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
Early Risk Period Seen for Survivors of Cardiogenic Shock In-hospital mortality declining but a vulnerable time follows for rehospitalization, studies say Feb 16, 2016
Medicare Covers Watchman Device, Drops Some Proposed Limits Agency apparently moved by objections to draft coverage decision Feb 08, 2016
Thrombectomy Can Be Safe in Kids But catheter size and smaller burst time are important, case-series suggests Feb 04, 2016
CardioBrief: Entresto Maker in Deep Water Over Terrifying TV Ad "Alarmist," "horrifying" and "irresponsible," experts say Feb 03, 2016
PA Home Visits Save $$ After Cardiac Surgery Physician assistant house calls cut unnecessary post-op readmissions Jan 29, 2016
Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine Jan 21, 2016
Stent for MI Linked to Subsequent Surgery Risks More evidence supporting waiting period for noncardiac surgery Dec 30, 2015
10 Questions: Eric C. Rackow, MD Too many seniors readmitted soon after hospital discharge, expert says Dec 28, 2015
Bariatric Embolization Shows Promise for Weight Loss Small group of morbidly obese patients shed major pounds Dec 02, 2015
Are Masks a Good Alternative to Flu Shots for Healthcare Workers? At some hospitals, it's vaccinate or be fired Nov 28, 2015
Registry Underway for Watchman CMS Coverage But who to include and how to follow them are still fluid issues Nov 23, 2015
A Surgeon's View of the New TV Show 'Code Black' Skeptical Scalpel has a few bones to pick with the series Oct 20, 2015
Surgery May be Best Tx for Hashimoto's Disease Thyroidectomy leads to significant improvement in chronic fatigue Oct 20, 2015
One Patient's Seizure Cure: Stop Solving Sudoku Puzzles Hypoxia suffered after an avalanche leads to puzzle-solving problem Oct 19, 2015
Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System? Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system Oct 09, 2015
Whistleblower Doctor Warns About Hospitals Hiring Physicians Florida chain agrees to pay $70 million for "improper relationships" Oct 09, 2015
Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom Oct 01, 2015
Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis' And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea Sep 29, 2015
Excerpt: Black Man in a White Coat A new book by Damon Tweedy, MD, explores the role of race in medicine Sep 22, 2015
Safety Warning: Watch LVAD Battery Expiration Ventricular support backup battery issue linked to two deaths Sep 16, 2015
New Guideline Offers 'Best Practices' for PICC Multidisciplinary panel aims to provide clarity for PICC management Sep 15, 2015
Stroke Rounds: Seizures More Common in Afib Stroke prediction score also predicts seizure risk in afib patients Sep 03, 2015
Hybrid Academic-Community Cancer Centers Take Shape Emerging model takes cutting-edge oncology into the community Aug 31, 2015
Giving Patients Evidence-Based Reassurance In response to the Less-is-More series, here are five evidence-based tips for reassuring patients Aug 07, 2015
The Birth and Increasingly Troubled Life of Medicare Fears of "socialized medicine" swept aside, but cost concerns eventually overtake program. Jul 30, 2015
Biogen Reports Another Tecfidera PML Case Non-fatal case is the second one for the oral MS drug. Jul 16, 2015
PD Patients Report Better Sleep With Rotigotine Tx Patch form of dopamine agonist also lowered nighttime activity Jun 21, 2015
App Claims to Measure Oxygen Saturation With Only a Smartphone There are apps making unjustifiable claims, exposing patients to unnecessary risk Jun 18, 2015
Subcutaneous Apomorphine Gets Parkinson's Patient Moving Quickly Most patients respond to injected drug within 20 minutes Jun 16, 2015
Iron Reduces Parasomnias in Children With Restless Legs Most with restless legs syndrome and night terrors do well with ferritin supplements Jun 12, 2015
Persistent Sleep Trouble Common in Kids With Brain Injuries TBI leaves children struggling for months with daytime sleepiness and problems sleeping at night Jun 12, 2015
Sleep Apnea Correlates With Injury on the Job Accidents while working occurred twice as frequently when sleep apnea was involved Jun 10, 2015
13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves Jun 01, 2015
Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Here's how the FDA let a widely abused opioid back on the market. May 10, 2015