For RA With COPD, Abatacept is Safe No increased pulmonary risks compared with other biologics Mar 21, 2019
Not OK: When Patients Sexually Harass Physicians A common yet rarely discussed abuse Mar 21, 2019 video
Morning Break: Safe-Enough Losartan; 'Dirty' Kale; Governor's Pox Party Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 51³ΙΘΛΆ―Βώ staff Mar 21, 2019
Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Medical School These three schools emphasize community service, primary care Mar 20, 2019
Potential Game Changer for Endometrial Cancer A 30% response rate in recurrent/advanced disease, 49% in MSI-H tumors Mar 20, 2019
Bempedoic Acid: Modest LDL Lowering Affirmed CLEAR Wisdom completes the phase III picture; next step, FDA review Mar 20, 2019
One Question Reveals Much About Patient Engagement A patient's self-confidence score can be revealing Mar 20, 2019
Fertility Fraud; Pharma's 'Patient' Advocacy; Mass. Nursing Homes Fined This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 20, 2019
'We Have to Define Our Lane,' Leana Wen Tells Public Health Workers Planned Parenthood chief says it's important to resist pressure to narrow field's focus Mar 19, 2019
Two Knees at Once: More Clarity on Pluses and Minuses Surgeons say it's feasible in even severely obese patients, but beware of complications Mar 19, 2019
Prescription Fish Oil Goes Beyond Preventing First CV Events New REDUCE-IT data point to secondary prevention benefit Mar 18, 2019
CV Primary Prevention Guidelines Updated Aspirin, diabetes, team-care recommendations revised Mar 17, 2019
Apple Watch Pulse Warnings Fairly Accurate But Apple Heart Study authors, and other experts, say more research needed Mar 16, 2019
No Rise in Cancer Risk for RA Patients on Actemra Similar to malignancy risk with TNF inhibitors and abatacept Mar 14, 2019
Pain: Yes, There's an App for That But meta-analysis suggests benefit is just a few tenths of a point on standard 0-10 scale Mar 13, 2019
Entyvio Tops Humira in Head-to-Head UC trial More vedolizumab patients achieved clinical remission, mucosal healing in VARSITY trial Mar 13, 2019
Opioids, Benzos Affect Spinal Cord Stimulation Test Patients on sedatives reported less reduction in pain in screening trials Mar 12, 2019
Insomnia and Chronic Pain Study investigates role of psychiatric disorders in sleep-pain relationship Mar 12, 2019
Race Plays a Role in Weight-Loss Surgery Outcomes Short-term and long-term outcomes after bariatric surgery differs between blacks and white Mar 12, 2019
Patient-on-Provider Violence in the Pain Clinic "Some physicians desperate enough to carry handguns for self-protection" Mar 11, 2019
CDC Guideline Harms Pain Patients, Panel Says 'Clinician's ability to make decisions has been severely interrupted' Mar 11, 2019
Gabapentin Plus Opioids for Chronic Pain? Small study shows no superiority over opioids alone Mar 10, 2019
Vasculitis in the Very Old: The Eyes Have It Vision loss a major complication; mortality also high in the over-85 group Mar 10, 2019
Post-Stillbirth, When to Try to Get Pregnant Again? Conception within 12 months of a stillbirth was common and not tied to adverse outcomes, study finds. Mar 09, 2019
Cancer Drug for Precancerous Lesions? Fluorouracil cream bested other common actinic keratosis treatments Mar 08, 2019
SPRINT Re-Analysis Has News for Smokers With Hypertension Outcomes worse with aggressive blood pressure targets Mar 08, 2019
What's Behind London's Falling HCV Rates in HIV+ MSM? City cut HCV incidence in this population by almost 70% in 5 years Mar 08, 2019
Racial Differences Persist for Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Complication rates lower for white versus black patients Mar 07, 2019
Could the 'Pence Effect' Undo #MeToo? Fears that men in healthcare will simply avoid women, to the latter's detriment Mar 07, 2019
Which PrEP Users Fail to Stick With It? Tackling non-adherence key to larger rollout in U.S., expert says Mar 07, 2019
Truvada Meets Its Match for PrEP Placebo-less DISCOVER trial marks "dawn of a new age of prevention studies" Mar 07, 2019
Monkees' Peter Tork Dies of Rare Salivary Gland Cancer But what is adenoid cystic carcinoma? Mar 07, 2019
Clascoterone Offers Relief in Moderate-to Severe Acne Topical androgen receptor inhibitor led to a decline in inflammatory, non-inflammatory lesions Mar 06, 2019
COPD Tied to Higher MI Risk in HIV-Positive People Higher risk seen for supply-demand mismatch as with sepsis, though mechanisms of association unclear Mar 06, 2019
Universal 'Test and Treat' Program Cut New HIV Infections in Africa But largest ever HIV prevention trial produced some other surprising results Mar 06, 2019
When Not to Use Biologics for Psoriasis Comorbidities, special populations, idiosyncrasies influence decisions Mar 06, 2019
Fauci: 'Full-Court Press' to End HIV Epidemic in U.S. NIAID chief outlines plan for treatment as prevention, PrEP in targeted areas Mar 05, 2019
