Rapid Genetic Test May Prevent Abx-Linked Hearing Loss in Babies For newborns with sepsis,identifies those at risk from aminoglycosides Jun 15, 2018
Post-Op VTE Risk Up After Intra-Op Blood Transfusion Deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism more common within 30 days Jun 14, 2018
What Physicians Can Do Tomorrow to Reduce Gun Violence Deaths Yes, you can talk to your patients about firearms, say gun violence experts Jun 13, 2018
A Better LDL Calculation Method Friedewald lowballed lipids; Martin/Hopkins was on par with lab reference Jun 13, 2018
Euro, U.S. Hypertension Guidelines Not So Different BP guideline guru Suzanne Oparil, MD, weighs in Jun 13, 2018
AMA Debates Burnout, Demoralization Among Docs Proposed policy draws fire for neglecting small practices Jun 11, 2018
Europe Stands Pat on Hypertension Thresholds ESC doesn't follow ACC/AHA on diagnostic cutoff, focuses on control rates Jun 09, 2018
Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Autism, ADHD Researchers call for greater pediatric surveillance of infants in hypertensive moms Jun 06, 2018
Less Morbidity, Lower Costs Tied to MIS in Cervical Cancer But minimally invasive surgery also linked to decreased survival Jun 05, 2018
Hot Chemo Fails in Rare Cancer HIPEC and surgery equals surgery alone in peritoneal carcinomatosis Jun 04, 2018 video
Keytruda Alone Bests Chemo in Advanced NSCLC Monotherapy boosts survival in patients with low PD-L1, no EGFR or ALK alterations Jun 04, 2018
PI3K Inhibitor Has Mixed Results in Advanced Breast Cancer Modest progression benefit, but substantial side effects, with taselisib Jun 03, 2018
Women Get Less Aggressive Tx for Head and Neck Ca Registry data find that women are less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation than men Jun 01, 2018
Doc-to-Doc: Neurosurgeon by Day, TV Consultant by Night Oren Gottfried, MD, helps maintain a little medical accuracy on the little screen May 30, 2018 video
How To Talk To Patients' Families Tips for nurses to navigate emotionally challenging encounters May 27, 2018
Home Ventilation Saves $$$ Despite Initial Cost COPD patients extend time away from doctors and hospital with add-on device May 24, 2018
Nurse-Led ICU Intervention Improves Family Communication Surrogates' levels of anxiety/depression remained unchanged, however May 24, 2018
Aspirin Appears Protective in COPD Patients Too early for recommendations, but rate of 'moderate acute' exacerbation was reduced May 24, 2018
Could Lawn Weed Prevent COPD Exacerbations? Oral extract of speedwell plant deemed safe in phase IIa trial May 23, 2018
Warfarin Class Tied to Higher Death Rate in COPD Retrospective results shouldn't change practice, but deserve more study May 23, 2018
Carvedilol Helps Protect Heart During PPGL Surgery Med offers superior blocking for cardiac complications in pheochromocytoma May 23, 2018
Study: Hospitals Overuse VTE Prophylaxis 65% of patients in non-ICU wards in Michigan got more than recommended May 22, 2018
Better Specificity with Next-Gen Thyroid Gene Sequence Test Afirma GSC seems to send fewer patients for surgical intervention May 22, 2018
Thyroid Nodule Location Predictive of Malignancy Nodules in the upper pole more likely to be cancerous 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
Lung Cancer Screening Rates Disappoint Evidence shows benefit for high-risk smokers but few get tested May 17, 2018
CBT Tops Acupuncture for Treating Insomnia in Cancer Survivors But both methods provide alternative to sleeping pills May 17, 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
CABANA Misses Primary But May Spur Afib Ablation Anyway Per protocol, ITT analyses differed on advantage for hard clinical endpoints May 10, 2018
ECT Found Cost Effective Early in Depression Treatment Should be considered after two failed prior treatments, study suggests May 09, 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
Zika Babies Born Normal Stay Normal -- So Far At 6 months, development does not appear delayed May 08, 2018
DSM-5 Moves Closer to 'Living Document' APA works to fulfill promises for psychiatry's 'bible' May 07, 2018
Probiotics Fail in Kids' Acute Gastroenteritis Two studies yield markedly similar results May 07, 2018
