New Science, Hot Topics Featured at AAD Meeting First-time sessions account for 25% of program Mar 02, 2017
Fatigue, Leg Dysfunction Predict Multiple Sclerosis Progression Both associated with subsequent conversion to secondary progressive MS Mar 01, 2017
AAAAI: Drug Hypersensitivity in the Spotlight Also, get ready for the great peanut debate at annual meeting Mar 01, 2017
Female Athletes More Prone to Recurrent Concussion Reason unclear, study leader calls for more research Feb 28, 2017
Everyday Exposure to EM Fields Can Disrupt Pacemakers Lower sensitivity and bipolar sensing recommended Feb 27, 2017
OpenNotes Project Gains Popularity 12 million patients now have access to their doctors' notes Feb 26, 2017
A Surprising Place to Find Anti-Kickback Rules Some aspects of EHRs, telemedicine might technically be illegal Feb 24, 2017
Superbugs Lurking in Hospital Sinks (Applied & Environmental Microbiology) Study measured how patients may become exposed Feb 24, 2017
Early Statin Start After Stroke No Better for Outcomes Pleiotropic effects didn't pan out acutely in small randomized trial 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
After Brain Bleed, Anticoagulant Restart May Help Regardless of Subtype Lobar and nonlobar cases both had better outcomes in meta-analysis Feb 23, 2017
Triple Prevention Not Better After Stroke TARDIS trial shows no advantage on recurrence but more bleeding Feb 23, 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
Prior Authorization Still a 'Pain Point' for Providers Multiple healthcare groups are working on the problem Feb 22, 2017
ACIP: One-Dose HepB Vax OK for Some Infants Needing Revaccination Two more doses needed if infant still non-responsive after testing, committee advises Feb 22, 2017
Wise Buy? Left Ventricular Assist Devices Getting better and cheaper, but 'nobody wears pink ribbons for heart failure' Feb 21, 2017
HHS Eyes End of 2017 for Draft Rule on Privacy Breaches Aims to define what constitutes 'harm' when health records are exposed Feb 20, 2017
Gene Therapy Moves Ahead in Urothelial Cancer Complete response in 35% of BCG-treated patients at 12 months Feb 18, 2017
'Jurassic' Clinical Trial Yields Prostate Cancer Guidance Negative trial informs new studies of adjuvant therapy Feb 17, 2017
Cancer Drugs' Benefit Continues After Drug Stopped Response for as long as 20 months after PD-1/PD-L1 stopped Feb 15, 2017
LEEP Rather Than Freeze to Prevent Cervical Cancer HIV patients do better long-term with electric excision Feb 15, 2017
Flag Football Has Higher Youth Injury Rates But comparison to tackle leagues hampered by study limitations Feb 14, 2017
Antibiotics May Damper Effect of PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade Worse PFS in metastatic renal cell carcinoma Feb 14, 2017
Self-Injury: Should It Be Allowed in Some Cases? Pros and cons of self-harm as therapy in controlled environment Feb 09, 2017
FDA Okays Marathon's Emflaza for DMD Corticosteroids already commonly used to treat the condition Feb 09, 2017
Pros and Cons of the ACC DAPT Risk Calculator App User-friendly, but short on some outcome data Feb 07, 2017
By the Numbers: That Dang Recordkeeping Physicians spend a fourth of their time on administrative tasks, study finds Feb 03, 2017
Heads Up: Timeline Illustrates Program's Complex History Pattern of repeating researchers, other partners Feb 03, 2017
Similar Outcomes for Care by Foreign vs U.S.-Trained Doctors Mortality slightly lower for international graduates' patients Feb 02, 2017
ECC Roundup: Breast Conservation Benefit Varies by Age And other reports from the European Cancer Congress Jan 31, 2017
Maternal, Fetal Death Rates Higher on Weekends But no 'July effect' observed for obstetrics, researchers say Jan 29, 2017
Um, Excuse Me, Why Did You Stop My Post-Op Anticoagulant? Cardiology writer learns firsthand about real-world practice Jan 29, 2017
Antithrombin Flops for Delaying Birth in Preeclampsia No increase in gestational age at delivery vs placebo Jan 27, 2017
Las Vegas High School Kids Get an Education at SMFM Meeting Effort part of society's community outreach Jan 26, 2017
ACOG: Hands-Off Approach for Low-Risk Pregnancies College calls for limited labor interventions; promotes one-on-one support Jan 25, 2017
Cancer Collaboration Founded by 'Bush 41' Closes Its Doors All agree C-Change fulfilled its mission Jan 25, 2017
Heater-Cooler Infections: Incidence Most Likely Underreported 'We've only begun to scratch the surface' Jan 23, 2017
QoL Benefits with Palliative Surgery for Gastric Cancer Solid food intake facilitated, anxiety and pain decreased Jan 21, 2017
Nivolumab Slows Advanced Gastric Cancer Significant reduction in hazards for survival, PFS in pretreated patients Jan 20, 2017
