Morning Break: Your Body on a Coke? No Sex for Grandpa Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the 鶹ý staff Aug 03, 2015
The Birth and Increasingly Troubled Life of Medicare Fears of "socialized medicine" swept aside, but cost concerns eventually overtake program. Jul 30, 2015
FDA Approves First PCSK9 Inhibitor Indication given for heterozygous HF and secondary prevention Jul 24, 2015
FDA Approves Drug for Basal Cell Carcinoma Sonidegib becomes second hedgehog inhibitor for locally advanced disease. Jul 24, 2015
Today's Teens Less Likely to Start Having Sex Compared with past generations, more teens in recent years using protection, or abstaining. Jul 24, 2015
HypeWatch: Cannabis Bone-Healing Study Oversold Forget the headlines you read. Here's what you should know. Jul 23, 2015
CardioBrief: Dollars for Heart Docs Analysis of CMS database shows some docs pocketed millions from drug and device makers. Jul 23, 2015
Donepezil Add-On Promising in Completer Analysis Serotonin modulator slows but doesn't stop cognitive decline in phase II re-analysis. Jul 22, 2015
Agent Orange Plus PTSD Equals Extra Dementia Risk For Vietnam vets, defoliant exposure "may exacerbate effects of other risk factors." Jul 21, 2015
T1D Patients Face Nearly Double Risk for Dementia Findings still significant after controlling for vascular risk factors. Jul 20, 2015
Kids' Exposure to Marijuana Grows: Reason to Worry? Reports surface of accidental ingestion of edible pot products, but adverse effects seem low. Jul 20, 2015
Diabetic Seniors Lobby for Medicare to Cover CGM Devices Senate panel highlights glucose control issues facing Medicare patients with diabetes. Jul 17, 2015
Biogen Reports Another Tecfidera PML Case Non-fatal case is the second one for the oral MS drug. Jul 16, 2015
Sniffing Strength 'Profoundly Altered' in Autism Study suggests a potentially simple way to screen for ASD in preverbal children. Jul 14, 2015
Tom Donner: Neurosurgeon, Triathlete and Louisiana Distiller Making booze isn't brain surgery, he says, but it's a lot of fun Jul 10, 2015
Plaquenil Benefits Fetus in Lupus Pregnancy Preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction decreased with hydroxychloroquine Jul 05, 2015
Purdue Pulls New OxyContin Application, and Questions Follow FDA disavows previous requirement for study of abuse-deterrent formulation Jul 02, 2015
CDC's Meningitis B Vax Recommendation Faces Criticism Lack of universal recommendation deemed "confusing for parents" Jun 24, 2015
Viagra and Melanoma: Is There a Link? Perry Wilson, MD, gives his take on Viagra, Cialis, and skin cancer Jun 24, 2015 video
PD Patients Report Better Sleep With Rotigotine Tx Patch form of dopamine agonist also lowered nighttime activity Jun 21, 2015
So You Actually Drank the Water During Your Vacation? Should you carry Cipro in your suitcase when traveling? It depends Jun 20, 2015
NHANES Data: Pseudoscience? Data used to form guidelines 'inadmissible' and are wildly inaccurate, says researcher. Jun 19, 2015
App Claims to Measure Oxygen Saturation With Only a Smartphone There are apps making unjustifiable claims, exposing patients to unnecessary risk Jun 18, 2015
Subcutaneous Apomorphine Gets Parkinson's Patient Moving Quickly Most patients respond to injected drug within 20 minutes Jun 16, 2015
Stelara Eases Spine Symptoms in PsA Improvements with ustekinumab maintained for 2 years Jun 15, 2015 video
One Proteasome Inhibitor Tops Another in Relapsed Myeloma Progression-free survival doubled with carfilzomib versus bortezomib Jun 15, 2015
Lifestyle Medicine: Dreaming of the Gym-Clinic Hybrid Nadolsky brothers interview med student who wants to open combined gym and clinic practice Jun 13, 2015
PFS Rises in Progressive Myeloma with Targeted Biologic Adding elotuzumab boosts median progression-free survival by almost 5 months. Jun 12, 2015
Persistent Sleep Trouble Common in Kids With Brain Injuries TBI leaves children struggling for months with daytime sleepiness and problems sleeping at night Jun 12, 2015
ADA: Glucagon Nasal Powder Effective for Kids Device that shoots powder up nose safe and effective, finds study. Jun 10, 2015 video
Copyright Issues Hinder MMSE Use Neurologists forced to look for alternate cognitive screening tests Jun 09, 2015
IUD Placement Right After C-Section Ups Long-Term Use Insertion process called "highly expeditious"; doesn't add cost to delivery procedure Jun 09, 2015
Does This Make Me Fat, Or Is It My Genes? A pair of married Harvard docs debate the causes of the obesity epidemic Jun 09, 2015
Evolocumab Receives Mixed FDA Review FDA sees strong efficacy of new injectable heart drug, but questions appropriateness of study population Jun 08, 2015
AMA Invests $$$ in Initiative to Improve Professional Satisfaction AMA is betting happier doctors will deliver better care Jun 08, 2015
ICD-10: AMA Considers Grace Period to 'Save Docs' No easy choices for AMA as it mulls next steps Jun 07, 2015
GI Problems Make T2D Patients Ditch GLP-1 Tx But physicians underestimate role of gastrointestinal side effects Jun 07, 2015
ND vs MD -- Battle Lines Drawn in California The state legislature is poised to open the medicine cabinet to naturopathic physicians Jun 03, 2015
