Antibacterial Envelope Cuts Heart Device Infections Adjunctive use resulted in 40% lower incidence of major cardiac implantable electronic devices infection versus only standard care Mar 17, 2019
Doing Shoulder Surgery in Denver (or La Paz)? Read This 40-fold (!) increase in 30-day pulmonary embolism risk with procedures performed at high altitude Mar 15, 2019
Opioids, Benzos Affect Spinal Cord Stimulation Test Patients on sedatives reported less reduction in pain in screening trials Mar 12, 2019
Insomnia and Chronic Pain Study investigates role of psychiatric disorders in sleep-pain relationship Mar 12, 2019
Race Plays a Role in Weight-Loss Surgery Outcomes Short-term and long-term outcomes after bariatric surgery differs between blacks and white Mar 12, 2019
Patient-on-Provider Violence in the Pain Clinic "Some physicians desperate enough to carry handguns for self-protection" Mar 11, 2019
Gabapentin Plus Opioids for Chronic Pain? Small study shows no superiority over opioids alone Mar 10, 2019
Monthly HIV Treatment on Par With Daily Regimen High percentage of patients maintain undetectable viral loads Mar 08, 2019
Racial Differences Persist for Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Complication rates lower for white versus black patients Mar 07, 2019
Could the 'Pence Effect' Undo #MeToo? Fears that men in healthcare will simply avoid women, to the latter's detriment Mar 07, 2019
Integrase Inhibitors Drop Virus Faster in Pregnant HIV Patients Raltegravir, dolutegravir both appear safe and effective in late stage pregnancy Mar 07, 2019
TB Preventive Therapy Safe in Pregnant Women 'Real world' study contradicts earlier work in HIV-infected women Mar 07, 2019
Truvada Meets Its Match for PrEP Placebo-less DISCOVER trial marks "dawn of a new age of prevention studies" Mar 07, 2019
Monkees' Peter Tork Dies of Rare Salivary Gland Cancer But what is adenoid cystic carcinoma? Mar 07, 2019
New Depression, ADHD Drugs OK'd; DMT Microdosing; Bitcoin Addiction? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 06, 2019
Fauci: 'Full-Court Press' to End HIV Epidemic in U.S. NIAID chief outlines plan for treatment as prevention, PrEP in targeted areas Mar 05, 2019
Rehab Recruiters; Lilly the Cannabis King; Feds Pin Blame in Child Deaths This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 05, 2019
Extra Pounds May Boost Stroke Survival Study adds to literature supporting obesity paradox Mar 04, 2019
Alzheimer's Biomarker Tied to Sleep Apnea Apnea linked to higher entorhinal cortex tau PET signal Mar 03, 2019
Alemtuzumab Benefits Persist in Multiple Sclerosis Many patients did not need additional treatment after first two courses of the drug Mar 03, 2019
Early Serum NfL Tied to Long-Term MS Brain Changes Early axonal damage may identify multiple sclerosis patients at risk for more severe disease Mar 01, 2019
When Mentor Becomes Aggressor: Why Victims Stay Silent Fear -- of nothing being done except to punish the victims Feb 28, 2019
Pro Soccer Players Show Higher ALS Risk Incidence is rare but more frequent than expected, especially in young players Feb 27, 2019
Black History Month: Five Questions With the U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, discusses role models, improving care for African-Americans Feb 25, 2019
Preventing Stroke After Cervical Artery Dissection Antiplatelets, anticoagulants show similar outcomes at 1 year Feb 25, 2019
How Best to Monitor Critically Ill Patients? Continuous surveillance achieved through EHR data could provide key insights Feb 21, 2019
Postpartum Readmissons: Racial Disparities Abound 'A critical public health issue that is gaining traction,' researcher says Feb 15, 2019
Higher Costs With Inducing Labor at 39 Weeks? It's Complicated Researchers say expectant management, not spontaneous labor, is proper comparison Feb 15, 2019
'Not a Haircut': Two Knees, Same Day ... More Risk? Evidence, experience mixed on simultaneous bilateral knee replacement Feb 14, 2019
Wendy Williams' Battle With Graves' Disease The talk show host has taken a hiatus from her show, but what is she fighting? Feb 14, 2019
Risky Antibiotics Still Widely Prescribed at Hospital Discharge Programs aimed at reducing fluoroquinolone use fail to address discharge practices Feb 13, 2019
Stopping Biologics Before Joint Surgery: Is Earlier Better? For abatacept, one dosing interval sufficed in RA patients Feb 12, 2019
Social, Community Support May Help Kids With IBD Fewer psychosocial barriers for pediatric patients and caregivers with greater community support Feb 12, 2019
How to Transfer Violent Patients: HealthLeaders Media Also, bundled payments for hip and knee replacements linked to decreased spending Feb 11, 2019
Game-Based Stroke Rehab From Home On Par with Clinic Arm motor function recovery was noninferior in randomized trial Feb 10, 2019
Benefit of Endovascular Therapy Dwindles With Large-Core Strokes But is thrombectomy still better than medical management alone for these cases? Feb 08, 2019
Tighter BP Control No Better in Acute Stroke But major limitations prevented firm conclusions in ENCHANTED trial Feb 08, 2019
Intensive Early Glucose Control No Help for Stroke Recovery SHINE trial yields similar functional outcomes but higher hypoglycemia risk Feb 06, 2019
Drug-Coated Balloons Superior After 5 Years in PAD Paclitaxel balloon found superior in keeping leg arteries open compared with plain angioplasty Feb 02, 2019
