First TTS Case After mRNA Shot; Fake Fellow Strikes Out; Disappearing Pacemaker Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 29, 2021
CDC's All-or-Nothing Approach to Teen COVID Vaccination Is All Wrong The agency should revisit its latest guidance to maximize benefits and minimize risks Jun 29, 2021
Who Are the COVID Vaccine 'Holdouts'? Public health experts explain the chief concerns among those who still don't want a shot Jun 29, 2021
COVID Infection Unlikely to Jeopardize IVF Success, Small Study Suggests Hormone levels remained similar before and after infection, researchers found Jun 29, 2021
Do 'Robots' Offer Any Clear Surgical Advantage? Review says no, and Vinay Prasad believes it's a sobering reflection on medical technology Jun 28, 2021 video
Biden Administration Eases Rules for Mobile Vans for Substance Use Treatment Aim is to increase treatment access in rural areas, underserved communities Jun 28, 2021
Food Insecurity Tied to More Liver Disease Deaths Social determinants of health play a key role, study found Jun 28, 2021
Dads With Obesity Mostly Cleared in Their Children's NAFLD U.K. study confirms it's mainly mom's fault Jun 28, 2021
Investigational GLP-1 RA Cuts Heart, Renal Risk in Vulnerable Diabetes Patients Exendin-4-based drug succeeded in cardiovascular outcomes trial Jun 28, 2021
New ACR Rheumatoid Arthritis Guideline: Emphasis on Methotrexate Many RA patients succeed with optimized use of the DMARD before adding another medication Jun 28, 2021
Ranitidine Did Not Convert to Carcinogen in Two Small FDA Studies However, don't expect the drug's return to market anytime soon, say editorialists Jun 28, 2021
180-Day Continuous Glucose Monitor Shows Promise in Adults With Diabetes Implantable Eversense system demonstrates accuracy in prospective study Jun 28, 2021
Big Jump in Monthly Average Hospital Admission for Alcoholic Hepatitis Post-Pandemic Long-term impact of alcohol uptake on liver health during COVID-19 crisis remains unknown Jun 26, 2021
The Murky Post-Pandemic Future of Hepatitis C Elimination in the U.S. Modeling study demonstrates need to rebound or risk losing progress Jun 25, 2021
Rise in Alcohol Dependence Seen During Pandemic AUD in U.K. study tied to worse COVID outcomes and more mental health problems as well Jun 25, 2021
Ethics Consult: Help Family Have 'Savior Child' for Marrow Donation? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Jun 25, 2021
Combo GIP/GLP-1 Drug Superior for HbA1c Reduction in T2D 40-week trial compared tirzepatide head-to-head with injectable semaglutide Jun 25, 2021
ACIP Backs Flu and COVID Vaccine Co-Administration Committee also voted on dengue, rabies vaccines for kids Jun 25, 2021
Bell's Palsy More Likely After COVID Infection Than After Vaccine Two studies evaluate facial nerve palsy after vaccination Jun 24, 2021
Liver Disease Tied to Increased Risk of Death From Severe COVID French study of hospitalized patients also saw an increased risk of mechanical ventilation Jun 24, 2021
FDA Must Do More to Stop Youth Vaping, House Members Say "The alternative is going to be years and years of delay," says Democratic representative Jun 23, 2021
Two Inflammatory Proteins Linked With Slower Cognitive Decline Surprise finding ties plasma cytokine levels with Alzheimer's biomarkers and cognition Jun 23, 2021
'Modest' Erectile Dysfunction Benefit With GLP-1 Agonist Dulaglutide didn't improve pre-existing symptoms, but did prevent some new cases Jun 23, 2021
Subsys Doc Gets 5 Years; Docs Take Billions From Device Makers; Child Abuse Law This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 23, 2021
Healthcare Part of White House Plan for Preventing Gun Violence Intervention programs aim to help likely perpetrators "get their lives on a different track" Jun 23, 2021
Do We Still Need Office Visits? It's time to look beyond our traditional modes of care delivery Jun 22, 2021
Can Cannabis Use Lead to Suicidal Thoughts? Survey data showed increasing suicidal behaviors among young adults over prior decade Jun 22, 2021
Unusual Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Linked to COVID Vaccines Experts call for relationship between adenovirus vector vaccines and GBS to be studied Jun 22, 2021
Q&A: How Patients Can Get Wise to Bad Billing Practices Marshall Allen discusses how patients and providers can fight back against medical overbilling Jun 22, 2021
As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paid Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
Pain Persists in RA, Even Without Inflammation At 5 years, one-third of patients with rheumatoid arthritis still had "unacceptable" pain Jun 22, 2021
Can't Get Schoolkids to Eat a Decent Lunch? Keep Them at the Table Small trial confirms suggestions from observational studies Jun 22, 2021
Levothyroxine Overused for Less Severe Hypothyroidism Few new prescriptions were for patients with overt hypothryoidism, researchers found Jun 21, 2021
Gender-Affirming Surgical Fellowships Gaining Steam in the U.S. Since 2017, number of programs offering multidisciplinary training has grown from one to eight Jun 21, 2021
Birthdays: Cake, Ice Cream ... and Increased COVID Risk? Study makes a link, but public health implications hard to see Jun 21, 2021
Best Pediatric Endocrinology Hospitals; Standards of Diabetes Care Updated News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jun 20, 2021
The Long Overdue Rise of Gender-Affirming Care Medicine is finally starting to catch up with the times, but there's a long way to go Jun 19, 2021
