Warfarin Class Tied to Higher Death Rate in COPD Retrospective results shouldn't change practice, but deserve more study May 23, 2018
Study: Hospitals Overuse VTE Prophylaxis 65% of patients in non-ICU wards in Michigan got more than recommended May 22, 2018
FeNO Helps in Cough Treatment High levels of nitric oxide indicate whether steroids may be appropriate May 21, 2018
ACOG: Postpartum Pain Management Requires Individualized Approach Opioids may be 'held in reserve' if other options fail May 18, 2018
More Antibiotics Around Cardiac Device Procedures Doesn't Cut Important Infections Huge randomized trial shows no better than possible modest effect May 11, 2018
Antibiotics Questioned in Preemies Without Confirmed Sepsis Drugs often used inappropriately, researchers say May 09, 2018
Doc-to-Doc: Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue 'If it isn't a health problem, then why are all these people dying from it?' May 09, 2018 video
Vasopressin Lowers Sepsis Afib Risk Addition to shock treatment may offer clinical advantage May 08, 2018
Drug Choices Safe in Pediatric Gut Infections Finding validates clinical practice in complicated intra-abdominal infections May 08, 2018
IV Drug Shines in Postpartum Depression Trials Treatment benefit clear in less than 3 days, lasts at least a month May 08, 2018
Gout Admissions Escalate in the U.K. A 59% increase since 2006, while rheumatoid arthritis hospitalizations halved May 01, 2018
Vibrating ICD/CRT-D; Pradaxa Reversal Agent; Prevention Bonanza Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Apr 23, 2018
ACP: Root Gender Bias Out of Medicine More attention needed to parental leave, other policies Apr 20, 2018
Biliary Fibrosis Stabilized with Obeticholic Acid Biopsy study supports anti-fibrosis properties of agent Apr 15, 2018
Hepatitis C Treatments Reduce Transplants Therapies also appear to reduce liver-related mortality Apr 15, 2018
Laparoscopy OK for Penetrating Injuries Fewer than 20% needed laparotomy for abdominal wound repair Apr 15, 2018
Europe Gets Updated HCV Tx Guidelines EASL panel touts 'ease of use' of direct-acting antivirals Apr 15, 2018
TAP Block Cuts Post-Op Opioid Need in Bariatric Surgery Less rescue medication needed and shorter length of stay with local anesthesia technique Apr 14, 2018
Readmissions High Among Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Nearly a quarter readmitted within a month Apr 12, 2018
Film Shines Light on Deadly Errors in Medicine Death toll in U.S. as high as 440,000 per year Apr 06, 2018
This Patient is Racist (or Sexist). Now What? Sharonne Hayes, MD, says hospitals must protect staff from patients who cross the line Apr 05, 2018 video
Morning Break: Antacids and Allergies; Condom-Snorting; Classroom Vaping Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Apr 03, 2018
NCCN Refines MM Treatment Guidelines 'An attempt to help the clinician make better decisions,' expert says Mar 25, 2018
NCCN: Don't Let HIV Status Dictate Cancer Treatment New guidelines focus on most common cancers in HIV-infected patients Mar 23, 2018
Why Is Improving Population Health So Difficult? Short-term outlook, chronic disease complexity don't help Mar 21, 2018
Bariatric Surgery Alters Gene Expression Inflammatory, metabolic pathways overexpressed as 'hungry intestine' remodels gut Mar 20, 2018
Radiologists Reconsider Their Divided Specialty As IRs, DRs converge in hospital settings, can they -- should they -- stay independent? Mar 20, 2018
HRV Patch Promising for Predicting Hypoglycemia T1D patients showed detectable increase in low and high frequency ratio Mar 20, 2018
ENDO: Big Breakfast May Help in Diabetics Medium lunch and light dinner reduces insulin needs Mar 19, 2018
DMAU Shows Promise as Oral Birth Control for Men Dimethandrolone undecanoate well tolerated as reversible contraceptive Mar 19, 2018 video
Two Agents Equal as Pretreatment for Adrenal Tumor Surgery Phenoxybenzamine, doxazosin OK for perioperative hemodynamic control during PCC resection Mar 18, 2018
Going Generic OK for Clopidogrel Non-inferiority achieved for ACS survivors in Canadian study Mar 14, 2018
Novel Drug Reverses Anticoagulation in Emergencies Andexanet stops 90% of action of factor Xa inhibitors Mar 13, 2018 video
Low-Dose Combo Pill Successfully Takes Down High BP Fixed dose initial treatment gets 70% of patients at hypertension goal Mar 13, 2018 video
P2Y12 Tx Subsidy Yields Positive Response from Docs, Patients Ticagrelor vouchers boost use, but clinical outcomes unchanged Mar 11, 2018 video
NOAC Helps Stem Consequences of Cardiac Damage After Surgery Fewer major vascular events with therapy after myocardial injury Mar 11, 2018 video
Dolutegravir Effective in TB-HIV Co-infected Patients As integrase inhibitor regimen is rolled out, fears of drug-drug interactions lessened Mar 06, 2018
