How We Used FDA MAUDE Data on NovaSure Attuned to limitations, investigative team used conservative approach Jan 29, 2020
'Out of Control' Child Abuse Docs; Harvard Chair Arrested; $116K Hernia Repair This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 29, 2020
Staving Off Sepsis; Bleeding and Fibroids: It's Double T Healthwatch! This week's topics also include blood levels of sunscreen ingredients, and fish oil and sperm quality Jan 25, 2020 podcast
Elagolix Offers Another Treatment Option for Uterine Fibroids But "it's not a cure for fibroids," expert says Jan 22, 2020
'Surprising' Number of Cancer Survivors Use Alcohol Clinicians urged to step up alcohol screening at regular intervals, intervention Jan 22, 2020
Fish Oil Supplements Tied to Better Testicular Function Observational study from Denmark is the first in healthy young men Jan 22, 2020
'Dead Doctors Don't Lie' Pediatrician threatened over vaccine TikTok in "global, coordinated attack" Jan 21, 2020
Candidate's Wife Claims Sexual Assault by Columbia Ob/Gyn 'This was a serial predator and he picked me as his prey' Jan 17, 2020
Informed Consent: Docs Should Ask Permission to Touch It's 2020, and no, it's not implied by patient's mere presence in exam room Jan 16, 2020
Bad News on Anti-HER2 Heart Effects Exercise, however, may help improve cardio fitness in breast cancer survivors Jan 15, 2020
Study: Relief Most Common Emotion 5 Years Post-Abortion Few regrets among women in longitudinal analysis Jan 13, 2020
After Five Months in a Coma, Young Nurse Wakes Up Chicago RN with rare autoimmune encephalitis responds to unusual treatment Jan 10, 2020
IBD Tied to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Meta-analysis found more of some problems, but no apparent increase in one group of disorders Jan 08, 2020
'Dark Waters': Behind-the-Scenes With Attorney Who Took on DuPont Chemical in Teflon was "completely unregulated" when Robert Bilott went after corporate giant Dec 19, 2019
Ohio Bill: Transplant an Ectopic Pregnancy, or Go to Jail UCSF's Daniel Grossman, MD, on "abortion murder" and the dangers of legislators ignoring science Dec 17, 2019 video
Oral Paclitaxel Bests IV Delivery in Advanced Breast Cancer But high pill count, lengthy dosing schedule could prove to be problematic Dec 14, 2019
Residual Breast Cancer Tool Highly Prognostic After Neoadjuvant Tx Tumor burden calculator predicted long-term outcomes in all breast cancer subtypes Dec 14, 2019
Anti-CDK4/6 Fails to Top Chemo in HR-Positive MBC Similar PFS with chemo, palbociclib plus exemestane or fulvestrant after progression on aromatase inhibitor Dec 13, 2019
HRT Has 20-Year Impact on Breast Cancer Risks Prospective data confirm long-term benefit with estrogen-only and harm with added progestin Dec 13, 2019
Checkpoints Show Different Outcomes in Breast Cancer Atezolizumab misses complete response benefit in triple negative patients Dec 13, 2019
T-DM1 Falls Short as Less-Toxic Option for Early Breast Cancer Promising efficacy but higher discontinuation rates and cost likely a deterrent Dec 13, 2019
Edging Closer to OS Benefit With Novel Anti-HER2 Drug Larger benefit with margetuximab in most common HER2 breast cancer phenotype Dec 12, 2019
New Standard for Metastatic HER2 Breast Cancer Consistent PFS, OS benefit with combination including oral HER2 inhibitor tucatinib Dec 11, 2019
Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death: It's All in the Timing Difference between early neonatal, post-perinatal deaths Dec 09, 2019
Postpartum Depression: Barriers on Multiple Fronts Too few resources, and lack of education for providers, health systems, and patients Nov 27, 2019
Study Suggests Viable Alternative to Mastectomy After In-Breast Recurrence Mastectomy rates low, good cancer control in selected patients Nov 21, 2019
Study: Abortion-Suicide Link Not Causal State policies requiring docs to tell patients about mental health risks may be misinformed, researcher says Nov 19, 2019
Diverse Diet in Pregnancy May Protect Baby From Eczema Study examined "varied dietary intake, not just eating specific foods or diets," researcher says Nov 12, 2019
Reassuring New Data for Pregnant Women With Cirrhosis Risk of liver complications may be much lower than previously reported Nov 11, 2019
Asian Moms Don't Talk to Their Kids About Sex Communication barriers make teens vulnerable to contracting HIV Nov 07, 2019
Results Mixed for At-Home HPV Testing Failed to show difference in clinical outcomes despite uptick in screening Nov 06, 2019
Meal Replacement Upped Weight Loss for Obese Postmenopausal Women Caveat, though, that benefits came at price of bone loss, study finds Oct 30, 2019
Sleepwalking, Cults, and Other Unusual Insanity Defenses Most defenses involve psychosis or bipolar disorder, but there are interesting exceptions Oct 28, 2019
Sex Assault at Mt. Sinai; Pharma's MD Millionaires; Mammography Marketing Machine This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 23, 2019
