'Medfluencers' Quit Medicine; How to Spook a ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Student; Preventing Burnout Healthcare social media content gathered by ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ staff Oct 31, 2024
New Jersey Primary Care Physician and Veteran Is Running for Congress Herb Conaway argues electing former President Trump would create a "tough road" for health equity Oct 31, 2024
Advancing Health in Africa Rob Breiman, MD, discusses his public health work on the continent Oct 31, 2024 video
Doc Harbored Undocumented Workers; Doc Gets Life in Prison for Sexual Assault A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 31, 2024
Resistance Training Falls Short in Severe Hip Arthritis Trial finds conservative approach inferior to joint replacement Oct 31, 2024
HCA Nurses Score Win Against AI; Docs Use ChatGPT in Clinic; New AI-Powered EHR A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Oct 31, 2024
AI Colonoscopies: More Benign Lesion Removals, Potentially Higher Costs At scale, the benefits of AI-assisted colonoscopy may not always outweigh the costs Oct 31, 2024
What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity? With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical Oct 31, 2024
Vote: Your Health and Your Patients' Health Depend on It Civic participation is linked to better community health Oct 31, 2024
Tricuspid Valve Replacement Finds Surer Footing With TRISCEND II's 1-Year Report Evoque device helped outcomes in severe tricuspid regurgitation, with some safety caveats Oct 31, 2024
Early Smoking Cessation After Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Better Survival Largest survival benefit observed in patients who entered a cessation program within 6 months Oct 31, 2024
First U.S. Case of Bird Flu in a Pig Raises Concerns Over Threat to Humans The infection happened at a backyard farm Oct 31, 2024
Six Networking Strategies for Introverted Healthcare Professionals How to make connecting feel less daunting Oct 31, 2024
Ex-Gov. May Face Charges Over COVID; Autism Dx Up 175%; Can Fasting Help Kidneys? Health news and commentary gathered by ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ staff Oct 31, 2024
How to Navigate OTC Cold and Flu Drugs A pharmacist and a doctor weigh in on the best options Oct 30, 2024
FDA Staff Not Quite Sold on Sotagliflozin for T1D Patients With CKD SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor has another shot in T1D, but now in more narrow patient population Oct 30, 2024
Ophthalmologist Identified as Atlanta Shooting Suspect Retired physician Jay Berger, MD, reportedly suffered a mental health crisis Oct 30, 2024
Backers of Prior Authorization Bill Hopeful for Passage by End of the Year The bill's cost estimate has dropped from $16 billion to $0, greatly hiking chances of passage Oct 30, 2024
Leukemia Drug Shows Promise in Dementia With Lewy Bodies Cognitive outcomes, biomarkers improved with nilotinib in phase II trial Oct 30, 2024
Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery in Teens Persisted at 10 Years Remission of coexisting conditions was also maintained, long-term data show Oct 30, 2024
Wegovy Reduced Pain From Knee Osteoarthritis Patients taking the GLP-1 drug also had greater improvement in physical function Oct 30, 2024
'Converging' Evidence of Link Between Air Pollution and Breast Cancer Large cohort study showed cancer risk increased with exposure to fine particulate matter Oct 30, 2024
Novel Drug Improved Symptoms in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Monoclonal antibody cendakimab also reduced eosinophils compared with placebo Oct 30, 2024
Toddler's Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars A look at the cost of antivenom Oct 30, 2024
When Cannabis Makes You Vomit Known for its anti-emetic properties, the drug can actually bring on a vomiting disorder Oct 30, 2024
RSV Vaccine 90% Effective in High-Risk Adults, Real-World Study Shows Vaccination tied to fewer hospitalizations and emergency department visits Oct 30, 2024 video
Cymbalta Bottles Recalled; Suicides Highest on Mondays; New Dose of Pain Drug OK'd News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 30, 2024
ASA Advises No Longer Holding GLP-1 Agents Prior to Surgery for Most Patients New guidance replaces earlier rec of a 1-week and 1-day hold of injectable and oral GLP-1 agents Oct 30, 2024
Miscarriage Arrest; MA Reaped Billions for Home Visits; Dirty Work of Care Denials This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 30, 2024
Old Drugs, New Tricks: The Power of Medication Repurposing COVID highlighted the untapped potential of existing treatments Oct 30, 2024
Colorado Teen Fights Kidney Failure After Eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders Deadly E. coli outbreak has been tentatively traced to contaminated onions Oct 30, 2024
Why Has This Preteen Had Baldness and Fragile Hair Since Infancy? Trichoscopy helps clinicians identify the cause -- no genetic testing required Oct 30, 2024
Colchicine Goes Belly-Up in a More Definitive Heart Attack Trial Larger CLEAR OASIS 9 trial could not replicate past results Oct 30, 2024
IG Live November 1: Healthcare Is on the Ballot Public health and access to care are at stake in the 2024 election Oct 30, 2024
Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP's Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals Health news and commentary gathered by ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ staff Oct 30, 2024
Novel Drug for Chronic Inducible Urticaria Delivers in Mid-Stage Trial Impressive responses with barzolvolimab in cold urticaria, symptomatic dermographism Oct 29, 2024
House Members Introduce Bill to Reverse Pending Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cut Measure includes a 1.8% pay increase for clinicians Oct 29, 2024
Could RFK Jr. Really Become HHS Secretary? It seems unlikely, but Washington insiders say they've come to expect the unexpected Oct 29, 2024
Brain Edema Risk May Be Lower With Modified Donanemab Dosing Different regimen showed comparable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic results Oct 29, 2024
Wegovy Cut Albuminuria by Half in Non-Diabetic CKD However, 24 weeks of the GLP-1 had no impact on eGFR Oct 29, 2024
