Sudden Hearing Loss Reported After COVID Vaccines Preliminary report teases apart VAERS data to identify most likely cases May 20, 2021
Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Dose A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose May 20, 2021
PD-L1 Inhibitor Thwarts Recurrence in Early Lung Cancer Risk of death, recurrence 34% lower with atezolizumab after surgery and chemo May 19, 2021
Breast Cancer and MS: New Data Shed Light on Survival Study compares breast cancer patients with and without MS May 19, 2021
Op-Ed: 'Yes, I Am the Surgeon,' She Said Growing recognition of women as surgeons starts with changes in healthcare systems May 19, 2021
For Safety, One Biologic a Winner in Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis Lower hospitalization rates compared with other biologics or small molecule therapies May 19, 2021
CHS Sues Thousands of Patients; Hospital Parking Fees Under Fire; Trump-Era Emails This past week in healthcare investigations May 19, 2021
'Talents' Land U.S. Researcher in Prison Ohio MD pleaded guilty to lying on grant applications, planned to share research with China May 19, 2021
Rituximab Tops Mycophenolate Mofetil for Pemphigus Vulgaris Sustained complete response rate four times higher with anti-CD20 antibody May 19, 2021
Op-Ed: This Doc Has 'Post-Litigation Stress Disorder' The legal system versus the doctor-patient relationship May 18, 2021
Vaping Alone May Boost Lung Troubles Study finds wheeze, shortness of breath with e-cigs even after controlling for tobacco or pot use May 18, 2021
The Problem With Prestige An excerpt from "Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients" May 18, 2021
Antibody Cocktail Reduced Poor Outcomes in High-Risk COVID Casirivimab plus imdevimab showed clinical efficacy in phase III trial May 18, 2021
Dupixent Improves Lung Function in Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma VOYAGE phase III trial also showed exacerbation reductions May 18, 2021
Op-Ed: Will the Real COVID Experts Please Stand Up? A core set of principles separate those who make good and bad policy decisions May 18, 2021
Finerenone May Delay AFib Onset in Patients With CKD and Diabetes Risk of kidney or CV events reduced regardless of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter history May 18, 2021
Can COVID-19 Genes Integrate Into Human DNA? Debate rages over whether SARS-CoV-2 can insert bits of its RNA into the human genome May 17, 2021
COVID Patient 'Lottery' Ensured Scarce Drugs Divided Equitably System prioritized, deprioritized certain patient groups May 17, 2021
Imiquimod Spurs Regression of High-Grade Cervical Lesions Application of topical cream followed by LEEP benefited patients more than LEEP alone May 17, 2021
Pacemaker Interference Warning; Religious Fasting and CVD; Toothpick in the Heart Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 17, 2021
COVID Exposes Another Gap in Care: Lack of Universal EHR Access Why can't our practice easily see test results from somewhere else? May 17, 2021
Personalized Rehab Helpful in Heart Failure Patients Trial showed improvements in physical functioning and quality of life compared with usual care May 17, 2021
Fauci: Vaccines Showing Vigor Against COVID Variants Real-world effectiveness "easily as good, if not better" than trials May 17, 2021
DARE-19 Didn't Pay Off for Farxiga in COVID-19 But trial may still show SGLT2 inhibitor is safe for sicker patients May 17, 2021
Renal Denervation Shows Worth in Resistant Hypertension Catheter-based procedure gets a win in RADIANCE-HTN TRIO May 16, 2021
Baby Aspirin on Par With Full Dose to Prevent Repeat Heart Events But landmark trial was hampered by crossover May 15, 2021
Review ID's Racism During Care of Black Doctor Who Died of COVID "Lack of empathy, compassion, and awareness of implicit racial bias," external review concludes May 14, 2021
Probiotics Protect Overweight, Older Patients From Coughs and Wheeze Trial affirms "gut-lung" link but with important caveats May 14, 2021
Diversity in Pancreatic Cancer Trials Lacking White patients typically overrepresented at expense of racial, ethnic minorities May 14, 2021
Impressive Disease Control in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer ESMO Breast: Reassuring safety data for dual anti-HER2 therapy, antibody-drug conjugate May 14, 2021
Adding GLP-1 Drug Makes Sleeve Gastroplasty a Diabetes Treatment Endoscopic procedure could yield benefits now seen only with more invasive surgery May 14, 2021
Most COVID Patients Landing in Hospitals Aren't Fully Vaccinated Reports from Cleveland Clinic, other health systems starting to roll in May 13, 2021
Amylin Analogue Plus Semaglutide Get Early Win for Weight Loss Combining agents yielded greater weight changes than semaglutide alone May 13, 2021
Op-Ed: Make America Maskless Again? ZDoggMD thinks we're reaching the COVID tipping point, here's why May 13, 2021
Droplets vs Aerosols: What's More Important in COVID-19 Spread? CDC finally acknowledged aerosol transmission, but contribution to case counts remains unclear May 13, 2021
Chemo-Free Regimen Shows Promise in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer PFS and other outcomes with letrozole-palbociclib almost identical to chemotherapy May 12, 2021
Is This the Most TikTok'd COVID Vaccine Side Effect? Dermatologists say there's no issue: 'Happy filling, happy vaccinating' May 12, 2021
New Rules for Some Medicare ACOs Are No Good, Say Healthcare Groups Letter seeks a 3-year delay for reporting new quality measures May 12, 2021
