Low Testosterone Could Be Bad News in COVID-19 In small study, men with low levels were more likely to have severe illness May 25, 2021
Breast Cancer Screening During COVID Reveals Inequities Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses new findings and his takeaway May 25, 2021 video
Pacemaker Interference Warning; Religious Fasting and CVD; Toothpick in the Heart Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 17, 2021
Renal Denervation Shows Worth in Resistant Hypertension Catheter-based procedure gets a win in RADIANCE-HTN TRIO May 16, 2021
Implanted Sensor Translates Brain Signals Into Text Brain-computer interface decodes handwriting movements from neural activity May 12, 2021
COVID Vax & Myocarditis; Ejection Fractions on EKG; Southerners Still Unwell Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 10, 2021
Blood Thinners Continue at End of Life, Despite Risks No clear guideline for stopping anticoagulants in patients with advanced dementia May 10, 2021
Defining Alzheimer's: Should Cognitively Unimpaired People Be Included? A definition that works for research is not right for the clinic, experts argue May 08, 2021
Bone Density Scans and Cardiovascular Disease: Two Birds, One Stone? DXA scans may improve atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk-stratification for women May 06, 2021
Will Telehealth Shape the Future of Pain Care? Lessons from the pandemic may guide the way pain medicine is delivered Apr 26, 2021
COVID-19 Pain Poses Unique Challenges Neuropathic pain may be common, especially after prolonged ICU stay Apr 26, 2021
Alzheimer's Aducanumab Redosing Study Underway Nearly 1,400 patients whose treatment was stopped when trials were halted have enrolled Apr 23, 2021
Vaccines and Long COVID: Top NIH Leaders Weigh in at Neurology Meeting Can research on long COVID help people with chronic fatigue? Apr 21, 2021
Blood-Based Markers Tied to Brain Cell and Memory Loss Another step closer to clinical utility for tracking neurodegeneration Apr 16, 2021
Can an Agile Endoscopic Device Curb PPI-Dependent GERD? GERDx device improved quality of life; not so much for esophageal acid exposure Apr 16, 2021
Safety Data Mixed for Anti-VEGF Eye Drugs Continued concern over systemic effects in high-risk patients Apr 15, 2021
New Anti-PD1 Drugs Boost Survival in Treated Lung Cancer Questions about generalizability of results with China-developed therapies Apr 14, 2021
USPSTF: Routine Vitamin D Screening Still on Shaky Ground Not enough evidence for an ideal level of vitamin D Apr 13, 2021
Common Antibiotics Spell Trouble in Existing Aortopathy More data to support the elevated risk posed by fluoroquinolones to the aortic wall Apr 12, 2021
More Benefit With Taxane for Aggressive Metastatic Prostate Cancer Higher clinical benefit rate with front-line cabazitaxel versus androgen receptor inhibitor Apr 12, 2021
Triple-Negative Breast Cancers Not All the Same Histology tied to treatment response, outcomes Apr 12, 2021
Are People on Dialysis Especially Wary of the COVID-19 Vaccine? Some patients said they believed it was better to get a natural infection versus a vaccine Apr 11, 2021
Mixed Results for Immunotherapy in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Combination trial missed response endpoint but exceeded historical results Apr 11, 2021
AHRQ: Studies Fail to Show Long-Term Benefit for CPAP Sleep apnea specialists dumbfounded at critique of "gold standard" treatment Apr 09, 2021
Pegloticase Safe for Dialysis Patients With Gout Significant drop in monthly ESA dose seen after treatment, too Apr 09, 2021
CKD Care Took a Back Seat During Pandemic Telehealth couldn't make up for lack of in-person healthcare visits Apr 08, 2021
Comfort Care on the Rise in Acute Stroke Trends show steep drop in death in-hospital with palliative interventions Apr 08, 2021
Chronic Sinusitis May Affect Neural Function Study supports inflammation as link between sinonasal inflammation, cognitive deficits Apr 08, 2021
New ADHD Drug OK'd; Pimavanserin Rejected for Dementia Psychosis News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 07, 2021
Reproductive Life Span of U.S. Women Increasing Changes in age at both menarche and menopause, study of women followed over 6 decades shows Apr 06, 2021
No Cancer Risk With Commonly Used Blood Pressure Meds Largest analysis yet but definitive data remain elusive Apr 05, 2021
Tepezza Restock Coming; Osteoporotic Fractures Broken Down by State News and commentary from the endocrinology world Apr 04, 2021
Language Matters During This 'Exciting Time' in Heart Failure A rethinking of what heart failure is and how to communicate with patients Apr 01, 2021
Eyes Offer Window Into Cognitive Impairment Glaucoma study provides more evidence of common neurodegenerative pathway Mar 29, 2021
Dementia Diagnoses Lag in Ethnic and Racial Groups Asian, Hispanic, Black people diagnosed at later stages than white people Mar 29, 2021
FDA Panel Unhappy With Novel OA Pain Drug Latest setback for troubled osteoarthritis biologic Mar 25, 2021
Hypertension After COVID Vax No Cause for Worry, So Far Disagreement over special precautions for individuals with high BP Mar 25, 2021
Middle-Age Loneliness Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Relationship varied, depending on whether loneliness persisted Mar 25, 2021
