Silent Strokes Common After Non-Cardiac Surgery One in 14 older patients have covert stroke, many also have cognitive decline Aug 19, 2019
Should the Elderly Discontinue Statins? The debate goes on, but Kevin Campbell, MD, believes every patient is different Aug 14, 2019 video
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Altered Liver Enzymes "We have focused for too long on studying the brain in isolation" Jul 31, 2019
Wait, What? Neil Armstrong Died From Botched Surgery!? Hospital paid $6 million to astronaut's family, newly revealed documents showed Jul 25, 2019
Alzheimer's Insulin Study Puzzles Researchers Open-label extension shows a prolonged positive effect on cognition, but only in a subset Jul 19, 2019
Does Alzheimer's Disease Stem From Infection? Scientists debate, and one company targets gingivitis bacterium to slow Alzheimer's progression Jul 17, 2019
Mentally Stimulating Activities and Cognitive Impairment Can certain late-life activities help the aging brain? Jul 10, 2019
Opioids Overused in Acute Gout May contribute to opioid crisis -- and other effective therapies are available Jul 03, 2019
Low LDL Cholesterol and Hemorrhagic Stroke Another study raises questions about low lipids and ICH Jul 02, 2019
Dialysis Takes Heavy Toll on Elderly Loss of independence and increased caregiver burden common, study found Jun 27, 2019
Accurate 6 Lead ECG on Your Smartphone? 'Amazing' The Skeptical Cardiologist isn't so skeptical about new Kardia device Jun 24, 2019
Elderly Women With Osteoporosis: to Treat or Not to Treat? Mortality, fracture risk much more probable in osteoporosis Jun 21, 2019
Low-Dose Steroid Reduces Hand Pain in Osteoarthritis Finger pain relieved at 6 weeks with prednisolone therapy Jun 12, 2019
No Added CV Risk for Oral Semaglutide in T2D Safety study buffs resume for oral GLP-1 receptor agonist Jun 11, 2019
Physician-Assisted Suicide Once Again Divides AMA Members Some expressed a clear desire to decide a policy and move on Jun 11, 2019
Jellyfish Memory Supplement Prevagen Called 'Clear-Cut Fraud' Stop buying useless brain supplements, the Skeptical Cardiologist says Jun 08, 2019
Vitamin D Flops for Diabetes Prevention Highly anticipated trial finds no significant difference compared to placebo after nearly three years follow-up Jun 07, 2019
Trials Back Earlier Use of Androgen Receptor Inhibitors Improved survival in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer Jun 03, 2019
The Alzheimer's-Cholesterol Connection Parallel lines of evidence link the two in early-onset Alzheimer's disease May 28, 2019
Slicer Seen Boosting Leaflet Mobility in Aortic Stenosis Study shows feasibility of novel treatment for calcified aortic stenosis May 24, 2019
Parkinson's Tied to Bipolar Disorder Trends emerge even after adjusting for mood stabilizers May 22, 2019
Do Physicians Still Get Invited to Patients' Funerals? Milton Packer wonders whether medicine is about health or about life May 22, 2019
Low-Volume, Same-Day Prep Gets Job Done for Colonoscopy Study shows similar efficacy between split-dosing and same-day bowel preparations May 22, 2019
Tissue-Selective Afib Ablation; ED Drug for HF? Pacemaker Warning Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 13, 2019
Ultrasound Therapy for Prostate Ca Yields High PSA Response PSA falls by 95%, prostate shrinks by 90% in men with localized prostate cancer May 07, 2019
Meet the MicroCog. You May Soon, Whether You Like It or Not Docs worry about accuracy of commonly used cognitive screening tool May 07, 2019
Low-Dose Azithromycin May Improve COPD Exacerbation Outcomes But larger studies are needed to confirm efficacy, safety May 03, 2019
Calcium Channel Blocker Flops in Parkinson's Disease Trial "Disappointing" results from 3-year study don't back prior findings May 02, 2019
Aggressive Therapy at End of Life Common in Cancer Little or no benefit for patients who died within 30 days of diagnosis Apr 15, 2019
Practice 'Cultural Humility' in End-of-Life Conversations Clinicians should know the limits of their cultural understanding Apr 12, 2019
LVAD-Related GI Bleeding: Another Reason to Take Heart Failure Drugs Dose-response relationship seen Apr 08, 2019
FDA Issues 'Clean' List for Sartan Drugs Nitrosamine-free ARBs do exist, agency stresses Apr 04, 2019
Sexual Problems Common in Arthritis Patients Dysfunction, loss of intimacy mostly go unaddressed Apr 03, 2019
Alzheimer's Diagnoses Change With Amyloid PET Scans Results lead to new clinical management for nearly two-thirds of patients Apr 02, 2019
Aggressive Tx Remains Common for Adults, Children Near Death Many patients continue with treatments they probably don't need Mar 30, 2019
