Gluttony -- Once a Deadly Sin, Now a Treatable Disorder This "Lowering the Bar: Medicine in the 21st Century" MedPageToday/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report takes a hard look at binge-eating disorder May 22, 2016
Pulmonary Emboli Frequent After Knee Surgery Rapid heartbeat leading symptom of lung blood clots after replacement surgery May 19, 2016
Comorbidities Seem to Send New Moms Back to Hospital Patients with psychiatric disease, substance use disorder had a more than two-fold increased risk May 15, 2016
FDA: Avoid Cipro, Similar Drugs for Common Infections Agency says risks outweigh benefits May 12, 2016
New Drug Eases Tardive Dyskinesia in Pivotal Trial Tremors related to treatment for schizophrenia quieted by VMAT2 inhibitor Apr 21, 2016
Gene Tx Offers Hope in Degenerative Brain Disorder Treatment 'milestone' in childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy Apr 21, 2016
Nearly Half of Former NFL Players Show Signs of Brain Injury MRI scans detect TBI markers in more than 40% Apr 19, 2016
Survival Rates Good With VAD for Complicated Acute MI Despite being sicker to start, outcomes on par with other VAD patients Apr 18, 2016
Once-Daily Epilepsy Tx Shows Promise Eslicarbazepine non-inferior to twice-a-day carbamazepine Apr 18, 2016
Podcast: 10th Anniversary for HealthNewsReview.org Gary Schwitzer reflects on high points, low points, lessons learned Apr 14, 2016
Opioid Crisis: Scrap Pain as 5th Vital Sign? Groups call on JC and CMS to re-evaluate policies that could lead to opioid overprescribing Apr 13, 2016
10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD 'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier' Apr 09, 2016
CardioBrief: LVADs Prolong Life But Sow Confusion at Its End Uncertainty dogs heart pump patients and their caregivers Mar 22, 2016
Deep Roots for Lack of Minorities in American Medical Schools Problem starts in 3rd grade Mar 15, 2016
Tweet of the Week: The Donald J. Trump Resuscitation Room Making critical care great again Mar 11, 2016
When "Unremarkable" Is Not Clear Enough Radiology reports need to be held to higher standards, argues Saurabh Jha, MD Mar 10, 2016
Atypical Afib Cases Have Poorer Prognosis Stroke and mortality linked to type of initial presentation Mar 08, 2016
Aspirin Before Cardiac Surgery: Not Harmful, But Not Helpful Death, thrombotic complication, and bleeding risk all unaffected in ATACAS trial Feb 24, 2016
Lab Mystery: How Did Worker Get HIV Infection? "Perfect storm of errors," researchers speculate Feb 24, 2016
Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Name It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD Feb 23, 2016
Early Risk Period Seen for Survivors of Cardiogenic Shock In-hospital mortality declining but a vulnerable time follows for rehospitalization, studies say Feb 16, 2016
Medicare Covers Watchman Device, Drops Some Proposed Limits Agency apparently moved by objections to draft coverage decision Feb 08, 2016
Thrombectomy Can Be Safe in Kids But catheter size and smaller burst time are important, case-series suggests Feb 04, 2016
CardioBrief: Entresto Maker in Deep Water Over Terrifying TV Ad "Alarmist," "horrifying" and "irresponsible," experts say Feb 03, 2016
PA Home Visits Save $$ After Cardiac Surgery Physician assistant house calls cut unnecessary post-op readmissions Jan 29, 2016
Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine Jan 21, 2016
Stent for MI Linked to Subsequent Surgery Risks More evidence supporting waiting period for noncardiac surgery Dec 30, 2015
10 Questions: Eric C. Rackow, MD Too many seniors readmitted soon after hospital discharge, expert says Dec 28, 2015
Bariatric Embolization Shows Promise for Weight Loss Small group of morbidly obese patients shed major pounds Dec 02, 2015
Are Masks a Good Alternative to Flu Shots for Healthcare Workers? At some hospitals, it's vaccinate or be fired Nov 28, 2015
Registry Underway for Watchman CMS Coverage But who to include and how to follow them are still fluid issues Nov 23, 2015
A Surgeon's View of the New TV Show 'Code Black' Skeptical Scalpel has a few bones to pick with the series Oct 20, 2015
Surgery May be Best Tx for Hashimoto's Disease Thyroidectomy leads to significant improvement in chronic fatigue Oct 20, 2015
One Patient's Seizure Cure: Stop Solving Sudoku Puzzles Hypoxia suffered after an avalanche leads to puzzle-solving problem Oct 19, 2015
Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System? Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system Oct 09, 2015
Whistleblower Doctor Warns About Hospitals Hiring Physicians Florida chain agrees to pay $70 million for "improper relationships" Oct 09, 2015
Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom Oct 01, 2015
Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis' And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea Sep 29, 2015
