This Doctor Moved to Europe and Practices Medicine From Abroad She now runs a virtual palliative care startup and online community for physician expats Dec 28, 2021
Score One for Vapes in Smoking Cessation Spontaneous e-cigarette use may prompt smokers to consider quitting regular combustibles Dec 28, 2021
A Solution for Healthcare, and Everything Else? If we can fix healthcare, perhaps it can translate into solutions for the rest of what ails us Dec 27, 2021
McDonald's Instagram Ads Zero in on Kids in Poorer Countries Study reveals disturbing pattern of social media advertising Dec 26, 2021
Myocarditis After COVID Vax; Cigar Sales in Convenience Stores Also in TTHealthWatch: autoimmune disease treatment, and anticoagulant therapy in Afib Dec 23, 2021 podcast
Is 'Big Pharma' To Blame For the Opioid Crisis? More complex and actionable issues are at the root of the problem Dec 21, 2021
Erenumab Appears Safe, Effective in Migraine With Aura Trial outcomes similar in patients with or without aura Dec 20, 2021
'Winter of Severe Illness, Death' for the Unvaccinated, White House Warns Fully vaccinated individuals must still get boosted for optimal protection, says Fauci Dec 17, 2021
Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Scarce in Type 2 Diabetes Particularly so for racial/ethnic minority populations Dec 17, 2021
DEA Chief Warns About Fake Prescription Drugs Containing Fentanyl More than 8.4 million fake pills seized since end of September Dec 17, 2021
Wide Racial Gap for Diabetes Tech Use Among Medicare Patients Insulin pump and CGM use significantly lower among black patients Dec 15, 2021
For IBD Patients, Too Much Processed Meat May Be Deadly Study investigates diet's link to all-cause mortality, not just IBD incidence Dec 14, 2021
It's Not Rocket Science: Brain Surgeons May Be No Smarter Than Others Cognitive test scores attempt to settle an age-old argument Dec 13, 2021
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Fizzled for Preventing Obesity in Kids Real-world study found only modest benefit for adolescent girls in Mexico Dec 13, 2021
Post-Stroke Epilepsy Treatment May Influence Mortality All-cause death lowest in people taking lamotrigine Dec 13, 2021
Here's How to Keep Nurses From Leaving Leaders talk money, mentoring, training, and a chance to be heard Dec 09, 2021
Beware Flu and COVID Vax Mix-Ups and Other Medication Errors Medication safety group previews new best practices for next year Dec 09, 2021
Digital HTN, Diabetes Monitoring Program a Boon for Patients Program reports growth and better outcomes Dec 09, 2021
Women Physicians Earn $2 Million Less Over Their Careers Than Men Pay gap emerges early in career course and persists for decades Dec 07, 2021
The U.S. Can Learn From the World's Salt Problem Most countries struggle to reduce sodium intake, but interventions abroad have helped Dec 06, 2021
Nice to See You Back Again -- Or Is It? What's the best interval between office visits, and how can we keep up good care in the meantime? Dec 06, 2021
House Members Debate Cracking Down More on Fentanyl Committee criticizes Justice Department for not appearing at hearing Dec 03, 2021
Dementia Tied to Resting Heart Rate Findings persist even after accounting for cardiovascular disease Dec 03, 2021
Year in Review: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine development for older adults continued apace, virus roared back in kids Dec 03, 2021
Type 1 vs Type 2 Youth-Onset Diabetes: Which Is Worse for the Eyes? One type had a higher risk for all diabetes-related ocular complications Dec 02, 2021
Think TikTok Is Smarter Than Me? Then I'm Not the Right Doctor for You Modern times have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare Nov 30, 2021
Make the Diagnosis: Fever and Flank Pain -- What’s Up? A 31-year-old man went to urgent care complaining of fever and chills lasting a few days, which he originally thought was the flu. Nov 30, 2021
Chemo-Free Regimen Highly Active in Older Mantle Cell Lymphoma Patients Overall response rate of 96% with ibrutinib-rituximab, but cardiotoxicity a possible issue Nov 29, 2021
Why Is DOJ Cracking Down on Electroacupuncture? False billing wasted "millions and millions" in federal money, investigator says Nov 26, 2021
Should Doctors Be Embarrassed by TV's 'Dopesick'? No, but the Hulu series holds lessons for physicians about trusting pharma messaging Nov 26, 2021
Academic Centers Start to Take Psychedelics Seriously "You're not sticking your neck out as much as you would 10 years ago," one director says Nov 24, 2021
Is Psychedelic Research Funding Starting to Shift? Once the province of philanthropy, industry and government sources show interest Nov 24, 2021
In America, the Average Young Adult Is Now Overweight Young adult BMI rose to over 27.5 in 2017-2018 Nov 23, 2021
Another Trial, Another PRP Flop in Osteoarthritis Fails to outperform saline in randomized trial Nov 23, 2021
Help Me Knock Down Your Healthcare Barriers Let's figure out how to get rid of the daily hurdles that make practicing medicine so difficult Nov 22, 2021
Bisphosphonate Therapy and Fracture Prevention: How Long Does It Take? Meta-analysis determined minimum treatment time needed to see gains Nov 22, 2021
How Can We Improve Medical Care for Homeless People? Trust, smart delivery models, and never forget that "housing is healthcare," says expert Nov 19, 2021
Another Study Confirms Gout Benefit With SGLT2 Inhibitors Gout risk reduction was significantly better than with DPP-4 inhibitors Nov 19, 2021
