FDA Advisors Nearly All Aboard the TriClip Train for Tricuspid Regurgitation Committee voted 13-1 that the benefits of the TEER device outweigh the risks in certain patients Feb 14, 2024
Study: Let's Revisit Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Joint Replacement One center's experience puts recent policy in doubt Feb 13, 2024
Not Passing a Bill to Fix Medicare Doc Pay Cuts Is 'Appalling,' Lawmaker Says Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, also talks about prior authorization, violence against health workers Feb 13, 2024
Large-Core Strokes Do Better Long-Term With Thrombectomy SELECT2 trial's 1-year results show continued benefits for patients with slower recovery Feb 13, 2024
Denosumab Protective Against Diabetes? Study found lower diabetes incidence with osteoporosis drug for patients who stayed on treatment Feb 13, 2024
Risk Score Proposed to Anchor Forthcoming Donor Heart Allocation Rules Current six-tier system on the outs due to excessive manipulation Feb 13, 2024
Dementia Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosis Blood proteins identified those at risk for all-cause, Alzheimer's, or vascular dementia Feb 12, 2024
Oncologists Risk Self-Referral Violations Over Medicare Mail-Order Drug Rule New interpretation of Stark law excludes distribution of oral oncology drugs by mail Feb 12, 2024
FDA Reviewers Skeptical on TriClip for Tricuspid Regurgitation Tricuspid valve repair system is up for advisory committee scrutiny on Tuesday Feb 12, 2024
Embolization Proves Its Mettle for Subdural Hematoma Landmark trials establish a new standard of care, experts say Feb 11, 2024
After Cervical Artery Dissection, Early Anticoagulant Might Be Better Large observational study might not deliver definitive answers but hints at a better strategy Feb 10, 2024
Late Tenecteplase Not Beneficial for Stroke Patients With LVOs Lytic at least appeared safe in a selected population with many undergoing thrombectomy Feb 09, 2024
AI-Based Decision Support Boosts Post-Stroke Prevention Trial from China shows potential of AI guidance for stroke care Feb 09, 2024
Tirofiban a Better Option for Ischemic Stroke When Lytics and Thrombectomy Aren't? TREND trial compares acute antiplatelet monotherapies Feb 09, 2024
Radial Access a Toss Up for Stroke Thrombectomy Small single-center trial suggests time delays will be a critical hurdle Feb 08, 2024
Fast Stroke Thrombolysis Boosts Impact of Thrombectomy Pooled trial analysis finally provides the evidence for combination approach Feb 08, 2024
Adjunctive Thrombolysis Doesn't Boost tPA Benefits Phase III trial is the "disappointing end of a long journey" Feb 08, 2024
Corticosteroid Still Doesn't Help After Stroke in the Thrombectomy Era MARVEL trial tries adjunctive therapy again with new circumstances but gets the same old answer Feb 08, 2024
Before Stroke Thrombectomy, Keep the Bed Flat, Trial Says Tilting the head of the bed up during early window in large vessel occlusion hurts outcomes Feb 07, 2024
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Tied to Less Alzheimer's Risk Large U.K. study tracked health records of 270,000 men Feb 07, 2024
Anticoagulant Falls Short for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Atrial Cardiopathy Can atrial cardiopathy really be the cause of some cryptogenic strokes? Feb 07, 2024
Early Marker Found for Long-Term Gout Flare Potential And the bad news: urate-lowering therapy seemed to make no difference Feb 06, 2024
Even With Alzheimer's Pathology, Healthy Lifestyles May Preserve Cognition More data support the idea of "cognitive reserve" Feb 05, 2024
Tirzepatide's Association With BP Reduction Reinforced With ABPM Data Combination GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist is currently approved for T2D and weight loss Feb 05, 2024
First Transcatheter Tricuspid Regurgitation Treatment Approved FDA greenlights system for severe cases cleared by the heart team Feb 02, 2024
Medicare Sends Initial Price Negotiation Bids to Drugmakers Manufacturers of 10 drugs have 30 days to accept or make a counter-offer Feb 01, 2024
Undiagnosed Liver Disease May Be Common in Patients With Dementia Hepatic encephalopathy could be contributing to cognitive symptoms, study suggested Jan 31, 2024
Controversial Alzheimer's Drug Abandoned Biogen will stop developing and selling aducanumab Jan 31, 2024
CMS Focusing on Better Aligning Quality Measures, Adding New ACO Models Clinicians shouldn't have to navigate hundreds of different measures, Medicare director says Jan 30, 2024
Why Are We Letting Insurers Dictate Patient Care? Prior authorization is wreaking havoc on patient health Jan 30, 2024
Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
Alzheimer's May Be Transmissible in Rare Circumstances Cases tied to long-discontinued childhood medical procedure Jan 29, 2024
Some 'Choosing Wisely' Recs Protect Older Folks From Low-Value Care Study looked at how three recommendations changed primary care decisions Jan 29, 2024
Dietary Factors Tied to Osteoarthritis Pain But radiographic parameters not affected, raising questions about the link Jan 29, 2024
Caution Raised for Post-TAVR Cardiac Surgeries Surgeons report rise in TAVR explants and other risky procedures Jan 29, 2024
Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest Jan 29, 2024
Cancer After Weight Loss; How Older Adults Use the Healthcare System Also in TTHealthWatch: PFAS guidelines for clinicians Jan 27, 2024 podcast
New Parkinson's Definition Proposed Based on Biomarkers Framework focuses on the biology of Lewy body diseases Jan 26, 2024
Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage? MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs Jan 25, 2024
