Immediate Angiography Feasible for Large Vessel Stroke Patients Not stopping patients in the ED improved hospital workflow and patient outcomes Mar 17, 2021
Multi-City Study Bolsters Case for Mobile Stroke Units But reimbursement woes, balkanized EMS agencies block path to broader use Mar 17, 2021
Why Women Experience COVID and the Vaccines Differently Than Men It's chromosomal and hormonal, and maybe sociocultural too Mar 17, 2021 podcast
Health Systems See Opportunity in Mission Health Exodus As physicians leave North Carolina non-profit, competing systems are broadening their footprints Mar 16, 2021
AstraZeneca Vax Flops Against South African Variant in Early Trial But jury still out as to whether it prevents severe disease from the variant Mar 16, 2021
Op-Ed: Did We Hurt Healthcare Workers With Bad Mask Advice? ZDoggMD discusses new evidence that suggests we did Mar 16, 2021
Why ADE Hasn't Been a Problem With COVID Vaccines Even with new variants, it's unlikely antibody-dependent enhancement will be an issue Mar 16, 2021
Uneven Progress Closing Race Gap in Heart Health Urban areas more successful at narrowing disparities Mar 15, 2021
Op-Ed: Oxycodone Is the Most Addicting Prescription Opioid A thorough review of the data and history makes this clear Mar 15, 2021
Holding tPA for All DOAC Users Not the Way to Go, Stroke Docs Say Clinical conundrum could be solved by a point-of-care DOAC test Mar 15, 2021
Op-Ed: COVID Shot While on a Blood Thinner? One hematologist's strategy for addressing concerns Mar 14, 2021
Healers Lend a Hand to HIV Testing in Rural Uganda Modern medicine benefits from engaging with local traditions Mar 14, 2021
Could One mRNA COVID Shot Be Adequate for Past Infectees? Small study shows powerful antibody response after first dose Mar 13, 2021
To Keep Schools Safe, Should Kids Be Six Feet Apart, or Three? Also, herd immunity probably unreachable unless kids get the shots Mar 11, 2021
Abortion Opponents Make New Run at Roe v. Wade But may have to wait a few years, say opponents of new Arkansas law Mar 11, 2021
'Real-World' Data Suggest COVID Vax Cuts Asymptomatic Infection Risk But like the real world, the reports come with many uncertainties Mar 11, 2021
Self-Unblinding Threatens COVID Vaccine Trial Taking antibody tests a 'small act of scientific sabotage' Mar 11, 2021
Vascular Surgeon Admits Doing Unnecessary Procedures Feng Qin, MD, will pay $800,000 and be excluded from Medicare for 4 years Mar 11, 2021
Maturation Inhibitor Shows Promise for HIV Encouragement from phase II study, but emergent resistance remains a problem Mar 10, 2021
Do HIV Drug Trials Need Better Infection Tests? Data from PrEP study reveal a sensitivity problem Mar 10, 2021
Dramatic Increase Seen in Getting HIV Patients Into Treatment Percentage of newly diagnosed individuals receiving "timely" therapy doubled in past decade Mar 10, 2021
When Can I Walk Into a Pharmacy and Get a COVID Shot? Walgreens' Rina Shah, PharmD, on the challenges and opportunities Mar 10, 2021 podcast
'Amazon Prime'-Type ART Delivery Worked for South African HIV Patients More experienced viral suppression versus traditional clinic visits Mar 09, 2021
New Guideline Lowers Age to Begin Colorectal Cancer Screening Update comes as incidence has doubled in people under 50 Mar 09, 2021
Dementia Patients Often Have Dangerous Mix of Drugs at Home Combinations increase risk of falls, respiratory suppression, cognitive impairment Mar 09, 2021
USPSTF Expands Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Lower age for starting, new definition of 'heavy smoker' double eligibility for screening Mar 09, 2021
Founding Members Quit TIME'S UP Healthcare Concerned about role of other founders in sexual assault complaint Mar 08, 2021
Food Insecurity Plays Role in Weight Loss Strategies Lack of access to healthy food can dampen effectiveness of diet, exercise, researchers find Mar 08, 2021
Facebook: A Worthy Judge of Medical Info? The social media giant's fact-checkers are plucked from a constellation of Twitter stars Mar 08, 2021
Op-Ed: The American Psychiatric Association Sickened America It's time to right their wrongs and move toward recovery Mar 07, 2021
Op-Ed: Now Isn't the Time to Ignore the Opioid Crisis Swift federal action can remove barriers to life-saving treatment Mar 06, 2021
FDA Warns Mercola for Selling Bogus COVID Treatments Controversial physician in trouble for claims about vitamin C, vitamin D, and quercetin products Mar 05, 2021
Minnesota Nursing Board Drops Investigation of Fired Nurse Cliff Willmeng was under review after being fired for defying orders about hospital scrubs Mar 04, 2021
Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Need COVID Vaccines, Lawmakers Told Witnesses slam industry for failing to protect workers Mar 02, 2021
Studies Cast More Light on 'Long COVID' Prevalence, Presentation High rates of debilitating symptoms lasting months Mar 01, 2021