Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Tripled in 45-49 Age Group Rates rose after USPSTF recommendation, but increase was uneven Oct 03, 2024
AI Does OK, Not Great, for Finding Inflamed Joints in axSpA While imperfect relative to human experts, system might still be clinically useful Oct 03, 2024
Disparities in Heart Failure Rates Found Among Asian American Subpopulations Study highlights that Asian Americans should not be seen as a monolithic group Oct 03, 2024 video
What Skin Says About Health Knowing what to look for can mean the difference between life and death Oct 03, 2024
As #Mouthtape for Sleep Apnea Takes Off, Research Raises Concern for One Group Airflow deteriorated in one subset of patients when their mouths were kept closed Oct 03, 2024
U.S. School-Entry Vaccination Rates Fall as Exemptions Keep Rising The rates help explain worrisome creep in cases of vaccine-preventable diseases, says one expert Oct 03, 2024
Hospitals Still Feeling Impacts of Hurricane Helene Asheville's Mission Hospital remains without running water Oct 03, 2024
Rwanda's Marburg Fever Deaths Rise to 11 as Its Source Is Still Being Investigated There are 36 confirmed cases of the disease that manifests like Ebola, with 25 in isolation Oct 03, 2024
Best VP Debate Memes; 'Terrifying' AI Study Tool; MD's Mental Health Playlist Healthcare social media content gathered by staff Oct 03, 2024
Therapist's Grisly Death; Surgery Center Wins $421M; Army Doc's Plea Deal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 03, 2024
Private Equity Investments May Work, but Not for Doctors Uncompensated risk makes it a deal no one should take Oct 03, 2024
How to Recognize Tardive Dyskinesia It can look like other movement disorders, but there are key differences Oct 03, 2024
Where Are Trump's Medical Records? New Sunscreen Under Review; Why Condoms Are Nixed Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 03, 2024
Clues to Improving the Quality of Life of Patients With Chronic Urticaria Comorbidities, angioedema, and poor guideline compliance all contribute to the current high burden Oct 03, 2024
For Your Patients: What’s Causing My Chronic Hives? Know, though, that even when the cause can't be identified, treatment can help control symptoms and provide relief Oct 03, 2024
Metabolic Accelerator Shows Promise for Weight Loss Side of Obesity-HFpEF Equation Benefit in symptoms, functional outcomes remains to be seen for HU6 Oct 02, 2024
'Significant Milestone' for Radionuclide Therapy in Refractory Meningioma Small study suggests large benefit for Lu-177 dotatate in intracranial disease Oct 02, 2024
Surprise! The Copay for PrEP Just Disappeared Medicare's decision to cover all PrEP drugs under Part B has unexpected benefit for enrollees Oct 02, 2024
Social Media Trend Promotes Nitrous Oxide Misuse "Galaxy Gas" and others introduce an old drug to a new generation Oct 02, 2024
Can HPV Self-Tests Truly Replace Pap Smears? Many patients may prefer a self-collected swab over a speculum Oct 02, 2024
Some Epilepsy Drugs Tied to Cardiovascular Events in Older People Link likely due to enzyme-inducing antiseizure medications Oct 02, 2024
Chemoradiation Plus Immunotherapy Fails to Improve Survival in Limited-Stage SCLC Latest negative results emphasize "critical" aspect of immunotherapy timing Oct 02, 2024
Judge Rules Against Stem Cell Clinic Two federal court decisions now hold that fat-derived stem cell treatment is a drug Oct 02, 2024
Hurricanes Like Helene Keep Killing for Years to Come The average storm contributes to the early deaths of 7,000 to 11,000 people over a 15-year period Oct 02, 2024
Low-Dose Lithium Tested in Long COVID No benefit for brain fog or fatigue, but higher doses may have promise Oct 02, 2024
Psychiatric Hospital Chain's Charges; Schizophrenia Drug Flops; Bright Light Therapy News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 02, 2024
The Power of the Serial Selfie: Seeing Is Believing Photos can change how we listen to our patients Oct 02, 2024
'Late Abortion' Doc; Missed Warnings in Listeria Outbreak; $3.5B for Healthcare CEOs This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 02, 2024
De-Intensified Therapy Misses Mark in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer With 98% PFS at 2 years, standard RT plus cisplatin sets a higher bar for de-escalation Oct 02, 2024
Chemical Cloud Moving Over Atlanta Suburbs Prompts Shelter-in-Place Alert Atlanta's fire department said it was testing for the presence of chemicals Oct 02, 2024
Depression, Anxiety Diagnoses Have Increased Among Young People This was especially evident during the pandemic, study shows Oct 02, 2024
The Wildfires May Be Contained but their Impact on Youth Mental Health Is Raging It's time for a strategic approach to climate anxiety Oct 02, 2024
VP Debate: Abortion, Gun Violence, Obamacare Make Appearances Americans "just don't trust" Republicans on the abortion issue, JD Vance says Oct 02, 2024
Trump Vows to Veto Abortion Ban; Breast Cancer Climbs; Diagnostic Errors for 1 in 14 Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 02, 2024
Elevating Family Medicine Is Key for New AAFP President Jen Brull, MD, outlines her priorities for the coming year Oct 01, 2024
More Evidence Favors a Shorter Course of Post-Mastectomy RT Trial finds similar complication and recurrence rates with hypofractionated versus standard RT Oct 01, 2024
Sharp Rise in Heat-Related ED Visits for Kids in Texas Absolute numbers are still small, but researcher warns of continued effects of climate change Oct 01, 2024
No Improvement in Lymphedema With Hypofractionated Nodal RT for Breast Cancer Numerical advantage in randomized trial, non-randomized study misses noninferiority mark Oct 01, 2024
The Ebb and Flow of Mentorship in Medicine Former mentors may need space to move on from their professional lives Oct 01, 2024
