Younger High-Risk Women Benefit From Mammography Yields in 30-39 age group at high risk comparable to 40-49 group with average risk Nov 30, 2018
Why Do Patients Withhold Information? Survey respondents report embarrassment, fear of being judged by clinicians Nov 30, 2018
Radiofrequency Pulses End Back Pain Probes guided to herniated disk appears to enhance pain relief and healing Nov 30, 2018
Machine Learning Allows for Low-Dose Gadolinium Contrast Minimal loss of resolution with 10% Gd dose Nov 30, 2018
Digital Mammograms Show Vulnerability to Cyberattacks Two out of three radiologists couldn't tell that images were manipulated Nov 28, 2018
Ultrasound for Diabetes Screening? Brightness of deltoid muscle can give clues to diabetes status Nov 27, 2018
Implants May Still Hinder FFDM with Tomosynthesis Presence of breast implants tied to decreased recall rates and cancer detection rates Nov 26, 2018
Women 75 and Older Benefit from Annual Mammo Significant number of invasive cancers found Nov 26, 2018
Medication Overuse Headache: Is It Overblown? Experts debate conflicting views of the role of medication overuse headache in chronic migraine Nov 20, 2018
Dementia Linked to Death in Most Older Adults with Down Syndrome Late-onset epilepsy, APOE status raised mortality risk substantially Nov 19, 2018
Which Migraine Patients Should Get CGRP Drugs? Upcoming AHS position paper will help guide clinicians Nov 19, 2018
Migraines Mimicking Stroke Still Pose Diagnostic Challenges Migraine with aura responsible for 18% of improper thrombolytic treatments Nov 19, 2018
Behavioral Therapy Improves Headache Outcomes Stress, anxiety, depression play significant roles in migraine Nov 18, 2018
The Dilemma of Physician-Assisted Suicide How nurses can deal with this controversial issue Nov 18, 2018
How Can Competency be Measured in Older Docs? AMA council guidance for testing fails to win over delegates Nov 14, 2018
AHA: Neighborhood Violence Takes Toll on Heart Studies connect steady diet of violence to early heart disease Nov 14, 2018
AHA: Stem Cells No Help in LVAD Patients Mesenchymal precursor cells didn't boost wean rates from heart assist devices Nov 13, 2018 video
#MeToo Comes Home at AMA Meeting Emergency resolution calls for outside review of group's harassment policies Nov 13, 2018
AHA: Closing Dialysis Fistula Improves Heart Function Kidney transplant patients may benefit from reversing arteriovenous connection Nov 12, 2018
AHA: Novel Agent Promising for Lowering Lp(a) Levels Treatment with AKCEA-APO(a)-LRx better than placebo at multiple doses Nov 11, 2018
AHA: Zetia May Cut CV Events in Japanese Seniors Results from EWTOPIA75 trial not enough to change practice, experts says Nov 11, 2018
AHA: Fish Oil, Vitamin D Not VITAL to Heart Health VITAL trial also showed no benefits for cancer incidence with both supplements Nov 10, 2018 video
Inhaled Hypertonic Saline Safe, Effective in Infants With CF Study shows that randomized trials are feasible among those under 4 months Nov 09, 2018
When the Dead Need a Primary Care Physician For some people, the medical examiner may be their only doctor Nov 08, 2018
Soft Furniture Doesn't Protect Kids: Study Sofas and beds may be squishy, but falling from them still causes injury Nov 06, 2018
AAP: Armed Conflict Is a Pediatric Issue Group encourages clinicians to address impact on physical and mental health Nov 06, 2018
Parental Injury Tied to Troubled Sleep for the Kids Teenagers, children of parents with both PTSD and TBI at increased risk Nov 04, 2018
Survey: Kids Couldn't Tell Real Gun from Toy Gun Also, only one-third of parents followed guidance for safe gun storage Nov 04, 2018
Expert Panel: Cap Oxygen Saturation at 96% for Acutely Ill Patients Recommends special caution for stroke, MI patients Oct 25, 2018
Group of Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lung Cancer 14% higher likelihood in users of ACE inhibitors; causal relationship unproven Oct 25, 2018
Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Pain Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section Oct 16, 2018
Unplanned Pregnancy May Double Miscarriage Risk in Epilepsy Patients Interpregnancy interval, conception age also may play roles Oct 15, 2018
I'm Drowning A researcher-patient's plea for broader inclusion in cystic fibrosis trials Oct 11, 2018
No Infection Dx for Abx; Combo Tx for MRSA Scores; CMV Vax Promising Presentations, late-breaking clinical trials cover a variety of topics Oct 10, 2018
Seeing Red: Can Excessive Viagra Dose Permanently Damage Vision? Report describes case of persistent colored vision disturbance Oct 08, 2018
Medical 'Dog Wash' Cuts Risk of MRSA Spread From Therapy Dogs Pilot study of intervention in pediatric oncology ward shows promising results Oct 05, 2018
ERs Filling Up with Psych Cases Millions more visits were linked to the conditions in 2015 compared with 2009 Oct 04, 2018
Rogue Doctors and Boundaries How far outside the mainstream should healthcare professionals be permitted to go? Oct 04, 2018
