Popular Therapy Fails to Reduce C-Section Infection Risk Increased risk of adverse skin reactions brings trial to a halt Sep 22, 2020
Double Mastectomy Linked to Sexual, Body Image Issues in Young Women Pre-op counseling or decision aids could help women make better informed decisions Sep 16, 2020
DCIS Tied to Higher Chance of Breast Cancer Death Black women and those under 40 at particularly high risk Sep 16, 2020
No Rise in Fracture Risk With SGLT2 Inhibition Weight change in type 2 diabetes on these drugs did not increase risk of osteoporotic fractures Sep 15, 2020
Bisphosphonates and Atypical Fractures: Duration Matters Relative risks of femoral fractures high, but absolute risks low Sep 14, 2020
Arkansas Ballot Issue Pits Ophthalmologists Against Optometrists Ophthalmologists want to undo law allowing lesser-educated rivals to perform some laser surgery Sep 11, 2020
Florida Surgeon Tries Again With Whistleblower Suit Against Hospital Seeks damages after dismissal, allegedly for refusing to keep all referrals in-network Sep 10, 2020
Mepolizumab Offers Relief for Chronic Sinus Trouble Anti-IL5 biologic cut polyp size, need for surgery in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps Sep 10, 2020
Did Reformulated OxyContin Really Discourage Abuse? FDA advisors to review Purdue Pharma's flagship product, redesigned in 2010 to resist snorting and injection Sep 09, 2020
Falls Blamed for Pain Relief Device Failure Damage found while testing after patient complains of pain recurrence Sep 08, 2020
Trial: Oral Surgery Helps in Sleep Apnea Strategy combines palatal stabilization, tongue reduction Sep 04, 2020
Joint Effusion Protective in Hand OA Unlike synovitis, which was linked with both pain and progression Sep 03, 2020
Angiography for Cardiac Arrest Survivors: No Need to Rush Findings from 1-year follow-up of the COACT trial Sep 02, 2020
REALITY Check: Stricter RBC Transfusion Safe for Anemic MI Patients Restrictive strategy makes sense for clinical outcomes, costs Sep 01, 2020
Surgery Rates Doubled for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Use of prostatectomy nearly equaled radiotherapy in 2016 Aug 31, 2020
Aspirin Alone Best Bet for Majority of Post-TAVR Patients Lessons from DAPT in PCI do not translate to TAVR, researchers find Aug 30, 2020
Novel Tx Turns in Favorable Performance in Obstructive HCM Mavacamten tackles underlying pathophysiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Aug 29, 2020
Hospital CEO Resigns After Playing Doctor Surgeon who encouraged him also gone from hospital Aug 27, 2020
Al Roker's Shoulder Replacement "Today" co-host and weatherman battles osteoarthritis pain Aug 25, 2020
Kamala Harris Introduces Bill on Uterine Fibroids More funding will "push the needle" on treatments for this disease, ob/gyn says Aug 20, 2020
Study: Pot Use Doesn't Compromise Weight Loss Surgery But other findings suggest users could benefit from psych counseling Aug 14, 2020
Beanbag Rounds, While Nonlethal, Still Inflict Serious Injury Case report suggests munitions are unsafe method of crowd control, researchers say Aug 14, 2020
Is the Medicare 'Inpatient Only' List History? "Drastic" changes in CMS proposed rule worry surgeons: outpatient amputation is "kind of crazy" Aug 13, 2020
Surgeons Stole Black Man's Heart for White Businessman First heart transplant in the segregated south Aug 12, 2020
Thyroid Ultrasounds: How Often Unnecessary? Study compares use by specialists vs primary care docs Aug 12, 2020
Which Women Choose Hormones for Surgical Menopause? Understanding patterns of use can help improve targeting for education and counseling, researchers say Aug 12, 2020
Medicare to Broaden Coverage for LVADs, Artificial Hearts CMS would drop requirement for clinical trial enrollment Aug 12, 2020
Hearing Loss Tied to Dementia Pathology Tau tangles seen in cognitively normal adults with hearing impairment Aug 07, 2020
COVID-19: Kids' Noses May Carry More Virus Than Adults' But whether they spread disease is another question Jul 30, 2020
Few Risks for Sjogren's Patients With Joint Surgery Transfusion rates raised but no increase for infection, revision, or mortality Jul 30, 2020
Surgeons Discover Fatal Risks From Mask Wearing (Satire) Medical professionals credit social media for highlighting dangers of CO2 self-poisoning Jul 29, 2020
COVID-19 in the Ear: Have You Heard About the Risk for HCPs? "The jury is now in" on potential for transmission during otolaryngology procedures Jul 23, 2020
Dementia Tied to Olfaction; Preclinical Alzheimer's Trial; Guillain-Barré and COVID-19 News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jul 21, 2020
New-Onset Arrhythmia After TAVR: How New, Really? Study assesses pre-existing arrhythmic burden of TAVR candidates Jul 15, 2020
Does Delirium Cause Long-Term Cognitive Decline? Analysis has "great implications in the COVID era" Jul 13, 2020
Tenet Gets Big Federal $$$ but Still Cuts Employees Stimulus funds, deferred taxes aren't enough to prevent a 10% workforce furlough Jul 09, 2020
ViV TAVR: Device, Implantation Choices Matter Long Term Worse outcomes tied to smaller original surgical valve, TAVR valve type, existing severe PPM Jun 26, 2020
Satisfactory Progress Reports for MitraClip Alternatives Mitral valve replacement, repair devices under ongoing study Jun 25, 2020
Muscle Relaxer Rx Doubled Over 12-Year Span Spike in prescriptions among older adults particularly concerning, researchers note Jun 24, 2020
Endoscopic Procedure Wins in Early Stomach Cancer In the U.S. and Canada, curative resection high, recurrence low -- and learning curve steep Jun 22, 2020
