Rituximab Tops Mycophenolate Mofetil for Pemphigus Vulgaris Sustained complete response rate four times higher with anti-CD20 antibody May 19, 2021
Op-Ed: This Doc Has 'Post-Litigation Stress Disorder' The legal system versus the doctor-patient relationship May 18, 2021
The Problem With Prestige An excerpt from "Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients" May 18, 2021
Antibody Cocktail Reduced Poor Outcomes in High-Risk COVID Casirivimab plus imdevimab showed clinical efficacy in phase III trial May 18, 2021
Dupixent Improves Lung Function in Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma VOYAGE phase III trial also showed exacerbation reductions May 18, 2021
Op-Ed: Will the Real COVID Experts Please Stand Up? A core set of principles separate those who make good and bad policy decisions May 18, 2021
Novel Heart Failure Agent Works Best in Sickest Patients Omecamtiv mecarbil provides benefit to those with low LVEF May 18, 2021
Plavix Beats Aspirin, Brilinta After Stenting HOST-EXAM and TALOS-AMI studies from South Korea focus on aspects of DAPT May 18, 2021
Finerenone May Delay AFib Onset in Patients With CKD and Diabetes Risk of kidney or CV events reduced regardless of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter history May 18, 2021
COVID Patient 'Lottery' Ensured Scarce Drugs Divided Equitably System prioritized, deprioritized certain patient groups May 17, 2021
Pacemaker Interference Warning; Religious Fasting and CVD; Toothpick in the Heart Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 17, 2021
Personalized Rehab Helpful in Heart Failure Patients Trial showed improvements in physical functioning and quality of life compared with usual care May 17, 2021
LAA Occlusion During Surgery Cuts Stroke Risk Afib patients on antithrombotic therapy saw gains from add-on left atrial appendage occlusion May 16, 2021
Review ID's Racism During Care of Black Doctor Who Died of COVID "Lack of empathy, compassion, and awareness of implicit racial bias," external review concludes May 14, 2021
Diversity in Pancreatic Cancer Trials Lacking White patients typically overrepresented at expense of racial, ethnic minorities May 14, 2021
Impressive Disease Control in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer ESMO Breast: Reassuring safety data for dual anti-HER2 therapy, antibody-drug conjugate May 14, 2021
Amylin Analogue Plus Semaglutide Get Early Win for Weight Loss Combining agents yielded greater weight changes than semaglutide alone May 13, 2021
Op-Ed: Make America Maskless Again? ZDoggMD thinks we're reaching the COVID tipping point, here's why May 13, 2021
Droplets vs Aerosols: What's More Important in COVID-19 Spread? CDC finally acknowledged aerosol transmission, but contribution to case counts remains unclear May 13, 2021
Chemo-Free Regimen Shows Promise in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer PFS and other outcomes with letrozole-palbociclib almost identical to chemotherapy May 12, 2021
Implanted Sensor Translates Brain Signals Into Text Brain-computer interface decodes handwriting movements from neural activity May 12, 2021
Stopping IL-17 Drug for Axial Spondyloarthritis? Expect Spinal Flares But low disease activity regained if treatment restarted May 11, 2021
Indian Variant a Global Risk; Good News on U.S. Cases; Baylor Expert Gets Threats A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine May 11, 2021
Op-Ed: Don't Overdose on COVID Optimism As the pandemic drags on, we can all take a cue from this Vietnam-era admiral's "paradox" May 10, 2021
First COVID Vax Authorized for Younger Teens FDA officials argued authorization was necessary to help control pandemic May 10, 2021
No Clarity for Role of Laser Therapy in Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus Mixed results from two small randomized clinical trials May 10, 2021
COVID Vax & Myocarditis; Ejection Fractions on EKG; Southerners Still Unwell Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 10, 2021
Asthma Med Adherence: Do High Insurance Deductibles Make a Difference? Study findings may surprise you May 10, 2021
Blood Thinners Continue at End of Life, Despite Risks No clear guideline for stopping anticoagulants in patients with advanced dementia May 10, 2021
Doubling Down on Immunotherapy in Advanced Melanoma Checkpoint inhibitor combo active after upfront anti-PD-1/L1 therapy May 09, 2021
Post-Vax Adverse Events; Blood Groups and Disease: It's TTHealthWatch! Also this week: nanoparticle vaccine for COVID and dexamethasone for surgical site infections May 08, 2021 podcast
Defining Alzheimer's: Should Cognitively Unimpaired People Be Included? A definition that works for research is not right for the clinic, experts argue May 08, 2021
The Death of One Little Girl Helped Millions A case more than 35 years ago has spurred discoveries ever since May 07, 2021 podcast
Op-Ed: Death Is the New Normal in India The COVID crisis in my country has been a long time coming May 07, 2021
Another COVID-19 Side Effect: 'Zoom Dysmorphia' As people spend more time on camera, many of them like themselves less and less May 06, 2021
