Gout: Methotrexate May Enhance Pegloticase Response In small study, uric acid levels were reduced to near undetectable levels in almost 80% of patients Jun 09, 2020
Repetitive Negative Thinking Linked With Alzheimer's Pathology Rumination, worry tied to amyloid, tau, and cognitive decline Jun 08, 2020
Is Your Patient in Alcohol Withdrawal? Don't Expect CIWA to Tell You It's like using a wrench on a nail Jun 08, 2020
Are Antenatal Steroids Tied to Higher Rates of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Kids? Finnish study results suggest need to reconsider current guidelines Jun 08, 2020
Don't Skip Opiates for ‘Air Hunger’ From COVID-19 Ventilation Other drugs don't cut it to ease the traumatic sensation, group argues Jun 05, 2020
Low-Dose Aspirin Flops for Depression Prevention in Elderly But other anti-inflammatory agents "remain promising," says researcher Jun 03, 2020
We Must Legalize Opioids Now to End Racist War on Drugs In the age of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, it's more important than ever Jun 03, 2020
Queen Guitarist's Agonizing May Sciatica + "small heart attack" = trying time for Brian May Jun 03, 2020
Early Palliation: Boon for AML Patients on Intensive Chemo Intervention led to marked improvements in QoL, mental distress, end-of-life care Jun 02, 2020
Alzheimer’s Tau Tracer Wins Landmark Approval "Major advance" toward diagnosing Alzheimer's with brain imaging May 29, 2020
Drugs Helped Stop Weight Regain After Gastric Bypass Half of patients in retrospective study regained a third of lost weight May 27, 2020
Bullying Preceded Many LGBTQ Youth Suicides Shocking prevalence of victimization among younger teens who killed themselves May 26, 2020
Positive Data for Novel Oral Migraine Treatment Dual-mechanism drug shows promise in difficult-to-treat patients May 22, 2020
In Utero Steroids Tied to Childhood Mental Disorders Findings may help inform choices about mom's treatment during pregnancy May 19, 2020
Psych Residents on COVID-19 Front Line; LSD in Phase II ADHD Trial News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 13, 2020
Silent Infarcts Often Defy Anticoagulation in Seniors With Afib Swiss study found surprising link to cognition from these clinically 'invisible' events May 09, 2020
Enhanced Recovery Protocols Lower Opioid Use After C-Section Researchers also reported reduction in hospital stay and costs Apr 27, 2020
Why These Athletes Went Ahead With Their Elective Surgeries Sports medicine physicians weigh in on special treatment Apr 22, 2020
New Schizophrenia Drug Shows Promise in Field With 'Great Need' Reductions in negative symptoms a positive signal, though need replication Apr 15, 2020
Guns Used Far More Often for Suicide Than Self-Defense In Seattle area, 44 people shoot themselves fatally for every self-defense killing with a firearm Apr 13, 2020
COVID-19 and Suicide: ‘A Perfect Storm’? Suicide prevention should be considered in public health plans, researchers argue Apr 10, 2020
High-Dose Brain Stim Promising for Tough-to-Treat Depression Accelerated SAINT protocol well tolerated, safe in treatment-resistant depression Apr 07, 2020
Tanezumab: A Win as Last-Ditch Osteoarthritis Tx Modest pain reduction seen in patients with no other drug options Apr 03, 2020
Which Teens With Depression Respond Best to Prozac? Two symptom "clusters" may inform treatment decisions Apr 02, 2020
Preeclampsia Linked to Neurologic Disease in Full-Term Babies Risks still small, but can point the way to preventive measures, researchers said Apr 01, 2020
Meta-Analysis: Even One THC Hit Carries Risk for Inducing Psychosis Evidence suggested adding CBD does not ameliorate these effects Mar 17, 2020
Surgeon Accused of Taping Sex Assaults; MD Chokes Nurse; Sex for Pain Pills Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Mar 13, 2020
Twins' Early Delivery Tied to Complications, Now and Later Study finds increased rates of perinatal death, special education needs for birth before 37 weeks gestation Mar 09, 2020
Meth Charge for Family Doc; 'No Merit' to Husel's Suit; Groping Surgeon? Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Mar 06, 2020
Montelukast Warning Upgraded Existing risk information not prominent enough and needs a black box, FDA decides Mar 04, 2020
More Pills, Less Relief for Smartphone Users With Headache Effects may increase with heavier smartphone use Mar 04, 2020
Cannabis Satisfaction High Despite Little Change in Pain Scores Better sleep may be driving satisfaction in chronic pain patients, study suggests Mar 03, 2020
Hypogonadism Linked to Higher Long-Term Opioid Doses Chronic opioid use may produce a dose-response relationship Mar 03, 2020
Can Physicians Spot Prescription Drug Misuse? Study highlights struggles prescribers face with opioids, gabapentin Mar 01, 2020
'Uber' of Pharmacy: Disrupting the Market, or Patient Care? Capsule promises delivery in New York City within 2 hours, but some patients' experience less than stellar Feb 27, 2020
Antipsychotic Shown to Change Brain in Psychotic Depression Olanzapine exposure versus placebo tied to decline in cortical thickness Feb 26, 2020
We Must Address the Mental Health Crisis Among Medical Professionals It's time to stop the stigma Feb 24, 2020
