Prolonged Sedation May be Bad for Baby's Brain Infants exposed to prolonged anesthesia had more MRI signs of brain atrophy Nov 13, 2017
Protein May Be Marker of MS Disease Severity, Remyelination Early work suggests beneficial effect of IL4I1 in multiple sclerosis Nov 13, 2017
AHA: 130/80 mm Hg Is New National BP Target Multisociety guidelines released accounting for SPRINT data 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
Arrhythmia Leader Thomas Bigger, MD, Dead Remembered for pioneering work in arrhythmias & other major trials Nov 09, 2017
PsA Structural Damage Inhibited with Secukinumab Loading dose appears to improve outcomes, researchers say Nov 09, 2017
Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products Nov 08, 2017
mRCC Agents: Similar Outcomes in Cross-Trial Comparison PFS, OS not that different between axitinib and cabozantinib Nov 05, 2017
Stool Bacteria May Influence Tx Response in RCC Also, antibiotic use just before treatment may impact disease progression Nov 05, 2017
Kidney Cancer Patients Take to Twitter for Support, Info Social media platform may be useful for trial recruitment, researchers say Nov 05, 2017
Insurance Status Linked to mRCC Survival Odds Patients with private insurance get better treatment, have better outcomes Nov 04, 2017
Slow Medicine: One More Thing About Alternative Medicine Refining the differences between Slow and Complementary medicine Nov 02, 2017
TCT: Stent No Better Than Sham for Stable Angina in ORBITA No symptom relief beyond placebo effect in first sham-controlled trial Nov 02, 2017
Largest AED Maker to Halt Most Operations as FDA Cites Problems Quality controls have not been up to FDA standards Nov 01, 2017
Winter Worst for Adult Asthma Hospitalizations But peak month for asthma deaths varied across age groups Nov 01, 2017
Collaboration, Streamlined Process Improved ED Admit Times Chicago hospital pilots program to speed emergency department triage Oct 31, 2017
Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waivers Will administration show too much flexibility? Oct 31, 2017
Telehealth Advocates Push for Expanded Use Several pending bills would encourage more use of the technology Oct 30, 2017
ECMO: A Life Saver for Kids with Near-Fatal Asthma? Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is effective, but has high complication rate Oct 30, 2017
Learning Module Improves Community Hospital Anaphylaxis IQ Proper dosing, administration of epinephrine most commonly missed Oct 30, 2017
Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Offer Benefit in Progressive MS Ibudilast seems to diminish brain volume loss Oct 29, 2017
Flu Vax May Improve Outcomes in Other Illnesses Vaccinated patients hospitalized with flu had lower risk of AKI development Oct 29, 2017
Strike Three for Laquinimod in Relapsing MS Switching endpoints for third phase III trial didn't help Oct 27, 2017
Getting a Handle on Benign MS Prevalence varies by definition; agreed that disease progression varies widely Oct 27, 2017
Vaccines Tied to Relapses in Neuromyelitis Optica Retrospective review finds protective factor in immunotherapy Oct 26, 2017
Unlabeled Ingredients in 'Herbal' Supplements Seen Causing Liver Injury Common culprits: body-building, weight-loss products Oct 24, 2017
Experts Raise Red Flag over Fatty Liver Disease Paints gloomy picture for population health, economy Oct 24, 2017
PBC Drug Promising in New Setting Lowers levels of enzyme in primary sclerosing cholangitis Oct 24, 2017
Lower is Better for PBC Candidate Drug Safety signal for seladelpar disappeared at lower doses Oct 24, 2017
Vets with HCV Might Settle Cancer Controversy VA experience seems to rule out possible cancer-causing effect of new drugs Oct 23, 2017
'Split Livers:' Life-Saving Options for Kids Who Need Transplant? Divided-organ approach works in U.K., but may be a tough sell in U.S. Oct 22, 2017
PBC Drug Shows Benefit Beyond Standard Response Findings imply that ursodeoxycholic acid therapy should not be discontinued Oct 22, 2017
Novel Tx for Hepatic Encephalopathy Works Fast Lowers ammonia level more quickly than standard care, study finds Oct 22, 2017
Liver Ca Transplant Rates Vary by Ethnicity Blacks have lower rates despite same degree of illness, study finds Oct 21, 2017
ACG Wrap-up: Fecal Transplant; Lynch Syndrome Screening; Probiotics for Pain Additional highlights from this year's meeting Oct 19, 2017
AASLD Liver Meeting Covers a Lot of Ground New science could 'potentially change the field' Oct 19, 2017
Deep Learning May Help Detect Colon Polyps Computer-assisted model warrants further research Oct 17, 2017
Remembering Medicine's Mission: Caring for the Sick Medicine needs to return to its true mission, says Caroline Poplin, MD, JD Oct 16, 2017
