New Insights Into Link Between Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection Stone removal may resolve infection but antibiotics confound "chicken and egg" question Aug 15, 2022
What Led to Amazon's Big Bet on Primary Care? The acquisition of One Medical is a product of previous policy and investment Aug 13, 2022
New CDC COVID Guidance Wins Plaudits, Brickbats Agency shifts containment focus now that transmission seems unstoppable Aug 12, 2022
Monkeypox Symptoms Tied to Specific Type of Sex Patients Had High viral loads at point of transmission may be the link Aug 11, 2022
More Hip Fractures Seen in Women With This Diet Study compared vegetarian, pescatarian, and meat eaters Aug 11, 2022
Brain Structure, Cognitive Performance Linked With Tobacco Use in Kids Impairments seen through 2 years of follow-up Aug 10, 2022
Primary Care Docs Need 27 Hours a Day to Do Their Best Work Simulation study authors say that's "infeasible" and call for team-based care Aug 10, 2022
Propofol Not the Only Option for Abdominal Surgery Anesthesia in Seniors Trial shows no higher risk for complications with alternative agent Aug 10, 2022
Questions About Monkeypox? Duke Experts Offer Answers Testing, up-to-date vax, and fact-based messaging can help manage this public health emergency Aug 09, 2022
Some 'Dopamine Bean' Supplements Show High Levels of Parkinson's Drug Levodopa found in doses similar to those in prescription meds Aug 08, 2022
How to Solve the Prevention Problem? Start With a Better System Let's move beyond reminders to something that motivates patients to act Aug 08, 2022
More GI Docs, Fewer Alcoholic Liver Disease Deaths Study suggests access might account for 40% of alcohol-associated liver disease deaths nationally Aug 08, 2022
Persistent Olfactory Loss After COVID Predicts Cognitive Impairment Loss of smell a better predictor than severity of infection among older adults Aug 07, 2022
Global COPD Burden; Driving Restrictions After Fainting? Also in TTHealthWatch: best meds for insomnia and the effect of calorie labels in supermarkets Aug 06, 2022 podcast
CDC: More Clots, Kidney Failure in Kids After COVID Post-COVID symptoms run the gamut for kids and teens Aug 05, 2022
Acupuncture May Help Reduce Urinary Incontinence Episodes, Symptoms in Women Consistency in limited results, but better-quality data needed to confirm benefit Aug 04, 2022
Alzheimer's Blood Tests: Not Ready for Primary Care But some biomarkers may revolutionize Alzheimer's diagnosis in the future Aug 04, 2022
Regular Exercise Program May Stall Cognitive Decline Trial shows promise for people with mild cognitive impairment Aug 03, 2022
Minimally Invasive Bariatric Procedure Effective for Milder Obesity Big weight loss seen in patients with mild and moderate levels of obesity Aug 02, 2022
Graded Sensorimotor Retraining Improved Chronic Low Back Pain Randomized trial shows that guided movement sessions can lessen pain Aug 02, 2022
Heart Disease Will Surge Over the Coming Decades Worsening racial disparities are also projected Aug 01, 2022
High Daily Insulin Doses Might Up Cancer Risk Years Later Observational study of type 1 diabetes patients suggests dose-dependent risk Jul 28, 2022
Dementia Risk Climbs With Intake of Ultra-Processed Foods Swapping out ultra-processed for unprocessed or minimally processed foods can lower risk sharply Jul 27, 2022
Another Possible Use for Aspirin: Reducing Ovarian Cancer Risk Potential benefit seen in women with and without established cancer risk factors Jul 27, 2022
Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugs Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health Jul 27, 2022
Are TikTok Challenges Leading Kids to Eat More Junky Food? Researchers say policies are needed to protect children from harmful marketing on social media Jul 26, 2022
Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Among Long COVID Symptoms Wider range of post-COVID symptoms emerge than previously thought Jul 25, 2022
A Monkeypox Moment Let's use the lessons we learned from COVID-19 to battle this new disease threat Jul 25, 2022
Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period Jul 22, 2022
Dear Acne: You've Ruined My Life, I Hate You Personifying acne, scarring provides new insight into psychosocial burden of condition Jul 22, 2022
Kids' Hearing Loss Associated With Common Antibiotics Children and teens with sensorineural hearing loss more often macrolide users Jul 22, 2022
Physical Exercise Tied to Greater Cognitive Reserve in Women Both men and women see benefit from mentally stimulating activities Jul 22, 2022
Brolucizumab Prevails in Treat-and-Extend Trial of Anti-VEGF Therapy for Eye Disease Longer treatment-free interval with similar vision outcomes versus aflibercept in neovascular AMD Jul 19, 2022
Pharmacologic Interventions for Insomnia Effective but Flawed More long-term data on efficacy and safety needed Jul 19, 2022
Benzodiazepines or Antihistamines for Acute Vertigo? Evidence does not support benzodiazepines for any outcomes, meta-analysis shows Jul 18, 2022
High Demand for Specialty Physicians Spurs Salary Bump: Report Orthopedic surgeons topped the list Jul 18, 2022
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Reduced treatment burden, durable therapeutic effects with aflibercept-expressing construct Jul 15, 2022
'Senolytic' Therapy Shows Promise in Neovascular Eye Disease Clearing out dying cells, approach has implications far beyond ophthalmology Jul 14, 2022
