Brilinta Boosts Secondary Stroke Prevention THALES trial supports addition to aspirin but comparison with clopidogrel now needed Jul 15, 2020
Depot Antipsychotic Delays Hospitalization in Early-Stage Schizophrenia Trial suggests treatment typically used for chronic illness can be considered earlier Jul 15, 2020
More Good News for HIV PrEP Injectable Long-acting cabotegravir dramatically cuts estimated HIV incidence Jul 07, 2020
Heat-Not-Burn Cigarettes Win Coveted Marketing Claims FDA allows Marlboro Heatstick labels to boast "reduced exposure" though not "reduced risk" Jul 07, 2020
Sobering Data on Risks of Short-Term Oral Corticosteroids Short steroid bursts linked to serious adverse events within a month Jul 06, 2020
Sleep Troubles in Infancy Tied to Later BPD, Psychosis Could altered circadian rhythm explain the association? Jul 01, 2020
Apgar Score Offers Prognostic Info for Neonatal Survival Study challenges idea that scoring is of limited use in preterm infants Jul 01, 2020
Gay-Straight Alliances at School Cut Bullying for LGBTQ Youth Even bullying based on targets' weight or religion was reduced Jun 15, 2020
DOACs More Risky With Common Antibiotic Study affirms concomitant use associated with major hemorrhage Jun 08, 2020
Are Antenatal Steroids Tied to Higher Rates of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Kids? Finnish study results suggest need to reconsider current guidelines Jun 08, 2020
CT Angiography Helpful in Suspected Stable Angina, but Not Needed for All CTA better at detecting CAD than exercise stress tests, analysis suggests Jun 03, 2020
Low-Dose Aspirin Flops for Depression Prevention in Elderly But other anti-inflammatory agents "remain promising," says researcher Jun 03, 2020
More Minority Physicians Needed to Reduce Health Disparities, House Members Told Pandemic has "laid bare" differences in outcomes, says Rep. Mike Thompson May 28, 2020
Asymptomatic Intracranial Stenosis: No Cause for Alarm Common finding on imaging not associated with worse prognosis May 26, 2020
In Utero Steroids Tied to Childhood Mental Disorders Findings may help inform choices about mom's treatment during pregnancy May 19, 2020
Environmental Chemical Exposure Tied to Celiac Disease Risk was much higher in females than males May 12, 2020
Dissolving Pacemaker in the Works Miniature, battery-free device has been promising in preclinical testing May 11, 2020
Face-Aging Selfies Help Modify Risky Skin Behaviors for Teens Trial looked at effects of a free "UV-selfie" app May 07, 2020
Smoking Study Adds Fuel to Parkinson's Debate Could a nasty habit have one actual benefit? May 07, 2020
Blood Test Promising as Colorectal Cancer Screen In early study, better numbers than with current alternatives to colonoscopy May 07, 2020
CDC: Less Sex, Better Birth Control for Teens Sexual activity among teen boys continues to decline, researcher says May 06, 2020
When Did COVID-19 Arrive and Could We Have Spotted It Earlier? A forensic pathologist investigates May 04, 2020
Menstrual Cup Users at Increased Risk of IUD Displacement Trial participants advised 9 months into the study to avoid concurrent use Apr 24, 2020
An Unsafe Interaction Between Pradaxa and Common Meds Study suggests drug-drug interaction regardless of kidney function Apr 24, 2020
Study: Off-Label Use of DOACs Worrisome for LV Thrombi DOACs linked to more events than with warfarin for such blood clots Apr 22, 2020
Guns Used Far More Often for Suicide Than Self-Defense In Seattle area, 44 people shoot themselves fatally for every self-defense killing with a firearm Apr 13, 2020
COVID-19 and Suicide: βA Perfect Stormβ? Suicide prevention should be considered in public health plans, researchers argue Apr 10, 2020
Study: Masks Fail to Filter Virus in Coughing COVID-19 Patients About that mask recommendation... Apr 06, 2020
Breastfeeding Tied to Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk Lower incidence of borderline tumors as well Apr 02, 2020
Preeclampsia Linked to Neurologic Disease in Full-Term Babies Risks still small, but can point the way to preventive measures, researchers said Apr 01, 2020
Heart Failure: Can You Hear Risk in a Patient's Voice? Speech characteristics picked up in telemedicine tied to mortality, admissions Apr 01, 2020
Liraglutide a Viable Add-On for Kids With Obesity Numerically small but statistically and clinically significant benefit Mar 31, 2020
Higher On-Tx EPA Levels Explain Benefit of Vascepa Further evidence from REDUCE-IT that triglyceride lowering is not key to icosapent ethyl's effects Mar 30, 2020
More 'Convincing' Data on BP Drop After Renal Denervation Full results reported from SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED Mar 29, 2020
Casting Sunlight on an Epidemic Is vitamin D a critical host factor to prevent COVID-19? Mar 25, 2020
Study: U.S. Kids Eating Healthier Choosing more fruits and vegetables, cutting down on soda Mar 24, 2020
Asthma and T1D in Kids: It's Complicated Why would an association go in only one direction? Mar 12, 2020
