Prior Authorization Still a 'Pain Point' for Providers Multiple healthcare groups are working on the problem Feb 22, 2017
ACIP: One-Dose HepB Vax OK for Some Infants Needing Revaccination Two more doses needed if infant still non-responsive after testing, committee advises Feb 22, 2017
Wise Buy? Left Ventricular Assist Devices Getting better and cheaper, but 'nobody wears pink ribbons for heart failure' Feb 21, 2017
HHS Eyes End of 2017 for Draft Rule on Privacy Breaches Aims to define what constitutes 'harm' when health records are exposed Feb 20, 2017
Gene Therapy Moves Ahead in Urothelial Cancer Complete response in 35% of BCG-treated patients at 12 months Feb 18, 2017
'Jurassic' Clinical Trial Yields Prostate Cancer Guidance Negative trial informs new studies of adjuvant therapy Feb 17, 2017
Cancer Drugs' Benefit Continues After Drug Stopped Response for as long as 20 months after PD-1/PD-L1 stopped Feb 15, 2017
Flag Football Has Higher Youth Injury Rates But comparison to tackle leagues hampered by study limitations Feb 14, 2017
CardioBrief: Int'l Experts Call Sodium Guidelines Far Too Restrictive Conclusion: research more, recommend less Feb 14, 2017
Antibiotics May Damper Effect of PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade Worse PFS in metastatic renal cell carcinoma Feb 14, 2017
Self-Injury: Should It Be Allowed in Some Cases? Pros and cons of self-harm as therapy in controlled environment Feb 09, 2017
FDA Okays Marathon's Emflaza for DMD Corticosteroids already commonly used to treat the condition Feb 09, 2017
Pros and Cons of the ACC DAPT Risk Calculator App User-friendly, but short on some outcome data Feb 07, 2017
Pearls From: Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH Setting the record straight on the great butter debate Feb 07, 2017 video
By the Numbers: That Dang Recordkeeping Physicians spend a fourth of their time on administrative tasks, study finds Feb 03, 2017
Similar Outcomes for Care by Foreign vs U.S.-Trained Doctors Mortality slightly lower for international graduates' patients Feb 02, 2017
Pearls From: Mary Rosser, MD The role of ob/gyns in women's long-term heart health Jan 31, 2017 video
ECC Roundup: Breast Conservation Benefit Varies by Age And other reports from the European Cancer Congress Jan 31, 2017
Zika: What Do We Know a Year Later? SMFM session offers recap; also, more recent Zika research Jan 29, 2017
Maternal, Fetal Death Rates Higher on Weekends But no 'July effect' observed for obstetrics, researchers say Jan 29, 2017
Um, Excuse Me, Why Did You Stop My Post-Op Anticoagulant? Cardiology writer learns firsthand about real-world practice Jan 29, 2017
Antithrombin Flops for Delaying Birth in Preeclampsia No increase in gestational age at delivery vs placebo Jan 27, 2017
Study Yields Surprise on LSD's Mechanism of Action Insight into how the drug gives meaning to meaningless stimuli -- and the roots of psychosis Jan 26, 2017 video
Perfecting the Post-Visit Procedure After-visit calls aren't working; what can be done instead? Jan 26, 2017
ACOG: Hands-Off Approach for Low-Risk Pregnancies College calls for limited labor interventions; promotes one-on-one support Jan 25, 2017
Cancer Collaboration Founded by 'Bush 41' Closes Its Doors All agree C-Change fulfilled its mission Jan 25, 2017
Travel Direction Tied to Baseball Teams' Performance Lower winning percentage on eastbound road trips Jan 23, 2017
AAP: Abortion Parental Consent Laws Do More Harm than Good Patient's right to confidential care should come first Jan 23, 2017
Morning Break: World's Largest Penis; Sex Bias in Breast Milk; Cervical Ca Deaths Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the 51˶ staff Jan 23, 2017
QoL Benefits with Palliative Surgery for Gastric Cancer Solid food intake facilitated, anxiety and pain decreased Jan 21, 2017
Nivolumab Slows Advanced Gastric Cancer Significant reduction in hazards for survival, PFS in pretreated patients Jan 20, 2017
PET-Guided Therapy Switch for Esophageal Cancer Improved response with switch from ineffective treatment Jan 19, 2017
Exercise May Extend Survival in Metastatic Colon Cancer Progression, survival hazards improved with moderate activitiy Jan 17, 2017
This Week in Zika: First Local U.S. Zika Case Had Dermatitis Also, NIAID stresses need for continued Zika research Jan 13, 2017
FDA Warns on MRI in Patients with Implantable Pumps Medication, mechanical issues may follow exposure Jan 11, 2017
Creatine: Should Adolescents Be Taking It? F. Perry Wilson, MD, looks at the science Jan 04, 2017 video
Kid with Asthma? Reach for Dexamethasone A one-time dose of dexamethasone in the ED might be superior to current pediatric asthma management Jan 03, 2017