Study Raises Questions on Nuedexta Prescribing Real-world data show PBA drug given mainly to dementia and Parkinson's disease patients Jan 07, 2019
2018 Landmark Infectious Diseases Trials, in Graphic Form New flu antiviral, oral abx for stable endocarditis among standouts Jan 06, 2019
Trump Proposes Overhaul of Part B Drugs Plan hinges on benchmarking U.S. prices to those abroad Jan 04, 2019
Teens Who Self-Harm: More Likely to Hurt Others? U.K. twin study finds different clinical features in these "dual harmers" Jan 04, 2019
Seizure Patients Often See Swift Return to Hospital Will CMS penalize epilepsy readmissions in the future? Dec 28, 2018
Combo Biologics in RA? Be Cautious Risk of adverse events appeared to be less with tapered doses Dec 27, 2018
Alcohol, Psychological Distress Tied to REM Disorder Possible RBD risk factors vary from those for Parkinson's, study shows Dec 27, 2018
Cancer Treatment and Arthritis: A Growing Complaint Will checkpoint inhibitor-related arthritis outstrip RA in frequency? Dec 27, 2018
CV Risks Elevated in Sjogren's Patients Risk was highest for heart failure in meta-analysis Dec 27, 2018
A Walker, Olive Oil, and a Hematoma: General Surgery News Report Also, managing expectations in patients who don't want reconstruction post-mastectomy Dec 26, 2018
Infection Risk Lower With Orencia vs Anti-TNF Increased risk for hospitalized infection with TNF inhibitors was driven largely by infliximab Dec 26, 2018
Good News for Pregnant Women With Psoriatic Arthritis No adverse effect on birth outcomes, and many reported fewer joint symptoms during pregnancy Dec 22, 2018
IL-1 Blocker Fails for Hand Osteoarthritis Pain, function, and structural changes were similar to placebo Dec 20, 2018
Kidney Stones Tied to Renal Carcinoma But more research is needed to unravel mechanisms behind the relationships, study authors say Dec 20, 2018
Top Causes of Death in U.S. Kids: Car Crashes, Guns, and Cancer U.S. outpaced other developed countries in top two causes of death Dec 19, 2018
Two-Drug Regimen Fails to Stem Psoriasis Relapse Study looks at costimulatory blockade with abatacept after stopping ustekinumab Dec 18, 2018
Salt Accumulation May Be a Factor in Atopic Dermatitis But hypothesis regarding sodium chloride levels in skin needs more work, expert says Dec 16, 2018
Skin-Stripping Test Promising for Inflammatory Skin Diseases Protein analysis may help differentiate between eczema, psoriasis Dec 16, 2018
Higher Risk of Shingles Seen in Patients With Certain Cancers Vaccine development may help with prevention of herpes zoster in this population Dec 14, 2018
Severe COPD, Heart Failure a Bad Combo Symptoms of undertreated HF are too often confused with COPD Dec 14, 2018
Immunotherapy Combo Flops in Metastatic NSCLC Durvalumab plus tremelimumab failed to improve survival versus chemotherapy Dec 13, 2018
Conjunctivitis Seen in Patients on Dupixent Effectiveness of agent against atopic dermatitis also makes eyes vulnerable Dec 13, 2018
Mental Illness Doesn't Mean Mass Murder The mental health system needs improvement, but violence isn't the reason Dec 13, 2018
PASDAS: Targeting Multiple Aspects of PsA Secukinumab showed efficacy for the various domains of psoriatic arthritis Dec 10, 2018
Older Sibling with Autism or ADHD Ups Risk for Younger Kids Later-born children show rates markedly greater than in general population Dec 10, 2018
The Importance of Palliative Nursing Care How nurses can cope with the emotional stress of providing hospice care Dec 09, 2018
Patients Say Quality of Life Suffered With Mastectomy for Early Breast Cancer Breast-conservation options were associated with better sexual, psychosocial outcomes Dec 07, 2018
Do Psychotropic Drugs Affect EMU Seizure Frequency? Some psych meds linked to fewer epilepsy monitoring unit seizures; others tied to more Dec 07, 2018
SABCS: Axillary RT as Good as Surgery in Breast Cancer Radiation non-inferior to surgery after positive sentinel node Dec 07, 2018
Levonorgestrel IUD Safe, Effective for 5 Years of Contraceptive Use Data from phase III trial finds low rates of unintentional pregnancy, acceptable safety profile Dec 06, 2018
Low-Dose Tamoxifen Feasible Option in Breast Cancer Women appear to prevent recurrence in early stage cancers with 5 mg dosing Dec 06, 2018
Xeloda Disappoints in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer No improvement after standard chemo, though subset may derive some benefit Dec 05, 2018
T-DM1: A New Adjuvant Standard in High-Risk HER2+ Breast Ca? Substantial improvements in survival outcomes in KATHERINE trial Dec 05, 2018
Fenfluramine Again Shows Efficacy in Dravet Syndrome No signs of cardiac valve toxicity, though some children lost weight Dec 05, 2018
In-Hospital Costs High for Takayasu's Arteritis Risks of cardiovascular complications also high Dec 04, 2018
Combination Regimen Extends PFS in Myeloma Large benefit but relevance of comparator questioned Dec 04, 2018
Teens, Adults With Epilepsy at High Risk for Depression Two studies call for regular mental health screening of epilepsy patients Dec 03, 2018
