Blood Thinners Not a Firm Contraindication for tPA, Study Finds Intracranial hemorrhage rate did not differ regardless of use of antiplatelet or anticoagulants Oct 13, 2023
CDC: Arthritis Is Massive Public Health Problem One in five adults, nearly half of seniors diagnosed with joint diseases Oct 13, 2023
Decolonization in Nursing Homes Cuts the Risk of Dangerous Infections Protocol borrowed from the ICU continues to show success Oct 12, 2023
'Surprising' Contribution of Pulmonary Hypertension to ARDS Outcomes Coexisting conditions spell markedly poor clinical course Oct 12, 2023
A Price Jump From Pennies to $20/Pill for the Same Drug Drug pricing should be subject to stricter regulation Oct 12, 2023
Oral Appliances for Sleep Apnea a Promising Alternative to CPAP in Seniors Patients with both mild-to-moderate and severe OSA saw benefits with oral appliance therapy Oct 11, 2023
Acupuncture Effective for Some ED Patients With Intractable Pain Average pain score dropped from 7.96 to 3.88 after treatment, study finds Oct 11, 2023
Rare Lung Bleeds Cluster in DOAC Users, Implications Unclear Pattern found in diffuse alveolar hemorrhage reports in FAERS Oct 11, 2023
Docs and Vaccine-Hesitant Patients: Don't Debunk, but Do Discuss Ryan Hassan, MD, MPH, urges clinicians to be gentle when dealing with disinformation and distrust Oct 11, 2023 video
Novel Nerve Ablation Procedure Explored for HFpEF Splanchnic nerve ablation for volume management passes a feasibility hurdle Oct 11, 2023
Copper-Boosting Agent Promising for Low Ejection Fraction Heart Failure Early-phase study analysis suggests potential for remodeling Oct 10, 2023
Modest Risks Come With Moving Fast on HF Drugs After Acute Event STRONG-HF analysis details the impact Oct 10, 2023
Catching COVID 5 Times; Stroke Deaths Expected to Surge; Calif. Bans Red Dye No. 3 Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 10, 2023
Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Limbo for HFrEF Autonomic regulation therapy trial showed signal for benefit in terminated pivotal trial Oct 09, 2023
Surprising Link Between Weight Gain and RA Activity Hint: it's not the worsening you probably expected Oct 09, 2023
Time to Recognize Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome, AHA Says Pooled cohort equations will make way for new CKM risk calculator Oct 09, 2023
Biomarker-Based CardioMEMS Candidates Still Benefit GUIDE-HF trial analysis distinguishes "strata" with different levels of risk Oct 09, 2023
Demand for Anti-VEGF Injections for Retinal Diseases Expected to Surge Danish researchers forecast 50% growth in next 5 years, driven by aging population Oct 09, 2023
Weight-Loss Drug Benefit Spans HFpEF, HFmrEF STEP-HFpEF trial results come out consistent across ejection fraction Oct 08, 2023
Feds Rein in Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients A computer program isn't always a crystal ball for care Oct 08, 2023
Ob/Gyn Accused of Sex Abuse Found Dead; Massive Medicare Scam; Veggies in the Genes? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 06, 2023
Should 'Site Neutrality' Be Used to Set Payments? MedPAC Members Disagree "I don't think 'site-neutral' is neutral," one commissioner says Oct 05, 2023
Adherence Matters for CVD Secondary Prevention in CPAP Users Questionable benefit may hinge on number of hours used Oct 05, 2023
Bimekizumab Data in axSpA Look Good Through 1 Year U.S. approval status for IL-17A/F inhibitor still in limbo Oct 05, 2023
'Good' Cholesterol and Dementia Risk; Water Allergy; Firearms Deaths Surge in Kids Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 05, 2023
Parkinsonism Case Tied to Welding, Improved With Chelation How one team pinpointed manganese toxicity and diminished a patient's motor symptoms Oct 04, 2023
Everything (Maybe) You Wanted to Know About Sarilumab for PMR Published details may raise questions about FDA's approval Oct 04, 2023
Aspirin Outcomes No Different With Safety Coating Bleeding not significantly reduced with enteric-coated aspirin in ADAPTABLE trial Oct 04, 2023
Low Relapse Rates With Twice-Yearly Schizophrenia Treatment Every-6-month dosing of paliperidone palmitate was effective and safe up to 3 years Oct 03, 2023 video
Actemra Biosimilar Approved But Biogen product doesn't get all the original's indications Oct 03, 2023
Repeat Tests for Inflammation Aid Prognosis After Acute Heart Failure Mortality predicted by cumulative hsCRP levels over time Oct 02, 2023
Loneliness Tied to Subsequent Parkinson's Risk Findings support Surgeon General's recent call to improve social connection Oct 02, 2023
MedPod Today: Big Medical Bill; GLP-1 Agonist Plateau; Grateful Patient Fundraising reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Sep 29, 2023 podcast
Humans Stacked Up Like So Much Cordwood The growing need for nursing homes and psychiatric hospitals Sep 29, 2023
Dianne Feinstein Dies; Prison for Alzheimer's Fraudsters; Kaiser Strike Looming Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Sep 29, 2023
Blue Shield of California Has Fix for MA Enrollees Worried About Co-Pays An "underwriting holiday" doesn't require supplemental plan applicants to answer health questions Sep 28, 2023
With Shutdown Likely, Policy Experts Weigh Health Risks Food safety, innovation, and community health centers all could see trickle-down effects Sep 28, 2023
Preventing Biden's Stumbles; Bruce Willis Aware of His Dementia? ABIM Prez to Retire Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Sep 27, 2023
Postmenopausal Fracture Risk for SGLT2 Inhibitors Similar to Other Diabetes Drugs Lower risk compared with DPP-4 inhibitors, and similar risk versus GLP-1 receptor agonists Sep 26, 2023
New Schizophrenia Treatments Are Coming: Don't Panic Be prepared and be open-minded, says Peter Weiden Sep 26, 2023 video