FDA Again Warns on Balloon Angioplasty for Neurologic Disorders Says transvascular autonomic modulation is off-label and dangerous Mar 08, 2017
No Heart Surgeon Match Day for Major Medical Center Columbia University missed deadline to submit residents' ranking list Mar 06, 2017
Cimzia Passes Muster in Two Psoriasis Trials Met primary efficacy goals versus placebo; third trial still to come Mar 06, 2017
Dramatic Responses to Biologic in Atopic Dermatitis High marks for dual cytokine inhibitor in adults, children Mar 06, 2017
Bacterial Spray Promising for Keratosis Pilaris Topical Nitrosomonas eutropha improved skin texture in small trial Mar 06, 2017
One Biologic Bests Another in Head-to-Head Psoriasis Trial Taltz turns in better results than Stelara on severity indices Mar 05, 2017
Nitric Oxide Gel Shows Promise for Genital Warts Full clearance of baseline warts achieved in phase II trial Mar 05, 2017
AAD: A Skin-Based Test for Alzheimer's Disease? Small study show high Tau protein levels in buccal swabs Mar 05, 2017
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
Men with Children Sleep Fine; Women Not So Much Men not bothered by their own snoring, either 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
CardioBrief: Int'l Experts Call Sodium Guidelines Far Too Restrictive Conclusion: research more, recommend less 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
Pearls From: Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH Setting the record straight on the great butter debate Feb 07, 2017 video
