Let Ethics Guide Aducanumab Prescribing, AAN Says Don't rely on FDA approval alone to make best choices for Alzheimer's patients Nov 18, 2021
Buprenorphine Misuse: What's the Reality? New study highlights need to expand access to buprenorphine for OUD Nov 18, 2021
Weight Loss Win for Weekly Injections of Novel Amylin Agent in Early Trial Cagrilintide at least on par with liraglutide after 26 weeks Nov 18, 2021
955 Mississippians Just Had Their Medical Debts Cleared Partnership between local church and NYC nonprofit abolishes $1.4 million in medical debts Nov 17, 2021
Microstent for Cataract Surgery Reduced Need for Glaucoma Meds Device lowers eye pressure by promoting fluid flow through Schlemm's canal Nov 17, 2021
Need for Liver Transplants Rising Sharply in Seniors Post-transplant mortality still higher versus younger patients, but improving over time Nov 17, 2021
'Concerning' Opioid Prescribing in Patients With Cirrhosis PCPs more than twice as likely as gastroenterologists to prescribe opioids Nov 16, 2021
AMA Advocates to Strengthen Title IX Protections for Sexual Assault Victims Proposed DOE rules disempower victims, exclude off-campus complaints, argue proponents for change Nov 16, 2021
AMA Ready to Target Disinformation Docs "Role of social media in amplifying" disinformation docs also needs to be examined, says delegate Nov 16, 2021
Blood-Based Biomarkers Prove Mettle in Liver Disease Diagnosis Data part of initiative to qualify biomarkers to help diagnose fibrosis or NASH Nov 15, 2021
Early Parkinson's Treatment: AAN Issues New Guidelines Levodopa usually is best first therapy for motor symptoms, neurology group says Nov 15, 2021
AMA Delegates Target Naturopaths Who Write Vaccine Exemptions Other proposals focused on minimum wage, access to menstrual care products, and looming pay cuts Nov 15, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women "We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate Nov 15, 2021
Aspirin Flops Again for Dementia Prevention ASCEND trial sides with ASPREE, but can't rule out some potential benefit Nov 15, 2021
Some Good News for Curious Afib Patients Looking to Find Their Own Triggers Presumed Afib triggers put to the test in n-of-1 studies Nov 14, 2021
Coffee Causes This One Arrhythmia, Trial Shows Overall mixed results in the CRAVE randomized trial Nov 14, 2021
The Toxic Doctor-Insurer Relationship Are insurers an obstacle to providing patients with the care they need? Nov 13, 2021
Just How Bad Is a 'Sulfur Microbial Diet' for Colorectal Cancer Risk? Risk for CRC increased by 27% in healthcare workers who consumed the highest amounts Nov 12, 2021
NASH Patients Are Entitled to a 'Bill of Rights' Advocacy group encourages a "partnership" between clinicians and patients Nov 12, 2021
No Long-Term Cognitive Benefit in Fortified Baby Formulas Commercial claims and policies built on misleading evidence, researchers say Nov 10, 2021
Aspirin: How Low Can You Go? The Skeptical Cardiologist probes the literature on 30-mg aspirin Nov 10, 2021
Are Second COVID Vax Doses Too Risky After Allergic Reaction to the First? Mostly no, says military doctor Nov 10, 2021
HAE Still Drawing Attention From Drugmakers Two new products show midstage promise in hereditary angioedema Nov 10, 2021
Pecans Appeared to Help Control Lipids in At-Risk Patients Fasting and post-meal cholesterol showed improvement, study found Nov 10, 2021
The Art of Asking Where It Hurts Sometimes the diagnosis may be more simple than it seems Nov 09, 2021
Signs of Relief From 'Therapeutic Drought' in Atopic Dermatitis Encouraging results from pipeline agents targeting Th2-specific inflammation Nov 09, 2021
Some Babies Get Bad Start on Obesity Risk From Mom Obesity plus comorbid conditions linked to greater adiposity, study showed Nov 08, 2021
Vitamin D and Disease Prevention: Worth Another Look? Incidence of autoimmune disease decreased by 25-30% with dietary supplements Nov 08, 2021
One Aducanumab Patient, Six Brain Edema Episodes "Uniquely complicated course" for patient treated with new Alzheimer's drug Nov 08, 2021
For Some Food-Allergic Kids (and Parents), Anaphylaxis Isn't the Worst Problem It's the unnecessary, crippling worry about the possibility of it Nov 08, 2021
Peanut Allergy Patch Still Looks Good 3 Years Later Reactions diminish over time in open-label study Nov 07, 2021
Guidance on Exposing Babies Early to Peanuts Not Catching On Parents say their docs didn't make a point of recommending it Nov 07, 2021
Paired Anti-Obesity Drugs May Help Teens Shed More Weight After Metabolic Surgery But phentermine/topiramate dose could be limited by side effects, researcher says Nov 07, 2021
More Good News for Empagliflozin in Patients With Heart Failure Slower renal function decline with SGLT-2 inhibitor in EMPEROR-Preserved trial Nov 06, 2021
America Is Failing Primary Care Doctors We've all heard of burnout in hospital-based providers, but what about primary care? Nov 06, 2021
Early Success With New Target in Atopic Dermatitis Inhibition of Th2-related inflammation leads to rapid improvement in disease activity Nov 05, 2021
Prescription Pain Killers Can Be a Slippery Slope We can prevent patients from falling down the rabbit hole Nov 05, 2021
Lean Body Mass Level Predicts Cardiac Output in Women Resistance training may help improve oxygen consumption, study showed Nov 05, 2021
