Inhaled Amikacin Shows Promise for Untreated MAC Lung Infections ARISE lays the ground work for registrational trial of Arikayce in earlier treatment setting May 23, 2024
GLP-2 Analog Reduces Need for Parenteral Support in Patients With Rare GI Condition Better outcomes in short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure with apraglutide vs placebo May 23, 2024
CDC: Less Than 1% of Mpox Cases Occurred After Two Doses of Jynneos Vaccine Only 25% of people in the U.S. who are eligible for the vaccine have received it May 23, 2024
Is $10 the Best BetterHelp Could Do for Violating Patient Privacy? The paltry settlement emphasizes the need for stronger data privacy protections May 23, 2024
Can Medicare Money Protect Doctors From Abortion Crimes? It Has Worked Before. Idaho abortion ruling may depend on federal spending power shielding doctors from state charges May 23, 2024
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Fails to Prevent AMD in Older Adults However, aspirin was only given for 3 years, "a relatively short" time in the evolution of AMD May 23, 2024
Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in Young Kids Tied to Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Link seen in adults for years, but study shows association in children ages 3 to 6 years May 23, 2024 video
Doc Wins $14M Discrimination Case; $10M Malpractice Award; Nurse Impersonators A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 23, 2024
Middle School HPV Vaccination Program Boosted Uptake Offering vaccines in schools improved access in French study, but may not overcome hesitancy May 23, 2024
Earbuds and Hearing Loss; Campaign Rally Deaths; Cannabis vs Alcohol Use Daily Health news and commentary gathered by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ staff May 23, 2024
Brain Risks Drop When Diet Includes More Minimally Processed Foods Higher intake of ultra-processed foods upped the incidence of cognitive impairment or stroke May 22, 2024
House Members Question FDA Officials on Lab-Developed Tests, Missed Deadlines Agency official also seeks Congress's help with preventing device shortages May 22, 2024
Will FDA Advisors Look Past Hypoglycemia Risk With Once-Weekly Insulin? Hypoglycemia was only a concern in patients with type 1 diabetes May 22, 2024
Nutrition Experts Call on Congress to Advance 'Food Is Medicine' Movement Produce prescriptions, medically tailored meals improve quality of life, cut costs, they say May 22, 2024
Psychostimulant No Help in Relieving Cancer-Related Fatigue No significant differences in outcomes between methylphenidate, placebo May 22, 2024
New U.S. Human Case of Bird Flu Reported H5N1 in Michigan farmworker becomes second human case associated with outbreak in dairy cows May 22, 2024
Blood Test for Colon Cancer Screening May Miss Some Precancers, FDA Staff Says Shield could boost screening compliance, but has low sensitivity for advanced adenomas May 22, 2024
Three Ways Side Hustles May Make You a Better Doctor The positive impact of doing something out of your primary scope of work May 22, 2024
Psychiatry MOC Lawsuit Dismissed; Cannabis vs Alcohol Use; Diagnosing Adult ADHD News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 22, 2024
Chatbots Make Pathology Reports Easier for Patients to Read, Study Shows Bard and GPT-4 simplified reports and interpreted findings correctly, but hallucinations occurred May 22, 2024
Guselkumab Continues Winning Streak in Crohn's Disease Dual-acting IL-23 inhibitor tops placebo, ustekinumab in phase III trials May 22, 2024
Mortality Signal Emerges 2 Years After Valve-in-Valve TAVR for Failed SAVR Alternative to redo surgery associated with several-fold increase in deaths, HF hospitalization May 22, 2024
Krill Oil Fails in New Osteoarthritis Trial Now the question is how to reconcile this study with others finding a benefit May 22, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: No Symptoms, No Discomfort, No Worries? A 68-year-old man visited his doctor about a lesion that developed on his mouth over the prior 2 months. Can you diagnose the patient? May 22, 2024
Dying Ex-Doctor Serving Life for Murder May Soon Be Free After a conditional pardon and 2-year wait, Vince Gilmer could be released this week May 22, 2024
Hospital Patient Finally Discharged After More Than 3 Years Many behavioral health patients don't need medical care, but no step-down facility will take them May 22, 2024
Clarifying Misconceptions About Youth Gender-Affirming Care What trans people, clinicians, and families really want others to know about youth gender care May 22, 2024
Cancer Clinical Trial Participation May Not Actually Improve Survival, Study Says Meta-analysis suggests survival benefits disappeared after accounting for biases, confounders May 22, 2024
No One Is Happy With Texas Medical Board's Proposed Abortion Guidance Board initially resisted calls to issue guidance on how to interpret state's new laws May 22, 2024
Quiet End to Doc's Sexual Assault Case; PFAS Whistleblower; Senior Site Questioned This past week in healthcare investigations May 22, 2024
PSA Nadir 6 Months After Primary RT Correlates With Prostate Cancer Outcomes Or does it? Editorial questions prognostic, predictive value in contemporary practice May 22, 2024
Imagine What EHR Interoperability Could Do for Healthcare Connected systems would benefit patients and clinicians alike May 22, 2024
Anti-Epilepsy Drug Improves Sleep Apnea Symptoms in Mid-Stage Trial AHI dipped by as much as 40% in patients who took sulthiame, but CPAP is still the gold standard May 22, 2024
GLP-1 Agonist Scripts Jumped 600% for Teens, Young Adults Since 2020 Females accounted for most of the prescription fills May 22, 2024
Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant for Myelofibrosis The procedure offers a potential cure, but comes with a risk of early morbidity and mortality May 22, 2024
Matthew Perry's Death Investigated; CDC H5N1 Surveillance; Trump Talks Birth Control Health news and commentary gathered by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ staff May 22, 2024
For Your Patients: Coping With the Mental Health Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis People with MS are two to three times more likely to have depression than other people May 22, 2024
The Deep and Multidimensional Connection Between Multiple Sclerosis and Depression Both depression and suicide rates are high in MS patients, but there are effective treatments May 22, 2024
Tezepelumab Shows Potential for COPD, Negative Trial Notwithstanding Asthma drug may benefit patients with blood eosinophil counts indicative of type 2 inflammation May 22, 2024
Senators Mull Ways to Stop Patent 'Abuse' by Pharma Companies Manufacturers of brand-name drugs will try every tack to delay generic entry, experts say May 21, 2024
