Time to Rethink BMI Cutoff for Bariatric Surgery? The point isn't weight loss, researcher argues, but treatment for diabetes, hypertension, and other comorbidities Nov 06, 2019
Waves of CSF Flow Into the Brain During Sleep Findings may have implications for Alzheimer's and dementia Nov 01, 2019
Watchman: Sicker Patients, More Deaths Than in Trials Medicare data paint a different picture of the LAA occluder Oct 31, 2019
Constipation in Older Adults Improved With Biofeedback Small retrospective study extends efficacy observed in younger patients Oct 31, 2019
Cardioversion After Watchman Implant May Not Require More OAC But data raise questions about the rationale for LAA closure in the first place Oct 29, 2019
A Cardiologist's Diet Built for Improving Cholesterol The food plan Wesley Milks, MD, adopted to cut his LDL without meds Oct 29, 2019
Afib Ablation Deaths Do Happen "Very real complication" expected to rise as more HF patients are treated Oct 29, 2019
Easy Stroke Scoring Tool Helps EMS Get Patients the Right Care Los Angeles Motor Scale deemed "powerful out-of-hospital tool" for prediction of intervention, outcomes Oct 29, 2019
Antidepressants vs Talk Therapy: What's More Cost-Effective? Which begets another question: over what time period? Oct 28, 2019
Imagine Dragons’ Frontman Lives With Two Chronic Diseases Dan Reynolds deals with UC and ankylosing spondylitis Oct 24, 2019
Four Myths About Universal Healthcare in Other Countries Hint: Nobody has "Medicare for All" Oct 22, 2019
Joint Injections: Are They Worth the Risk? Adverse outcomes hastening joint replacement have raised concerns Oct 15, 2019
DOAC Disappoints in Thrombotic Autoimmune Disorder Drug may, in fact, pose serious risks in this population Oct 14, 2019
Parkinson's Risk Higher in People With Bipolar Disorder Analysis looks at more than 4 million people Oct 14, 2019
Conjugate Active in Exudative Retinal Diseases Improved vision, decreased retinal thickening with antibody-biopolymer agent Oct 13, 2019
Pop Star Sia Opens Up About Her Chronic Pain Hitmaker diagnosed with connective tissue disorder Oct 10, 2019
Overweight Patients Less Likely to Gain Weight on Antipsychotic Analysis looked at users of brexpiprazole (Rexulti) Oct 07, 2019
Esketamine Nasal Spray Reduces Depression in Suicidal Patients Positive results from first global registration program of patients with active suicidal ideation, intent Oct 06, 2019
Can Anti-TNF Drugs Reduce Alzheimer's Risk? Analysis of 56 million patients hints at possible connections Oct 04, 2019
How Common Are Inaccurate Coronary Artery Calcium Scans? The Skeptical Cardiologist finds reason to suspect the MAC Oct 04, 2019
Entresto Approved for Children Symptomatic HF population as young as 1 year given the green light Oct 03, 2019
Does Zantac Break Down Into a Carcinogen? Rather than contamination, "the fundamental problem is that it's an unstable molecule" Oct 03, 2019
Tennis Star Swings Back at Rheumatoid Arthritis Caroline Wozniacki hopes her nearly debilitating condition inspires others Oct 03, 2019
Pamrevlumab Appears Safe, Effective for IPF Findings "striking" but should be "treated with caution," expert warns Oct 01, 2019
Benralizumab: A Second Chance in Patients With COPD? Findings are hypothesis-generating but "invaluable," one researcher says Sep 30, 2019
TAVR at 5 Years: Paravalvular Regurgitation is Key "No matter what you're using, you have to decrease PVR" Sep 29, 2019
MitraClip for Functional MR: 'It's Never Too Late' Benefit grows versus meds over time and not hurt by delay in COAPT trial Sep 29, 2019
Paclitaxel Device Scare Highlights PAD Research Flaws Latest data from the Lutonix research program reassuring, but far from conclusive Sep 28, 2019
EXCEL: Left Main Stenting Holding Up to CABG at 5 Years The trial held a mortality surprise, though Sep 28, 2019
Mitral Valve Procedure Learning Curve Raises Access Question And guess which procedures are next for public outcome reporting... Sep 27, 2019
Novel TAVR Valves: Mixed Results in First Head-to-Head Trials With one a clear loser, another noninferior to existing devices, will operators want to climb the learning curve? Sep 27, 2019
Post-AVR Leaflet Thrombosis Often Vanishes Sans Treatment Even so, PARTNER 3 substudy found more clinical events with leaflet thickening Sep 27, 2019
Bariatric Surgery May Compromise Mental Health Patients with psychiatric history saw higher rate of repeat presentations Sep 26, 2019
CKD Patients With Osteoporosis Benefit From New Drug New FRAME analysis backs use of romosozumab in this population Sep 26, 2019
Patient Data Makes a Slight Dent in Paclitaxel Device Mortality Risk New meta-analysis still shows risk persists Sep 26, 2019
Dropping Aspirin Early After Stenting Helps High-Risk Patients TWILIGHT trial has good news for safety Sep 26, 2019
Could Sapien Valve Weather 25 Years With Little Wear? A billion beats in bench testing say yes Sep 26, 2019
