ESC: PCSK9 Tx -- Ready for Prime Time or Still Unproven? Debate highlights pros and cons of these cholesterol-lowering drugs Aug 30, 2016
Morning Break: Docs Who Fondle; 'Zombie Anthrax'; PCBs and Autism Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the 51˶ staff Aug 25, 2016
Scrubs Outside the Hospital: Good or Bad? It's probably harmless but "sends the wrong message," says Skeptical Scalpel, MD Aug 09, 2016
Safety Net, Teaching Hospitals Call CMS Star Ratings Unfair Argue scores don't account for factors they can't control Jul 28, 2016
IAC: Anti-HIV Programs Miss Too Many at Highest Risk UN chief, Hollywood star speak at IAC press conference Jul 18, 2016
Nitrile Gloves Can Move Microbes Contaminated gloves play part in transmission of pathogens among health staff Jun 19, 2016
New Water Source for Flint Helps Keep Legionnaire's at Bay But Michigan city's plumbing system may still harbor bacteria Jun 18, 2016
AMA Urges Weapons Be Limited in Hospitals Resolution aimed at units housing mental health patients Jun 15, 2016
Hep C Virus Outbreak Tied to Unsafe Injection Practices Calif. prolotherapy clinic shuttered after patients developed HCV infections Jun 03, 2016
Compression Stockings; Stroke Prevention; Stents and Meds Cardiovascular Daily wraps up the top cardiology news of the week Jun 03, 2016
The Perils of 'Affordable' Health Insurance Plans What happens when patients need emergency care? May 29, 2016
Bleeding Risk Assess in Angiodysplasias Blood vessel malformations plus vascular disease increase transfusion likelihood May 25, 2016
Does a 'Short Fuse' a Condition Make? Some call it road rage, but medicine is now calling it IED. Lowering the Bar: Medicine in the 21st Century weighs the evidence May 22, 2016
ADHD: How Did It Leap from Classroom to Boardroom? Adults are now routinely diagnosed with ADHD. Why is that? This Lowering the Bar; Medicine in 21st Century report seeks answers May 22, 2016
Lowering the Bar: Medicine in the 21st Century Does diagnosis always mean disease, or does it sometimes mean opportunity? May 22, 2016
Gluttony -- Once a Deadly Sin, Now a Treatable Disorder This "Lowering the Bar: Medicine in the 21st Century" MedPageToday/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report takes a hard look at binge-eating disorder May 22, 2016
Pulmonary Emboli Frequent After Knee Surgery Rapid heartbeat leading symptom of lung blood clots after replacement surgery May 19, 2016
Comorbidities Seem to Send New Moms Back to Hospital Patients with psychiatric disease, substance use disorder had a more than two-fold increased risk May 15, 2016
FDA: Avoid Cipro, Similar Drugs for Common Infections Agency says risks outweigh benefits May 12, 2016
New Drug Eases Tardive Dyskinesia in Pivotal Trial Tremors related to treatment for schizophrenia quieted by VMAT2 inhibitor Apr 21, 2016
Gene Tx Offers Hope in Degenerative Brain Disorder Treatment 'milestone' in childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy Apr 21, 2016
Nearly Half of Former NFL Players Show Signs of Brain Injury MRI scans detect TBI markers in more than 40% Apr 19, 2016
Survival Rates Good With VAD for Complicated Acute MI Despite being sicker to start, outcomes on par with other VAD patients Apr 18, 2016
Once-Daily Epilepsy Tx Shows Promise Eslicarbazepine non-inferior to twice-a-day carbamazepine Apr 18, 2016
Podcast: 10th Anniversary for HealthNewsReview.org Gary Schwitzer reflects on high points, low points, lessons learned Apr 14, 2016
Opioid Crisis: Scrap Pain as 5th Vital Sign? Groups call on JC and CMS to re-evaluate policies that could lead to opioid overprescribing Apr 13, 2016
10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD 'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier' Apr 09, 2016
CardioBrief: LVADs Prolong Life But Sow Confusion at Its End Uncertainty dogs heart pump patients and their caregivers Mar 22, 2016
Deep Roots for Lack of Minorities in American Medical Schools Problem starts in 3rd grade Mar 15, 2016
Tweet of the Week: The Donald J. Trump Resuscitation Room Making critical care great again Mar 11, 2016
When "Unremarkable" Is Not Clear Enough Radiology reports need to be held to higher standards, argues Saurabh Jha, MD Mar 10, 2016
Atypical Afib Cases Have Poorer Prognosis Stroke and mortality linked to type of initial presentation Mar 08, 2016
Aspirin Before Cardiac Surgery: Not Harmful, But Not Helpful Death, thrombotic complication, and bleeding risk all unaffected in ATACAS trial Feb 24, 2016
Lab Mystery: How Did Worker Get HIV Infection? "Perfect storm of errors," researchers speculate Feb 24, 2016
Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Name It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD Feb 23, 2016
