More Evidence Heartburn Drug May Help COVID-19 Patients Another observational study adds fuel to the fire, but more research is needed Aug 17, 2020
10 Ways to Improve Patient Interactions While Wearing a Mask Face masks keep us safe, but do make communication more challenging Aug 17, 2020
Lower COVID-19 Risk With ADT for Prostate Cancer Higher risk of infection, more severe disease in men who did not receive hormones Aug 14, 2020
Ethics Consult: No IVF for Lesbian Couple? MD/JD Bangs Gavel You voted, now see the results and an expert's response Aug 14, 2020
Surgeons Stole Black Man's Heart for White Businessman First heart transplant in the segregated south Aug 12, 2020
Lupus Anticoagulant Tied to COVID Thrombosis Small study suggests consideration of therapeutic anticoagulation Aug 12, 2020
Which Women Choose Hormones for Surgical Menopause? Understanding patterns of use can help improve targeting for education and counseling, researchers say Aug 12, 2020
ECMO Gets a Win in Severe COVID-19 High success rate seen at two Chicago centers counters early reports Aug 11, 2020
First COVID-19, Then Myasthenia Gravis: Coincidence or Causal? Three patients developed MG after coronavirus infection Aug 11, 2020
Running Low on New N95s? Reach for These Alternatives Some worked almost as well in a lab study Aug 11, 2020
RLF-100: Hope or Hype for COVID-19 Patients? A synthetic human vasoactive intestinal peptide looks good now, but it's early Aug 10, 2020
Hearing Loss Tied to Dementia Pathology Tau tangles seen in cognitively normal adults with hearing impairment Aug 07, 2020
Skin Rashes a Clue to COVID-19 Vascular Disease Certain skin manifestations tied to coagulopathy in the sickest patients Aug 05, 2020
Cachexia Common in Lupus More than half of patients in a large cohort developed involuntary weight loss Aug 04, 2020
Jardiance Wins for HFrEF, Farxiga for CKD; COVID Carditis Lingers Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 04, 2020
No RCT for Masks? No Problem Other forms of evidence are available to judge effectiveness of this and other interventions Aug 03, 2020
COPD Triple Therapy: Balancing Benefits and Harms Signal of mortality benefit grows stronger Jul 31, 2020
Yale Doc Backing HCQ Cites Questionable Data Negative results from randomized trials not even acknowledged Jul 31, 2020
Lifestyle, Policy Changes Could Make Big Dent in Dementia Burden Report identifies 12 modifiable risk factors Jul 30, 2020
Few Risks for Sjogren's Patients With Joint Surgery Transfusion rates raised but no increase for infection, revision, or mortality Jul 30, 2020
How Did Sweden Flatten Its Curve Without a Lockdown? One expert credits a "good-enough strategy"; others worry that it won't last Jul 29, 2020
Surgeons Discover Fatal Risks From Mask Wearing (Satire) Medical professionals credit social media for highlighting dangers of CO2 self-poisoning Jul 29, 2020
COVID-19: What We Failed to Learn From the 1980s Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it Jul 29, 2020
Alzheimer's Blood Test Shows Same Accuracy as Imaging Markers p-tau217 may be "a real game changer" Jul 28, 2020
Alex Trebek, Harry Reid and Their Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Exploring a 'triangle offense' against the disease Jul 28, 2020
Mayo Clinic Again Tops U.S. News Best Hospitals List Rankings not affected by pandemic's impact on hospitals Jul 28, 2020
Infections Tied to Increased Mortality in Dementia Patients Death rates higher even 10 years later, Danish study shows Jul 27, 2020
COVID-19 May Plant Seeds of HF, Cardiomyopathy Studies raise concern of chronic CV complications post-pandemic Jul 27, 2020
Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Tied to Lower Alzheimer's Risk Older adults vaccinated against pneumonia have nearly 40% less Alzheimer's risk later in life Jul 27, 2020
Family Audio Recordings Help Humanize COVID-19 ICU Patients for Medical Staff Program at Johns Hopkins helps clinicians learn the personal side of their patients Jul 24, 2020 podcast
COVID-19 in the Ear: Have You Heard About the Risk for HCPs? "The jury is now in" on potential for transmission during otolaryngology procedures Jul 23, 2020
Artists Honor COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Workers Portraits capture challenging times; syringe art injects hope and love Jul 23, 2020
DPP-4 Inhibitors Tied to Blistering Skin Condition Increased risk for bullous pemphigoid modified by patient age, race Jul 22, 2020
COVID-Positive Doc: 'I Didn't Wear a Mask and I Regret It' Outdoor gathering leads to COVID spread among family members Jul 21, 2020
Dementia Tied to Olfaction; Preclinical Alzheimer's Trial; Guillain-Barré and COVID-19 News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jul 21, 2020
RECOVERY: Steroid Benefit in Severe COVID-19 Holds Up Sickest patients helped the most, drug already added to NIH guidelines Jul 17, 2020