Keytruda Alone Bests Chemo in Advanced NSCLC Monotherapy boosts survival in patients with low PD-L1, no EGFR or ALK alterations Jun 04, 2018
Women Get Less Aggressive Tx for Head and Neck Ca Registry data find that women are less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation than men Jun 01, 2018
Multiple Lawsuits, Multiple Deaths, $900k from Medicare 'More than 15, less than 30' malpractice suits, he said May 21, 2018
ACOG: Postpartum Pain Management Requires Individualized Approach Opioids may be 'held in reserve' if other options fail May 18, 2018
Bundle Payments By Condition, Not Procedure Experts call for 'upstream' payment model that treats the whole patient May 16, 2018
Intravesical Gemcitabine Reduces Bladder Ca Recurrence Could be more feasible than mitomycin C May 09, 2018
Shocker! Is Vioxx Coming Back... as an Orphan Drug? Milton Packer wonders whether its return represents innovation or opportunism May 02, 2018
'Time Is Muscle' When Reversing Facial Paralysis Surgical technique uses thigh muscle to restore movement Apr 30, 2018 video
Eptinezumab Effective in Chronic Migraine Intravenous CGRP blocker shows rapid treatment effect Apr 27, 2018
Oral CGRP Inhibitor Helps Relieve Migraine Attack About 20% report being pain-free within 2 hours Apr 26, 2018
FDA Panel Gives Celecoxib Positive CV Safety Grade Votes 15-5 that it is non-inferior to naproxen, ibuprofen Apr 25, 2018
Laparoscopy OK for Penetrating Injuries Fewer than 20% needed laparotomy for abdominal wound repair Apr 15, 2018
Despite OD Risk, Opioid-Benzo Rx Continues Physicians know risks but still prescribe dangerous combination Apr 15, 2018
Adjuvant Anti-PD-1 Scores Again in Melanoma Recurrence risk falls by more than 40% with pembrolizumab Apr 15, 2018
TAP Block Cuts Post-Op Opioid Need in Bariatric Surgery Less rescue medication needed and shorter length of stay with local anesthesia technique Apr 14, 2018
Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts Mar 31, 2018 podcast
Unexpected Outcome in Hysterectomy Study More cancer recurrences, worse survival with minimally invasive surgery Mar 27, 2018
Women Do Well Without Opioids after Gyn Surgery An 89% drop in opioid use with restrictive prescribing protocol Mar 26, 2018
Seven Surgeries, Two Deaths... and Still Practicing License surrendered in Wisconsin, doc pops up in N.Y. Mar 26, 2018
NCCN: Don't Let HIV Status Dictate Cancer Treatment New guidelines focus on most common cancers in HIV-infected patients Mar 23, 2018
Bariatric Surgery Alters Gene Expression Inflammatory, metabolic pathways overexpressed as 'hungry intestine' remodels gut Mar 20, 2018
Hunger Pangs Quashed With Percutaneous Nerve Freezing Reduced weight, appetite 90 days after cryoablation in pilot study Mar 19, 2018
Novel Tx Eases Osteoarthritic Knee Pain Geniculate artery embolization promising for knee pain, stiffness Mar 18, 2018
Two Agents Equal as Pretreatment for Adrenal Tumor Surgery Phenoxybenzamine, doxazosin OK for perioperative hemodynamic control during PCC resection Mar 18, 2018
Novel Drug Reverses Anticoagulation in Emergencies Andexanet stops 90% of action of factor Xa inhibitors Mar 13, 2018 video
Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis Mar 12, 2018
NOAC Helps Stem Consequences of Cardiac Damage After Surgery Fewer major vascular events with therapy after myocardial injury Mar 11, 2018 video
Cath Lab Recap: Pacemap Algorithm; Carotid Stent Over Perfusion; 3-D Valves Interventional cardiology news to note Mar 08, 2018
Heroin Use in Pain Patients Signals Something Badly Amiss Tied to other illicit drug use, non-adherence to prescribed opioids Mar 07, 2018
Optimal Post-Op Pain Management: It's Complicated Competing demands on nurses seen as biggest barrier to optimal care Mar 06, 2018
Hospital Violence Need Not Be 'Part of the Job' Tolerance may add to problem, expert says Feb 27, 2018
Creepy Scam Targeted Young Female HCPs 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.' Now some women in medicine are feeling the bite Feb 25, 2018
'A Time Clock to a Tissue Clock' for Acute Stroke Care Stroke docs struggle with message after DAWN, DEFUSE 3, new guidelines Jan 29, 2018
Novel Feeding Tube May Help Stroke Dysphagia Electrical pharyngeal stimulation boosted readiness for decannulation Jan 29, 2018
Radiologists Did Most Stroke Thrombectomy In Early Days But most had neurointerventional training in Medicare data up to mid-2015 Jan 26, 2018
Extensive Lavage No Help in Gastric Cancer Survival outcomes not improved with intraperitoneal treatment Jan 20, 2018
Doc Sued for Talking on Cell Phone During Surgery (Journal News Group) Woman says surgeon was taking Spanish proficiency test while operating on her Dec 07, 2017
