Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill' News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 21, 2021
Staying on Pimavanserin Cut Dementia-Related Psychosis Relapse However, late-stage trial couldn't separate efficacy in dementia subtypes Jul 21, 2021
FDA Warns Doctors, Consumers on Contaminated Chantix Latest drug found with cancer-causing nitrosamines Jul 20, 2021
Teens Need Later School Start Times The pandemic has further highlighted the health benefits Jul 19, 2021
Lower Linezolid Doses Effective Against Highly Resistant TB Multi-arm trial suggests the antibiotic can be reduced in three-drug combo Jul 19, 2021
Drug Combo Promising in Rare Mesothelioma Small study showed "robust and durable" responses, with "meaningful prolongation of survival" Jul 19, 2021
FDA Breaks New Ground With Transplant Drug Approval No prospective trial offered or required Jul 19, 2021
Juul Bought Out Medical Journal for $51K E-cig maker sponsored nearly a dozen studies, took over journal as it awaits FDA ruling Jul 13, 2021
Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties Jul 12, 2021
Skin Rash Should Be a Huge Red Flag for LVAD Recipients, Group Says New phenomenon suggests perils of not performing biopsy in time Jul 07, 2021
Missouri Health System CEO Calls Out for Help Amid COVID Surge Makes plea on Twitter for respiratory therapists during local uptick in cases Jul 07, 2021
Cytisine Hits Snag as Smoking Cessation Aid Herbal product had previously bested placebo and nicotine replacement in randomized trials Jul 06, 2021
COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 06, 2021
House Members Argue for Puerto Rico Coal Plant Shutdown Plant is releasing toxic coal ash, sickening the nearby community, lawmakers and witnesses say Jul 01, 2021
LDCT Screening Linked to Lower Risk of Brain Mets in Lung Cancer This observed reduction in risk may be due to a less aggressive tumor biology, said study author Jun 28, 2021
What's Causing the Severe Stomach Pain and Vomiting in Teen Pot Smoker? She is found to have COVID-19, but another serious problem is almost missed Jun 28, 2021
ACIP Backs Flu and COVID Vaccine Co-Administration Committee also voted on dengue, rabies vaccines for kids Jun 25, 2021
FDA Must Do More to Stop Youth Vaping, House Members Say "The alternative is going to be years and years of delay," says Democratic representative Jun 23, 2021
Start Thinking 'Cure'; One More Hug; Mortgages and Breast Cancer Survival News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 16, 2021
Sleep Disorders Tied to Dementia in Patients With TBI Study evaluates outcomes by sex, independently of other dementia risks Jun 14, 2021
Sleep Study Data Predict Brain Age AI model uses EEG signals recorded during sleep studies Jun 12, 2021
Trouble Falling Asleep Predicts Later Cognitive Impairment Depression and vascular disease may play roles Jun 11, 2021
Bispecific Antibody Active in NRG1-Positive Pancreatic Cancer Zenocutuzumab turns in promising results in early-phase trial involving multiple solid tumors Jun 10, 2021
Combination Shows Promise in Post-Osimertinib Lung Cancer Responses in 36% with amivantamab-lazertinib, 47% with EGFR/MET resistance Jun 06, 2021
Antibody-Drug Conjugate Active in Resistant Lung Cancer Responses in 39% of EGFR inhibitor-resistant patients with patritumab deruxtecan Jun 05, 2021
Chemoimmunotherapy Tied to Better Outcomes in Advanced NSCLC PD-L1 status and age play key roles in success of combined regimen versus immunotherapy alone Jun 05, 2021
Nintedanib Slows Decline in RA-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Similar results to original larger trial seen in post-hoc analysis Jun 04, 2021
Even Exposure to Passive Smoking Increases Risk of RA Disease onset was earlier in women exposed to smoky rooms during childhood Jun 03, 2021
Guns for Vaccinations; IU Health Joins the Mandate Club; NFL Ends 'Race-Norming' A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 03, 2021
COVID Long Haulers Illuminate Overlooked Medical Condition More evidence for POTS after SARS-CoV-2 infection is helping to raise awareness Jun 01, 2021
Lymph Node Findings on PET: Cancer or COVID Vaccine? Post-jab radiotracer uptake "could prompt unnecessary biopsies and treatments" May 26, 2021
Low Testosterone Could Be Bad News in COVID-19 In small study, men with low levels were more likely to have severe illness May 25, 2021
Breast Cancer Screening During COVID Reveals Inequities Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses new findings and his takeaway May 25, 2021 video
Poorly Controlled Sleep Apnea Tied to More COVID-19 Infections As adherence to PAP increased, infection rates fell, researcher says May 20, 2021
Anti-PD-L1 Plus SBRT Enhances Major Responses in Early NSCLC Neoadjuvant combo needs to be validated in a larger randomized trial May 20, 2021
CPAP May Cut Cardiac Events in Some At-Risk Apnea Patients Greater pulse rate response tied to greater calculated treatment benefit of CPAP 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
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
Dupixent Improves Lung Function in Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma VOYAGE phase III trial also showed exacerbation reductions May 18, 2021
