Anti-Terror Tech to Fight Rx Fraud Palantir can spot wrongdoing, but there may be a cost Jul 12, 2018
'Chasing the Dragon' Diagnostic Criteria Proposed Heroin inhalation method emerging as popular, but literature is scarce Jul 09, 2018
Study: Epinephrine May Not Be Best Choice for Cardiogenic Shock in MI Associated with higher rates of refractory shock than with norepinephrine Jul 03, 2018
Taking Care of Family and Friends It can be uncomfortable when patients are part of your personal life Jun 28, 2018 video
FDA Advisory Committee Rejects New ER Opioid Votes 3-14 against recommending product approval Jun 27, 2018
'Artificial Pancreas' System Boosts In-Hospital T2D Control Less time out of range, no increase in insulin or lows with fully-automated system Jun 25, 2018
Intensive Treatment Doesn't Cost More Therapy aimed at treating all organ targets extends life Jun 25, 2018
Farxiga Lowers HbA1c in Type 1 Diabetes Weight loss also accompanied better glycemic control Jun 25, 2018
How Did Theranos' Holmes Fool So Many Smart People? WSJ's John Carreyrou on how disgraced entrepreneur nearly got away with it Jun 25, 2018
Sotagliflozin Tx Tied to HbA1c Reductions in T1D But instances of diabetic ketoacidosis are a concern, expert says Jun 24, 2018
Responding to Verbal Abuse: Pick Your Battles How not to get blown up in the minefield of workplace hostility Jun 21, 2018
Star Rating Screwup; Booze Study Canned; Sexist Docs Settle The past week in healthcare investigations Jun 19, 2018
Rapid Genetic Test May Prevent Abx-Linked Hearing Loss in Babies For newborns with sepsis,identifies those at risk from aminoglycosides Jun 15, 2018
A Better LDL Calculation Method Friedewald lowballed lipids; Martin/Hopkins was on par with lab reference Jun 13, 2018
Euro, U.S. Hypertension Guidelines Not So Different BP guideline guru Suzanne Oparil, MD, weighs in Jun 13, 2018
Europe Stands Pat on Hypertension Thresholds ESC doesn't follow ACC/AHA on diagnostic cutoff, focuses on control rates Jun 09, 2018
Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Autism, ADHD Researchers call for greater pediatric surveillance of infants in hypertensive moms Jun 06, 2018
Less Morbidity, Lower Costs Tied to MIS in Cervical Cancer But minimally invasive surgery also linked to decreased survival Jun 05, 2018
Hot Chemo Fails in Rare Cancer HIPEC and surgery equals surgery alone in peritoneal carcinomatosis Jun 04, 2018 video
Keytruda Alone Bests Chemo in Advanced NSCLC Monotherapy boosts survival in patients with low PD-L1, no EGFR or ALK alterations Jun 04, 2018
PI3K Inhibitor Has Mixed Results in Advanced Breast Cancer Modest progression benefit, but substantial side effects, with taselisib Jun 03, 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
Doc-to-Doc: Neurosurgeon by Day, TV Consultant by Night Oren Gottfried, MD, helps maintain a little medical accuracy on the little screen May 30, 2018 video
How To Talk To Patients' Families Tips for nurses to navigate emotionally challenging encounters May 27, 2018
Home Ventilation Saves $$$ Despite Initial Cost COPD patients extend time away from doctors and hospital with add-on device May 24, 2018
Nurse-Led ICU Intervention Improves Family Communication Surrogates' levels of anxiety/depression remained unchanged, however May 24, 2018
Aspirin Appears Protective in COPD Patients Too early for recommendations, but rate of 'moderate acute' exacerbation was reduced May 24, 2018
Could Lawn Weed Prevent COPD Exacerbations? Oral extract of speedwell plant deemed safe in phase IIa trial May 23, 2018
Warfarin Class Tied to Higher Death Rate in COPD Retrospective results shouldn't change practice, but deserve more study May 23, 2018
Carvedilol Helps Protect Heart During PPGL Surgery Med offers superior blocking for cardiac complications in pheochromocytoma May 23, 2018
Study: Hospitals Overuse VTE Prophylaxis 65% of patients in non-ICU wards in Michigan got more than recommended May 22, 2018
Better Specificity with Next-Gen Thyroid Gene Sequence Test Afirma GSC seems to send fewer patients for surgical intervention May 22, 2018
Thyroid Nodule Location Predictive of Malignancy Nodules in the upper pole more likely to be cancerous May 22, 2018
FeNO Helps in Cough Treatment High levels of nitric oxide indicate whether steroids may be appropriate May 21, 2018
ACOG: Postpartum Pain Management Requires Individualized Approach Opioids may be 'held in reserve' if other options fail May 18, 2018
Lung Cancer Screening Rates Disappoint Evidence shows benefit for high-risk smokers but few get tested May 17, 2018
CBT Tops Acupuncture for Treating Insomnia in Cancer Survivors But both methods provide alternative to sleeping pills May 17, 2018
CABANA Misses Primary But May Spur Afib Ablation Anyway Per protocol, ITT analyses differed on advantage for hard clinical endpoints May 10, 2018
ECT Found Cost Effective Early in Depression Treatment Should be considered after two failed prior treatments, study suggests May 09, 2018
