Global IT Outage Hobbles EHR Systems, Leaving Docs Scrambling Surgeries, medical appointments canceled across the U.S. after bungled software update Jul 19, 2024
New Alzheimer's Mimic Identified Memory-loss syndrome predominantly affects limbic system Jul 19, 2024
'Realistic Chance for Pregnancy' After Stem Cell Transplant, German Study Suggests 77% of pregnancies resulted in live births Jul 19, 2024
Top Cancer Centers; Phase III Win in Prostate Cancer; Screening Recs for Anal Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 19, 2024
Novel JAK1 Inhibitor Reduced Treatment Failures in Active Noninfectious Uveitis But the trial was halted when the funder changed its business focus Jul 19, 2024
Trans People on Hormone Therapy Don't Mind Potential Cardiovascular Side Effects Many have already weighed the risks against their improved well-being Jul 19, 2024
USPSTF Says Evidence Lacking for Food Insecurity Screening — Now What? Despite the draft recommendation for primary care, physicians and policies can make a difference Jul 19, 2024
Nurse Survey Signals Improvements, Though Retention Still a Problem Efforts to "recruit more nurses are akin to fueling a car with a leaking gas tank," one RN says Jul 19, 2024
Biden Has COVID and Didn't Wear a Mask. CDC Guidelines Say He Doesn't Have To. Masks are encouraged, but not mandated Jul 19, 2024
Can People Be Allergic to Coconut? The FDA considers it a "tree nut" even though it's a fruit Jul 19, 2024
MedPod Today: Administrative Harm; GOP-Backed Alternative to IVF? 'Zebra' Stories ֱ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Jul 19, 2024 podcast
Biden Health Watch; Pediatrician Killed on Bike; Olympic Medical Team Gets Uniform Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Jul 19, 2024
Trump Talks Cancer Cures, 'Right to Try' as He Accepts GOP Presidential Nomination "We're going to get to the bottom of it" Jul 19, 2024
The Olympics Don't Allow Doping. This Competition Will Encourage It. But how will athletes who get a boost to push the limits of achievement fare? Jul 18, 2024
Sotorasib Promising for KRAS–Related Vascular Malformations Two patients had rapid symptom improvement and reductions in malformation volume Jul 18, 2024
IG Live July 19: Measles, Bird Flu, COVID, Oh My! Experts unpack what recent outbreaks mean for public health Jul 18, 2024
Long COVID Risk Has Fallen, Largely Attributable to Vaccine Rollout However, metabolic and gastrointestinal sequelae increased among the unvaccinated Jul 18, 2024
Dementia Risk Reduced for Some Older Breast Cancer Patients on Hormone Therapy Outcomes varied with age Jul 18, 2024
Pegcetacoplan Comes Out Ahead in Comparison of Drugs for Dry AMD Propensity-matched analysis favored the C3 inhibitor over avacincaptad pegol at 12 and 24 months Jul 18, 2024
These 'Zebra' Cases Were Cracked by People Other Than Doctors Popular Reddit thread captures rare diagnoses made by patients, lab techs, first responders Jul 18, 2024
FDA Allows Best-Selling E-Cigarette Vuse Alto, but Only in Tobacco Flavor Agency previously rejected the company's menthol-flavored products Jul 18, 2024
VIP Patients in the ED; How to Gross Out a GI Doc; Physician Parenting Decisions Healthcare social media content gathered by ֱ staff Jul 18, 2024
This Medical Condition Got Him Arrested: Medical Mystery Solved What caused this patient's alcohol intoxication? Jul 18, 2024
Risk of Ovarian Cancer Higher in Women With Endometriosis Risk was highest in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis and/or ovarian endometriomas Jul 18, 2024
What the Trump Assassination Attempt Says About Gun Violence Democrat, Republican, or other, physicians must discuss this as a public health issue Jul 18, 2024
Trump Has Given Little Info on Medical Care Since Assassination Attempt Campaign has refused to discuss his condition or treatment Jul 18, 2024
Data Error Led to Heart Implant Mistake, Suit Claims; Doc's Defamation Suit Advances A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jul 18, 2024
Vance Links Biden-Backed Policies to Spread of Fentanyl in His Hometown "Joe Biden screwed up and my community paid the price," Vance said Jul 18, 2024
Gene Therapies for Neovascular AMD Continue to Show Promise Studies show 90% reduction in intravitreal treatment burden, durable effect on vision, anatomy Jul 18, 2024
Biden's COVID; Vance Probed on Abortion; Experts Discuss Trump's Ear Injury Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Jul 18, 2024
Biden Is Positive for COVID-19 Biden will fly to his home in Delaware and "self-isolate" Jul 17, 2024
Nasal Sprays Reduce Sick Days From Respiratory Illnesses in High-Risk Patients Sprays and behavioral intervention also reduced antibiotic use in primary care Jul 17, 2024
How Unionization Changed Surgery Residency Programs Residents, program faculty, and staff discussed benefits and unintended consequences Jul 17, 2024
Efanesoctocog Alfa Prevented Bleeding in Kids With Severe Hemophilia A No factor VIII inhibitors developed among the 74 boys included in the study Jul 17, 2024
Paxlovid After a COVID Exposure Fails to Reduce Household Transmission Nearly all trial participants had some level of immunity at baseline, however Jul 17, 2024
The Supreme Court Did Not Deliver 'Wins' for Reproductive Rights This Term They simply evaded critical questions about access Jul 17, 2024
When Should Doctors Begin Collecting Social Security? Managing this decision can impact your ability to achieve financial freedom Jul 17, 2024
Lack of Institutional Support a Top Reason Why Doctors Hesitate to Treat Addiction Other reasons included lack of knowledge and skill Jul 17, 2024
Taylor Swift's Influence; Mental Health Care and Debt; Coping With 'Election-xiety' News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 17, 2024
D.C. Hospital Gets a Wake-Up Call to Chagas Disease Report is part of larger efforts to increase awareness of neglected disease Jul 17, 2024