Dad Drank a Lava Lamp at Bedtime. It Didn't Go Well Turns out that using '60s-era lighting to cure alcohol cravings isn't such a bright idea Nov 21, 2019
Algorithm Has Promise for Finding Undiagnosed FH Cleveland Clinic study used EHRs to screen for familial hypercholesterolemia Nov 20, 2019
Surgeon in Spotlight for Excising Soccer Ball-Sized Neck Tumor Called upon for expertise only 4 months into surgical career Nov 19, 2019
Apabetalone Falls Short in Patients With T2D and ACS Trial of BET protein inhibitor likely underpowered to show benefit Nov 17, 2019
HF Benefit of Dapagliflozin Affirmed in Non-Diabetics Fewer CV events for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction Nov 16, 2019
AHA Dedicates $20 Million to Youth Vaping Research Association and partners aim to "hold e-cigarette companies publicly accountable for their lies" Nov 16, 2019
Knockout: In Boxing, Brain Damage Is the Goal Why do we applaud a sport dedicated to hurting people? Nov 14, 2019
When Should Kids Start -- or Stop -- Playing Contact Sports? Consensus report looks at preventing concussions in youth sports Nov 12, 2019
Sandy Hook Responder: 'I Hope I'm Not Broken' Doctor arrived on scene an hour after shooting, worked with SWAT team Nov 12, 2019
Reassuring New Data for Pregnant Women With Cirrhosis Risk of liver complications may be much lower than previously reported Nov 11, 2019
Asian Moms Don't Talk to Their Kids About Sex Communication barriers make teens vulnerable to contracting HIV Nov 07, 2019
Prozac for Kids With Autism: Verdict Is In Randomized trial undercuts rationale for common therapy Nov 06, 2019
Study: Fecal Transplants Cut Sepsis Risk in Patients With C. Diff FMT also tied to shorter length of hospital stay, better overall survival vs antibiotics Nov 04, 2019
Waves of CSF Flow Into the Brain During Sleep Findings may have implications for Alzheimer's and dementia Nov 01, 2019
Do 'Weedout' Classes Dump Good Doctors? Premed student says the concept undermines diversity in medicine Oct 31, 2019
L.A. Story: The Homeless Use EMS a Lot Nearly 20 times more frequently than other residents Oct 31, 2019
Venous Closure Device Gets EP Patients Moving Sooner, With Less Pain But is the bioabsorbable collagen plug worth the cost? Oct 30, 2019
Child Abuse Pediatricians Face Media Scrutiny Decade-old subspecialty has had its share of controversy Oct 30, 2019
Easy Stroke Scoring Tool Helps EMS Get Patients the Right Care Los Angeles Motor Scale deemed "powerful out-of-hospital tool" for prediction of intervention, outcomes Oct 29, 2019
Remember the Krebs Cycle? Why? You learned it in school, with no relevance to real patient care -- like a lot of modern "medicine" Oct 27, 2019
Parents Want Child 'Frozen' at Age 6: Bioethicist Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Oct 25, 2019
The 'Bedtime Snack' for Inmates With Diabetes Where do they get the idea that it's standard medical care? Oct 24, 2019
Imagine Dragons’ Frontman Lives With Two Chronic Diseases Dan Reynolds deals with UC and ankylosing spondylitis Oct 24, 2019
Prozac and Autism in Children Study suggests no effect on obsessive compulsive behaviors in ASD Oct 23, 2019
Oscillating Vest Keeps COPD Patients Out of Hospital Exacerbations reduced with technology initially designed for use in CF Oct 23, 2019
Sex Assault at Mt. Sinai; Pharma's MD Millionaires; Mammography Marketing Machine This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 23, 2019
Four Myths About Universal Healthcare in Other Countries Hint: Nobody has "Medicare for All" Oct 22, 2019
Finally, a Cure for the Common Cold... and Back Pain! The antidote to your Press-Ganey blues Oct 17, 2019
Unintentional Bias: It Can't Be Avoided but Can Be Overcome Simple techniques can improve hiring and help with inclusion Oct 16, 2019
Brain Injury After Concussion May Linger Some effects persist a year after college athletes return to play Oct 16, 2019
Parkinson's Risk Higher in People With Bipolar Disorder Analysis looks at more than 4 million people Oct 14, 2019
Addressing Language Barriers How nurses can communicate with patients who speak limited English Oct 13, 2019
Deaf Parents Want Deaf Baby: Bioethicist Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Oct 11, 2019
