Triple Prevention Not Better After Stroke TARDIS trial shows no advantage on recurrence but more bleeding Feb 23, 2017
iMedApps: Use Your Cell Phone But Keep Its Number Private Doximity Dialer customizes what patients see on Caller ID when you call Feb 22, 2017
Prior Authorization Still a 'Pain Point' for Providers Multiple healthcare groups are working on the problem Feb 22, 2017
ACIP: One-Dose HepB Vax OK for Some Infants Needing Revaccination Two more doses needed if infant still non-responsive after testing, committee advises Feb 22, 2017
Wise Buy? Left Ventricular Assist Devices Getting better and cheaper, but 'nobody wears pink ribbons for heart failure' Feb 21, 2017
HHS Eyes End of 2017 for Draft Rule on Privacy Breaches Aims to define what constitutes 'harm' when health records are exposed Feb 20, 2017
Gene Therapy Moves Ahead in Urothelial Cancer Complete response in 35% of BCG-treated patients at 12 months Feb 18, 2017
'Jurassic' Clinical Trial Yields Prostate Cancer Guidance Negative trial informs new studies of adjuvant therapy Feb 17, 2017
Cancer Drugs' Benefit Continues After Drug Stopped Response for as long as 20 months after PD-1/PD-L1 stopped Feb 15, 2017
LEEP Rather Than Freeze to Prevent Cervical Cancer HIV patients do better long-term with electric excision Feb 15, 2017
Flag Football Has Higher Youth Injury Rates But comparison to tackle leagues hampered by study limitations Feb 14, 2017
Antibiotics May Damper Effect of PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade Worse PFS in metastatic renal cell carcinoma Feb 14, 2017
Self-Injury: Should It Be Allowed in Some Cases? Pros and cons of self-harm as therapy in controlled environment Feb 09, 2017
FDA Okays Marathon's Emflaza for DMD Corticosteroids already commonly used to treat the condition Feb 09, 2017
Pros and Cons of the ACC DAPT Risk Calculator App User-friendly, but short on some outcome data Feb 07, 2017
By the Numbers: That Dang Recordkeeping Physicians spend a fourth of their time on administrative tasks, study finds Feb 03, 2017
Heads Up: Timeline Illustrates Program's Complex History Pattern of repeating researchers, other partners Feb 03, 2017
Similar Outcomes for Care by Foreign vs U.S.-Trained Doctors Mortality slightly lower for international graduates' patients Feb 02, 2017
ECC Roundup: Breast Conservation Benefit Varies by Age And other reports from the European Cancer Congress Jan 31, 2017
Maternal, Fetal Death Rates Higher on Weekends But no 'July effect' observed for obstetrics, researchers say Jan 29, 2017
Um, Excuse Me, Why Did You Stop My Post-Op Anticoagulant? Cardiology writer learns firsthand about real-world practice Jan 29, 2017
Antithrombin Flops for Delaying Birth in Preeclampsia No increase in gestational age at delivery vs placebo Jan 27, 2017
ACOG: Hands-Off Approach for Low-Risk Pregnancies College calls for limited labor interventions; promotes one-on-one support Jan 25, 2017
Cancer Collaboration Founded by 'Bush 41' Closes Its Doors All agree C-Change fulfilled its mission Jan 25, 2017
QoL Benefits with Palliative Surgery for Gastric Cancer Solid food intake facilitated, anxiety and pain decreased Jan 21, 2017
Nivolumab Slows Advanced Gastric Cancer Significant reduction in hazards for survival, PFS in pretreated patients Jan 20, 2017
Headline-Making Issues at SCCM Congress EMR hacking, terror, contemporary science on display Jan 20, 2017
PET-Guided Therapy Switch for Esophageal Cancer Improved response with switch from ineffective treatment Jan 19, 2017
Exercise May Extend Survival in Metastatic Colon Cancer Progression, survival hazards improved with moderate activitiy Jan 17, 2017
FDA Warns on MRI in Patients with Implantable Pumps Medication, mechanical issues may follow exposure Jan 11, 2017
Lies, Damned Lies, and P Values F. Perry Wilson, MD, delves into the oft-misunderstood statistic Dec 29, 2016 video
Eteplirsen Approval Seen as Marking New Direction at FDA Decision on rare-disease drug sparked major controversy Dec 28, 2016
Nursing Student Diary: First Term Over, Looking Back and Ahead Learning what a nurse is and is not Dec 21, 2016
Novartis Pulls Out of Controversial Entresto Contest Cardiologists named to review panel had quit Dec 19, 2016
Op-Ed: Changes Needed to ACGME's Duty Hours Plan ACP agrees in principle but wants more limits on residents' hours Dec 19, 2016
The Difficult Patient: Harder to Diagnose? Physicians' emotional reactions grab 'scarce mental resources' Dec 16, 2016
Knee Cartilage Repair Product Wins FDA Nod First of its kind to be approved, agency says Dec 13, 2016
Nephrology Training Programs a Hard Sell Pay, lifestyle issues may hamper interest in the specialty Dec 08, 2016
