Chronic Pain Incidence Is High in the U.S. New cases occur more frequently than other conditions, and often persist May 17, 2023
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Safe, Effective in Cancer Patients With HIV Study finds similar survival outcomes among NSCLC patients with and without HIV May 17, 2023
Negative Effects of Trauma May Persist for Decades After the Incident Increased risk of death, immune illness, cancer in trauma-exposed versus unexposed twins May 17, 2023
Heart Transplants From Active COVID Donors Linked With Higher Mortality Outcomes from donors with recently resolved COVID similar to those without SARS-CoV-2, however May 17, 2023
Parkinson's Risk Lower for Physically Active Women Longitudinal study tracks French women from midlife May 17, 2023
Nurses Protest Colleague's Firing, Other Mistreatment Nine nurses were suspended and one was fired after delivering a petition to their manager May 17, 2023
Oncolytic Virus Plus PD-1 Blockade Promising in NMIBC CG0070 + pembrolizumab demonstrated 85% CR rate in BCG-unresponsive NMIBC, Roger Li reports May 17, 2023 video
30% of Adults Depressed; Safety Anxiety Runs High; Reimbursement Woes for ADHD Games News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 17, 2023
Mitral Valve Replacement Gets a Favorable Match-Up Against GDMT in Functional MR TMVR fares at least as well as conservative treatment in observational analysis May 17, 2023
'Creeping' Closer to Understanding Crohn's Disease A direct functional link found between creeping fat and muscle, Florian Rieder explains May 17, 2023 video
Bitten by a Tick: What's My Risk of Getting Sick? Here's when you need to call a healthcare provider -- and when you don't May 17, 2023
CO2 Flush Offers Renewed Hope for TAVR Brain Protection Early study suggests role for neuroprotection from air bubbles May 17, 2023
Profiteering Off the Body Insecurity of Teens Keep dangerous supplements out of kids' hands May 17, 2023
Quality Improvement Program Reduced Suicide Outcomes in the ED These continuous quality improvement teams established safety plans, training May 17, 2023
Blood Clot Mystery; Emergency Docs Fight Envision; Hospital Police Forces This past week in healthcare investigations May 17, 2023
Here, Exactly, Is How Age of Onset Affects Giant Cell Arteritis Disease characteristics, risk factors for complications differ between young and old May 17, 2023
Why Spend U.S. Dollars on Healthcare Abroad? Atul Gawande on how USAID's international relief helps us at home May 17, 2023 video
Pot Harms Unborn Kids; 1.6M Excess Deaths in Black Americans; Health Worker Shortage Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff May 17, 2023
Weekly Exercise May Help Reduce Flu, Pneumonia Deaths Benefit observed even in adults with levels of aerobic activity below guideline recommendations May 17, 2023
Safety Data on Maternal RSV Vaccine 'Favorable,' FDA Staff Says But agency reviewers flag numerical imbalance in premature deliveries May 16, 2023
More Price Transparency Needed in Healthcare, House Members Say But Democrats argue it won't be enough to fix the healthcare system May 16, 2023
Survival Boost With Oncolytic Virus Combo in Glioblastoma Subset However, small trial failed to meet overall response endpoint in patients with recurrent disease May 16, 2023
Dermatologists Hone Diagnostic Accuracy for Suspect Lesions With AI 'Collaboration' Sensitivity, specificity, mean accuracy, and AUC improved significantly with neural network input May 16, 2023
Clinical Challenges: Treatment Options for Dry Eye Disease With multiple choices available, an individualized approach works best May 16, 2023
The Two-Pronged Future of Urologic Oncology Treatment Alexander Kutikov, MD, says we must avoid both over- and under-treatment of genitourinary cancers May 16, 2023 video
Prion Disease in Human Tears; Functional vs Primary Tics; COVID-19 and the Brain News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience May 16, 2023
IG Live May 18: The State of Teen Mental Health Join us for a discussion with Jeremy Faust, MD, Jessi Gold, MD, MS, and Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH May 16, 2023
Donanemab Slows Cognitive, Functional Decline in Early Alzheimer's Clinical effect of removing amyloid plaque more important than statistics, says James Galvin, MD May 16, 2023 video
ChatGPT Passes Board Exam Here's how two versions of the chatbot performed on mock radiology boards May 16, 2023
Meticulous Slicing No Better Than Stenting at Axing Feared TAVR Complication Comparing leaflet splitting vs conventional stenting to avoid coronary obstruction May 16, 2023
Navigating My Father's Alzheimer's as a Doctor Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, on his career and wrestling with his father's dementia May 16, 2023 podcast
Obesity Drug's Mid-Stage Win; Endocrine Disease Disparities; Chewing Away Diabetes? News and commentary from the endocrinology world May 16, 2023
Kids' Asthma Improves After Moving to Better-Resourced Neighborhoods Helping families move to areas with less pollution or stressors eased symptoms, exacerbations May 16, 2023
Choosing Pediatrics Is a Poor Financial Decision We can change this by addressing the pay gap between child and adult medicine May 16, 2023
Doctors 'Depart' Texas Clinic Amid Transgender Care Probe Clinic at Dell Children's remains open while state questions gender transitioning procedures May 16, 2023
EVAR vs Aneurysm Activity; Carotid Stenosis Inaccuracy; More PAP in Heart Failure? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 16, 2023
Long COVID Blood Mystery; mRNA Flu Vax; WHO Warns About AI in Healthcare Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff May 16, 2023
Masking Yields Small Reduction in COVID Risk, Review Concludes Surgical masks or N95s should still be worn in healthcare settings, urge editorial authors May 15, 2023
Adding Mylotarg to Chemo Fails to Boost Survival in NPM1-Mutated AML But trial detects "meaningful benefit" when it comes to relapse, editorialists say May 15, 2023