ICD-10: AMA Considers Grace Period to 'Save Docs' No easy choices for AMA as it mulls next steps Jun 07, 2015
13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves Jun 01, 2015
ASCO: Annual Meeting Emphasizes Advances, Challenges in Cancer Largest program to date highlights developments in breast cancer, other malignancies May 29, 2015
ASCO: Chemo-ADT Combo Still Winning in Prostate Cancer Yet another report of survival improvement with upfront docetaxel plus hormonal therapy. May 14, 2015
Testosterone Shots: Riskier Than Gels or Patches? Spike in T levels from bolus injections may explain higher adverse outcome rates. May 11, 2015
Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Here's how the FDA let a widely abused opioid back on the market. May 10, 2015
Injecting Opioid Tied to Blood Clotting Disorder Are most clinicians aware of this side effect of oxymorphone drug abuse? May 10, 2015
Squeeze Test in Finger/Toe Joints Won't Diagnose Arthritis Sensitivity was low for metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints. May 09, 2015
Op-Ed: How to Rein In Out-of-Control Healthcare Costs We all know the medical bill horror stories, but now we have to act on them. May 05, 2015
'Brain Code' Speeds Meds to Neuro Patients Algorithm plus medication distribution system reverses herniation, lowers intracranial pressure. Apr 23, 2015
Stopping Enbrel Risky in Established RA Fewer patients with longstanding disease flared if they remained on even a half dose of etanercept, and time to flare was greater. Apr 22, 2015
Experts Gain Ground in CTE Diagnosis NIH working group says perivascular tau deposition is hallmark feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Apr 22, 2015
Novel Drug for Cramping Shows Promise in Early Trial Could benefit patients with MS spasticity and cervical dystonia. Apr 22, 2015
Allopurinol Doesn't Worsen Acute Gout Attacks Worries that it might prove unfounded in randomized trial. Apr 09, 2015
What Makes an Opioid Stronger or Weaker Than Morphine? CDC classification of stronger, weaker, and morphine-equivalent opioids is confusing. Mar 30, 2015
10 Questions: Mary Norine Walsh, MD "The waste will continue until the method of reimbursement changes." Mar 30, 2015
New Rx Protocol Improves Knee Replacement Recovery Total knee arthroplasty patients back on feet sooner with new approach to pain management. Mar 27, 2015
Excerpt From 'The Secret Language of Doctors' ED doc Brian Goldman investigates slang to "crack code of hospital culture." Mar 26, 2015
Fat-Lysing Agent Makes Double Chin Disappear Consistent results seen with injection of synthetic deoxycholic acid compound. Mar 24, 2015
ACC: Folate Supplements Cut Strokes in Hypertension Hypertensive patients with low blood folate levels gain big benefit. Mar 19, 2015 video
CardioBreak: Modern Bloodletting, a New Statin Strategy Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine. Mar 09, 2015
Seeds Top EBRT as Boost Tx in Prostate Cancer And other advances in prostate cancer care from the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Mar 03, 2015
Ultrasound After Steroid Shots Helps Slightly in Managing Knee OA Changes visualized after intra-articular injections are small and of borderline utility. Feb 27, 2015
Morning Break: Penis Reduction? Patient Suffering Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the staff. Feb 18, 2015
Mixed Results for Low-Dose Statin in Second Stroke Pravastatin didn't reduce incidence of recurrent stroke, but did offer other benefits. Feb 16, 2015
Stroke Survivors May Face Greater Cancer Risk Ischemic stroke increased likelihood of cancer within 2 years of the event. Feb 14, 2015
Stop DMARDs Before Orthopedic Surgery in RA Patients? Deft medication management is important. Feb 12, 2015
Predicting Death in Advanced Cancer Study offers clues to guide clinicians, families about end of life. Feb 10, 2015 video
Hard Drinking in Middle Age Linked to Stroke F. Perry Wilson, MD, critiques an interesting new study in 150 seconds. Jan 30, 2015 video
5 Steps in Talking With Patients About Alternative Medicine Ask, explain, respect, collaborate, compromise. Jan 14, 2015
More Drugs, Better Survival in Metastatic Colon Cancer Addition of oxaliplatin to FOLFIRI and bevacizumab doubled 5-year survival. Jan 13, 2015
Meniscus Lesions Tied to Neuropathic Pain in Knee OA Meniscal extrusion on MRI significantly associated with increasing pain scores in knee osteoarthritis. Jan 02, 2015
Separating Spondyloarthritis From Back Pain Still Problematic Spinal MRI criteria don't help differentiate SpA from nonspecific pain. Dec 27, 2014
JIA Parents Lose Significant Work Time More missed work in the year before and after a child's diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Dec 18, 2014
