk for C. Diff Infection May be result of decreased stomach acid secretion Oct 19, 2016
Anti-IL-13 Shows Promise as EoE Treatment Improvement in inflammation and other disease features in phase II trial Oct 19, 2016
Case-Finding Flops in Detecting Celiac Disease Researchers need better markers for disease risk Oct 18, 2016
Cimzia in New Moms Found Safe for Nursing Babies Only trace quantities found in breast milk Oct 18, 2016
Coffee, Genetics May Block Hepatitis in Heavy Drinkers Gene variant also shows possible liver-protective effect Oct 18, 2016
Pregabalin Could Ease Pain, Some Symptoms in IBS-D Pilot study shows positive results in some pain scores Oct 18, 2016
Aprepitant Trial in Gastroparesis Misses the Primary Mark But positive findings in secondary outcomes may save the day Oct 18, 2016
No Wheat or Barley on the Label? Be Careful, There Could Still Be Gluten But specific 'gluten-free' labeling is generally trustworthy Oct 01, 2016
MedPAC Looks at Ways to Adjust Misvalued Services Commission debates grouping CPT codes into families Sep 09, 2016
FDA Warns of Heart Risk with Imodium Permanent and fatal arrhythmias tied to misuse of loperamide Jun 07, 2016
Bleeding Risk Assess in Angiodysplasias Blood vessel malformations plus vascular disease increase transfusion likelihood May 25, 2016
Special Diet Soothes Irritable Bowel Diet low in "FODMAP" improves quality of life, reduces some symptoms May 25, 2016
Brief Talk Gets Patients in Control of Reflux Explaining when to take medication gets big return in symptom relief May 25, 2016
How to Avoid Misdiagnosis How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen May 13, 2016
Podcast: 10th Anniversary for HealthNewsReview.org Gary Schwitzer reflects on high points, low points, lessons learned Apr 14, 2016
10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD 'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier' Apr 09, 2016
Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD Apr 07, 2016
When "Unremarkable" Is Not Clear Enough Radiology reports need to be held to higher standards, argues Saurabh Jha, MD Mar 10, 2016
Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Name It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD Feb 23, 2016
Colonoscopy Complications Occur at Surprisingly High Rate Approaching 2% within a week of 'scoping Feb 16, 2016
Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing Feb 04, 2016
Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine Jan 21, 2016
No Benefit Seen for Probiotics in Ulcerative Colitis Cochrane review showed similar relapse rates for mesalazine and probiotics Dec 11, 2015
Obesity Groups Say States Denying Bariatric Surgery Violate ACA Discrimination complaint calls on HHS to require bariatric surgery coverage Nov 16, 2015
Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System? Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system Oct 09, 2015
'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD Oct 05, 2015
Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom Oct 01, 2015
Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis' And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea Sep 29, 2015
Excerpt: Black Man in a White Coat A new book by Damon Tweedy, MD, explores the role of race in medicine Sep 22, 2015
'Too Toxic' Colorectal Cancer Drug Now OK'd FDA approves tipiracil-trifluridine combo, to be sold as Lonsurf Sep 22, 2015
Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system Sep 11, 2015
