Do Organ Transplants Cause Personality Changes? Anecdotal evidence suggests a real possibility, but more research is needed Feb 22, 2024
How Beneficiaries Really Feel About Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare MA plans offer "extra benefits" but many go unused. Is Medicare Advantage really better? Feb 22, 2024
Major Alabama Hospital Pauses IVF Procedures After Court Ruling University of Alabama at Birmingham assessing whether patients, docs could face criminal charges Feb 22, 2024
Death by Gila Monster; Alabama Hospital Halts IVF Treatments; E-Bike Head Traumas Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ֱ staff Feb 22, 2024
Intravascular Imaging-Guided PCI Reaches a Turning Point With Survival, MI Benefits Updated meta-analysis provides strong impetus for IVUS, OCT adoption Feb 21, 2024
Study Backs Recommended Antibiotic Approach for Aspiration Pneumonia Evidence of more side effects, lack of survival benefit with extended anaerobic coverage Feb 21, 2024
USMLE Scores for Nepali Docs Will Remain Invalidated, Judge Rules District judge denied emergency motion to restore scores for 832 Nepali test-takers Feb 21, 2024
Alzheimer's Biomarkers Show Specific Changes 20 Years Before Diagnosis CSF and imaging markers changed in a temporal sequence Feb 21, 2024
How Common Are False Positive Rapid COVID Tests? Persistent false positives more common in women, autoimmune disorders Feb 21, 2024
There's Still Time to Switch Medicare Advantage Plans This Year Beneficiaries have until March 31 to find a new plan; doctors should check plans, too Feb 21, 2024
MDMA for PTSD Under FDA Review; GLP-1 for Opioid Cravings; ADHD an Evolutionary Aid? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Feb 21, 2024
Some People Who Attempt Suicide Do Not Meet Criteria for Psychiatric Disorders Study findings challenge the notion of which individuals are at risk for suicidal behavior Feb 21, 2024
A Pacemaker for the Brain Helped a Woman With Crippling Depression It may soon be available to more patients Feb 21, 2024
Net Danger? Ophthalmologists Have Their Eyes on Pickleball While it's not as risky as many other sports, growing pastime still spawns optical injuries Feb 21, 2024
Biden's Brother's Failed Healthcare Biz; ED Waiting Room Death; Flawed Research This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 21, 2024
Misdiagnosed: Did the Color of My Skin Play a Role? An adapted excerpt from Blackstock's new book, Legacy Feb 21, 2024
Increasing Diversity in Medicine via the Mentorship Pipeline "It's important for us to be in these spaces" Feb 21, 2024 video
Alabama's Frozen Embryo Ruling: What It Could Mean for Fertility Treatment "No court -- anywhere in the country -- has reached the conclusion the main opinion reaches" Feb 21, 2024
Contraceptive Counseling: Providers Need More Training, Experts Say Three-part discussion recommended Feb 21, 2024
Largest COVID Vax Safety Study; Kratom Deaths Rising; Gov. Threatens Hospital Chain Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ֱ staff Feb 21, 2024
AGA Backs Fecal Microbiota-Based Therapies for Recurrent C. Diff But new guidelines do not recommend use in inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome Feb 21, 2024
Dietary Thiamine Linked With Cognition J-shaped curve emerges between vitamin B1 in diet and cognitive decline Feb 20, 2024
Elotuzumab Misses Mark Again as Frontline Treatment for Multiple Myeloma No PFS benefit from adding the monoclonal antibody to standard therapy Feb 20, 2024
Annual Breast Cancer Screening Starting at Age 40 Best, Modeling Study Says Estimates suggest mortality was reduced by 42% with annual screening for this age group Feb 20, 2024
TAVR Pioneer Dies; Allograft Rejection Criteria Need Work; Overeating Protein & CVD Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Feb 20, 2024
Herpes-Dementia Link; How COVID Affects the Brain; FDA to Decide on Duchenne Drug News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Feb 20, 2024
When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn't Be Singled Out From the Pack It's time for CDC to update its guidance Feb 20, 2024
T2D Remission Common With Gastric Bypass; Selenium for Hashimoto's; Cereal Chemicals News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 20, 2024
Medication Abortion Via Telehealth Safe and Effective, Study Finds No difference in results between patients who received care via video vs secure text messaging Feb 20, 2024
Transient Left-Sided Weakness, Facial Palsy in Middle-Age Man Timely recognition of this rare phenomenon considered crucial to prevent recurrent stroke Feb 20, 2024
Most Sudden Infant Death Cases Had Multiple Unsafe Sleep Factors Clinicians can use evidence to "shape conversations on safe sleep guidance," researchers said Feb 20, 2024
Potential Biomarker for Perforated Appendicitis Shows Link to Severe Sepsis Test that can differentiate between simple and perforated appendicitis is "highly desirable" Feb 20, 2024
Sublingual Acute Stroke Neuroprotectant Dazzles in Phase III Trial Experts raise concerns about analysis and reporting in Chinese study Feb 20, 2024
Abortion Rights Opponents, Supporters Seize on Report That Trump Pushes 16-Week Ban Trump's campaign called the report "fake news" Feb 20, 2024
Frozen Embryos 'Children' in Ala.; GLP-1s for Opioid Addiction? New E.Coli Outbreak Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ֱ staff Feb 20, 2024
Surgical Remission of Cushing's Disease Tied to New Autoimmune Conditions But glucocorticoid replacement right after surgery may be protective Feb 19, 2024
To Combat Dengue, Brazil's Health Agents Scour Junkyards, Roofs for Mosquitos It's not clear if cases have reached peak levels, or if the worst is yet to come Feb 19, 2024
Primordial Prevention Can Protect Black Women's Cardiovascular Health Let's block the risk factors before they start Feb 19, 2024
For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Prescribed Opioids, No Patterns of Misuse Emerged Number of vaso-occlusive crises tied to days' supply Feb 19, 2024
Could Niacin Actually Induce Heart Disease? Americans consume too much vitamin B3, researchers suggest Feb 19, 2024
