AMA Leadership Presses Members to Defend ACA Encourages docs to 'put a human face' on healthcare Jun 11, 2017
A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
Antibiotic Stewardship Works at Community Hospital Cost savings, better outcomes when paired with rapid blood culture system Jun 06, 2017
Genomic Testing Helps Cancer Patients -- When Results are Used Also, liquid biopsy can ID drug-responsive tumors Jun 06, 2017
Advanced Ca Patients Benefit from Online Symptom Reports Patient-reported outcomes tied to increased survival Jun 05, 2017
The Places in the U.S. Doctors Won't Go (Common Sense Family Doctor) Rural communities face an uphill battle Jun 05, 2017
Novel Agent Shows Antitumor Activity in TRK-Fusion Cancers Tumor genetics define treatment approach in early-stage trials Jun 04, 2017
Psychosocial Interventions Help Cancer Patients Cope Programs focus on lowering fear of recurrence, managing advanced disease Jun 03, 2017
Study: Orthopedic Surgery Patients Given Too Many Opioids Most don't take all they're prescribed May 20, 2017
Novel Nasal Spray Promising for Some Tachycardias Phase II results may suggest safe way to convert outside the hospital May 11, 2017
Video Capsule Endoscopy Proves Useful in PJS Patients Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome carries increased risk for bowel neoplasia May 10, 2017
PEG Tube Placement OK in Centenarian Patients Age alone should not be an absolute contraindication May 07, 2017
A Better Way to Define ALL Remission? Can minimal residual disease (MRD) replace morphology for determining disease remission? May 01, 2017
Consistently High BP Seems to Up Dementia, AD Risk Steep BP decrease among non-hypertensives also a concern May 01, 2017
By the Numbers: H-1B Visa Program and the Physician Workforce In some states, more than 4% of all docs hold H-1B visas Apr 27, 2017
NCCN Guideline: No Ink on Tumor Suffices in Breast Cancer Tx New NCCN guidelines discourage centimeter-wide margins Mar 27, 2017
NCCN: Checkpoint Inhibitors an Option for Bladder Cancer Results from phase II studies strong enough in advanced disease Mar 27, 2017
CDK 4/6 Inhibitor Makes the Cut in NCCN Breast Ca Guidelines Ibrance plus AI or ER antagonist generates 'enthusiasm' Mar 27, 2017
Integrated Pain-Psych Management Program Saves Dollars Service for high health utilizers cut costs at one institution Mar 18, 2017
Some Opiates May Boost Hospital Infection Risk More hospital-acquired pneumonia with fentanyl, morphine exposure Mar 17, 2017
FDA Again Warns on Balloon Angioplasty for Neurologic Disorders Says transvascular autonomic modulation is off-label and dangerous Mar 08, 2017
No Heart Surgeon Match Day for Major Medical Center Columbia University missed deadline to submit residents' ranking list Mar 06, 2017
Bacterial Spray Promising for Keratosis Pilaris Topical Nitrosomonas eutropha improved skin texture in small trial Mar 06, 2017
One Biologic Bests Another in Head-to-Head Psoriasis Trial Taltz turns in better results than Stelara on severity indices Mar 05, 2017
Nitric Oxide Gel Shows Promise for Genital Warts Full clearance of baseline warts achieved in phase II trial Mar 05, 2017
Superbugs Lurking in Hospital Sinks (Applied & Environmental Microbiology) Study measured how patients may become exposed Feb 24, 2017
Hydrogel Beats Standard Platinum for Coiling Aneurysms European study shows lower rate of composite adverse events with second-generation coil Feb 24, 2017
iMedApps: Use Your Cell Phone But Keep Its Number Private Doximity Dialer customizes what patients see on Caller ID when you call Feb 22, 2017
LEEP Rather Than Freeze to Prevent Cervical Cancer HIV patients do better long-term with electric excision Feb 15, 2017
By the Numbers: That Dang Recordkeeping Physicians spend a fourth of their time on administrative tasks, study finds Feb 03, 2017
Um, Excuse Me, Why Did You Stop My Post-Op Anticoagulant? Cardiology writer learns firsthand about real-world practice Jan 29, 2017
Heater-Cooler Infections: Incidence Most Likely Underreported 'We've only begun to scratch the surface' Jan 23, 2017
FDA Warns on MRI in Patients with Implantable Pumps Medication, mechanical issues may follow exposure Jan 11, 2017
What Does a 'Good Prognosis' Really Mean? Maybe it's about more than healing or recovering Dec 22, 2016
Nursing Student Diary: First Term Over, Looking Back and Ahead Learning what a nurse is and is not Dec 21, 2016
