Leaflet Laceration Promising to Prevent Valve Complications New techniques tackle obstruction risk in TMVR, TAVR Mar 04, 2019
Extra Pounds May Boost Stroke Survival Study adds to literature supporting obesity paradox Mar 04, 2019
Biodegradable-Polymer DES Still Not Better Than Durable DES Data offer a look at what happens after Orsiro sheds its polymer Mar 03, 2019
Alzheimer's Biomarker Tied to Sleep Apnea Apnea linked to higher entorhinal cortex tau PET signal Mar 03, 2019
Oura Sleep Analysis Ring: Heaps of Hype, Little Utility The Skeptical Cardiologist reviews the latest wearable Mar 03, 2019
Medical Marijuana and Older Adults Well tolerated among elderly patients; nearly a third reduced opioids Feb 28, 2019
ACIP: After WHO Delay, FDA Waits to Select Flu Strains for Vax Also, ACIP issues new language on vaccines for anthrax and Japanese encephalitis Feb 27, 2019
One-Time FIT Adequately Detects CRC but Not Advanced Adenomas Accuracy depends on varying test thresholds for positive result Feb 25, 2019
Preventing Stroke After Cervical Artery Dissection Antiplatelets, anticoagulants show similar outcomes at 1 year Feb 25, 2019
Morning Exercise Lowers Blood Pressure Adding a few minutes of walking throughout the day also helps, trial shows Feb 22, 2019
Morning Break: Rebranding Eating Disorders; Spike in Kratom Concerns; Vaccine Laws Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ·¬ΗΡΙηΗψ staff Feb 22, 2019
Significant Decline in Precancerous Cervical Lesions in U.S. Proportion of lesions with HPV16/18 fall across age, ethnic groups Feb 21, 2019
Kidney Disease Payment System Draws Medicare Scrutiny 'We do not think the state of kidney disease care is acceptable' Feb 15, 2019
Study Quantifies Dental, Jaw Risks With Denosumab 10-year data suggest oral issues common Feb 14, 2019
'Not a Haircut': Two Knees, Same Day ... More Risk? Evidence, experience mixed on simultaneous bilateral knee replacement Feb 14, 2019
Stopping Biologics Before Joint Surgery: Is Earlier Better? For abatacept, one dosing interval sufficed in RA patients Feb 12, 2019
Language Issues in Degenerative Aphasia Have a Hearing Component Primary progressive aphasia is not just a neurolinguistic problem, study shows Feb 11, 2019
Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Vary Among IBD Patients Psychological health status varies along with IBD Feb 11, 2019
Game-Based Stroke Rehab From Home On Par with Clinic Arm motor function recovery was noninferior in randomized trial Feb 10, 2019
Lytics Help Imaging-Selected Patients Beyond 4.5-Hour Window EXTEND trial shows less disability after use in 4.5-to-9-hour window Feb 09, 2019
Andexanet Holds Strong as Antidote to Apixaban, Rivaroxaban Reversal agent for factor Xa inhibitors soon to be subject to a randomized trial Feb 08, 2019
Colonoscopy Misses More Adenomas Than Thought Forget 'one and done' -- adenomas per positive colonoscopy better measure of quality, researchers say Feb 08, 2019
Benefit of Endovascular Therapy Dwindles With Large-Core Strokes But is thrombectomy still better than medical management alone for these cases? Feb 08, 2019
Tighter BP Control No Better in Acute Stroke But major limitations prevented firm conclusions in ENCHANTED trial Feb 08, 2019
For Brain Bleeds, 'Gentle' but Thorough Surgery May Boost Outcomes MISTIE III trial failed overall but showed functional benefit with extensive clot removal Feb 07, 2019
BP Lowering en Route to Hospital Flops in Acute Stroke RIGHT-2 trial shows no benefit, possible harm from nitroglycerin patch Feb 07, 2019
Trump's Health: Excellent or 'Ticking Bomb'? Zero publicly reported medical events in first 2 years in office Feb 07, 2019
Intensive Early Glucose Control No Help for Stroke Recovery SHINE trial yields similar functional outcomes but higher hypoglycemia risk Feb 06, 2019
Pharma Lap Dance; Dark Web Opioids; Pot Cookies for Tantrums? Clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 01, 2019
Cat Poop and Schizophrenia; Cannabis for a 4-Year-Old News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 30, 2019
Heavy Workouts Linked to Hard Arteries But subclinical calcified plaque didn't translate into mortality risk in study Jan 30, 2019
Rats, My PSA Went Up. Do I Need Another Bleeping Biopsy? "Active surveillance" doesn't have to mean invasive testing for every biomarker blip Jan 29, 2019
Comorbidities Common in Older 'Frequent Fliers' in the ED Diabetes topped the list; pain-related diagnosis and injury were other factors Jan 28, 2019
TAVR Learning Curve May Fade With Newer Device Volume-outcomes relationship not evident with Sapien 3 valves Jan 28, 2019
Autologous Blood Use Better for Cardiac Surgeries? Intra-operative strategy associated with fewer post-op transfusions, shorter stays Jan 28, 2019
Does Methotrexate Work in Giant Cell Arteritis? Methotrexate add-on to glucocorticoid decreased rate of subsequent relapse by nearly two-fold Jan 26, 2019
IBD Rates Low in Patients on Cosentyx Analysis of data from 21 clinical trials in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis Jan 25, 2019
Targeting IL-1 Fails in Knee OA Little benefit seen for lutikizumab on scores for pain and function Jan 23, 2019
