The FTC Gets It Right for PAs and Antitrust Actions AAPA talk highlights how federal agency helps foster competition May 17, 2017
How PAs Can Stay Out of Hot Water Lawyer advises on navigating complex scope-of-practice issues May 17, 2017
AAPA: Bigger Role in Primary Care for Pharmacogenomics Testing may help cut adverse events, poor drug efficacy May 15, 2017
PSA Testing: Docs Walk the Screening Talk Physicians likely to undergo screening themselves May 13, 2017
FDA Data Support Ketamine as Depression Therapy Analysis of FAERS data finds less comorbid depression among pain patients on ketamine May 12, 2017
Novel Nasal Spray Promising for Some Tachycardias Phase II results may suggest safe way to convert outside the hospital May 11, 2017
Slow Medicine: Overmedicating Thyroid 'Disease' A better approach to subclinical hypothyroidism May 11, 2017
Video Capsule Endoscopy Proves Useful in PJS Patients Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome carries increased risk for bowel neoplasia May 10, 2017
Quinine for Leg Cramps Tied to Increased Death Risk Adults under age 50 had threefold greater mortality risk May 10, 2017
Work Hour Restrictions Don't Harm Delivery Outcomes But risk of transfusion, post-partum hemorrhage increased May 10, 2017
ESTRO: Survival in Pancreatic Ca Rises with RT Dose Also: cartoons during RT, brachytherapy for penile cancer May 08, 2017
Antibiotics Knock Out Lyme in Kids Review finds most Lyme symptoms resolved within 6 months of starting therapy May 08, 2017
Swallow This Balloon – and Lose Weight Novel bariatric balloon also improves metabolic markers May 08, 2017
ESTRO: Tumor-Adapted RT Lowers Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer Selected presentations from the European RT meeting May 07, 2017
PEG Tube Placement OK in Centenarian Patients Age alone should not be an absolute contraindication May 07, 2017
ORBIT Score Pinpoints Repeat GI Bleeds with Anticoagulation Patients rated as high risk show greater rates of rebleeding May 07, 2017
DDW 2017: Diversity Will Be Meeting's Strength Four-society meeting has plenty to offer across and among specialties May 05, 2017
CDC Issues Guide to Prevent Surgical Site Infection Recommendations for hygiene, antimicrobials, glycemia, oxygen May 04, 2017
Nursing Student Diary: Kids as Difficult Patients Developing new respect for pediatric nurses May 03, 2017
Lower BP Targeted in New Heart Failure Guidelines ACC/AHA/HFSA recommend adjusted SPRINT target of May 02, 2017
A Better Way to Define ALL Remission? Can minimal residual disease (MRD) replace morphology for determining disease remission? May 01, 2017
Are Statins Behind Some Back Problems? Claims data suggest association, but cardiologists urge caution May 01, 2017
AAN Debate: Neurologists Divided on Amyloid as Alzheimer Target Many attendees say the pathway is still worth exploring May 01, 2017
Consistently High BP Seems to Up Dementia, AD Risk Steep BP decrease among non-hypertensives also a concern May 01, 2017
New Hints that Vitamin D Helps MS Patients Two randomized trials miss endpoints but still strongly suggest benefit Apr 28, 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
Novel Biologic Works for Episodic Migraine Prevention But effect size small with erenumab, and questions about vascular risk remain Apr 26, 2017
Physician Survey: $91K Pay Gap for Women Docs Dinged for spending more time with patients? Apr 26, 2017
Is 'No Evidence of Disease Activity' a Misnomer in MS? Many patients still show signs of active disease despite meeting current NEDA criteria Apr 25, 2017
Lipid-Lowering Drug Offers New Hope in PBC First gold standard trial confirms benefits of bezafibrate Apr 24, 2017
Seizure Risk After Sepsis Lasts for Years Far above rates seen in non-sepsis patients, especially at younger ages Apr 23, 2017
Low-Dose Furosemide Didn't Prevent Worsening AKI Loop diuretic tied to higher rates of electrolyte abnormalities in ICU Apr 23, 2017
Climate Tied to Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Is alcoholic cirrhosis a product of cold, gray weather? Apr 23, 2017
Liver Cancer Tx with Radioactive Beads Yields Mixed Results No survival benefit but quality of life better Apr 23, 2017
