Patients Need More Info on Post-Acute Care, MedPAC Says But providing facility quality ratings is a sticky wicket Mar 01, 2018
SCCM: Early Warning System Fails to Reduce Pediatric Hospital Deaths BedsidePEWS tool did improve early detection of ICU need Mar 01, 2018
Scheduled Mucus Clearing Doesn't Reduce Ventilation Time Nebulization when clinically needed may be better ICU strategy Feb 28, 2018
Balanced IV Fluids Seem to be Safer than Saline in ICU Giving balanced crystalloids led to a lower rate of composite outcome of death from any cause Feb 27, 2018
'Hmm, Maybe I Don't Want an LVAD' Trial intervention's better-informed patients were less likely to opt for device 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
Most SCAD Should Be Treated Conservatively Spontaneous coronary artery dissection typically heals without stents, AHA says Feb 23, 2018
Partial-Coverage Health Plans to Get Gov't Boost Proposed rule would expand availability of non-ACA compliant plans Feb 20, 2018
Blood Test for Concussion OK'd Helps inform management, including decision on whether CT scan is indicated Feb 14, 2018
'Good Doctor,' Bad Cardiology John Higgins, MD, explains some aspects of medicine the ABC show got wrong Feb 13, 2018 video
'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
Stent Retrievers and Aspiration On Par for Initial Thrombectomy Strategy Stroke functional outcomes don't differ in head-to-head trial Jan 25, 2018
Tenecteplase Superior to Alteplase for Stroke Lysis But likelihood of gaining an official stroke indication appears remote Jan 25, 2018
Guidelines Extend Thrombectomy Window to 24 Hours Comprehensive update from AHA/ASA also expands lytic criteria Jan 24, 2018
Elderly UC Patients Do Well with Extended-release Budesonide No differences seen by gender in either effectiveness or safety Jan 22, 2018
Chronic Opioid Use High Among IBD Patients Patients at single clinic were more likely to obtain multiple scrips Jan 20, 2018
The Stiffer the Liver, The Worse the HF Prognosis Study suggests transient elastography of liver is prognostic Jan 17, 2018
Common Food Additive Promoting C. diff? F. Perry Wilson, MD, examines new study pointing a finger at trehalose Jan 08, 2018 video
Pearls From: David Rubin, MD Expert discusses how to treat C. diff in IBD patients Dec 26, 2017 video
Cath Lab Recap: AAA Rupture Guidelines; Bioresorbable Stent Interventional cardiology news to note Dec 21, 2017
Standardized Core Lab Labels Fewer Patients as Having CAD Routine clinical interpretation of coronary CTA may need an overhaul Dec 04, 2017
Radiologists See Evidence, Impact of Opioid Epidemic Emboli and infections from unsafe injection practices turn up on imaging Dec 01, 2017
Study: Radiologists Can Shed Light on Domestic Abuse Imaging evidence can tell of intimate partner abuse, sexual assault Nov 30, 2017
MEG: A New Imaging Tool for Concussion Diagnosis? Previous concussion modulates connectivity changes in magnetoencephalography Nov 29, 2017
Biofeedback May Push Tinnitus to the Curb Small study suggests technique can help silence the condition Nov 29, 2017
Weather Not a Factor in Pneumothorax Risk with Lung Biopsy No relationship seen between complications and atmospheric conditions Nov 27, 2017
A Visual Guide to the New Blood Pressure Guidelines The ACC/AHA 2017 recommendations -- in color and by the numbers Nov 21, 2017
Move to Get Benicar Off Market; Nexterone Recall; Squirrel Hibernation Stroke Tx? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Nov 20, 2017
By the Numbers: Malpractice Hits Nurses, Too New report sheds light on five years of cases against NPs Nov 17, 2017
AHA: ORBITA Debate Continues Gersh, Mehran, Block, Yeh, Chazal, Bairey Merz, Brown, Eagle weigh in Nov 17, 2017 video
Prolonged Sedation May be Bad for Baby's Brain Infants exposed to prolonged anesthesia had more MRI signs of brain atrophy Nov 13, 2017
AHA: ACA Program Offers Mixed Results for HF Readmits HRRP tied to less readmissions, but seems to up mortality Nov 12, 2017
Alvimopan Speeds GI Recovery in IBD Patients Significantly decreased length of stay, researchers reported at AIBD Nov 10, 2017
Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products Nov 08, 2017
CardioBrief: The Story Behind the NY Times ORBITA Anecdote Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD, expounds on a patient not stented due to ORBITA Nov 06, 2017
