Chronic Pain Patients Find Relief With Cannabis, Despite Varying Evidence "The problem is that we cannot find predictors for good responses yet," says pain specialist Apr 30, 2021
Delayed Diagnosis Common in Spinal Ailment Typical 7-year delay after symptom onset leaves patients at risk for irreversible damage Apr 30, 2021
What Does 'Zero COVID' Really Mean? Don't conflate elimination with eradication, proponents urge Apr 29, 2021
Lawsuit Against 'TikTok Doc' Jason Campbell Settled Oregon Health & Science University will pay $585,000 to settle sexual harassment charges Apr 29, 2021
How Molnupiravir Moved to the Head of the 'COVID Pill' Pack Work on the broad-spectrum antiviral started over a decade ago at Emory Apr 28, 2021
Be Wary of Suicide Risk Prediction Models for Certain Groups Current models may be doing more harm than good for Black and Indigenous populations Apr 28, 2021
Houston Methodist: Get Vaccinated, or Get Fired Hospital's pioneering COVID vaccine mandate now threatens termination Apr 28, 2021
Managing Risk of Chronic Post-Surgical Pain: Timing Is Key Psychological interventions can support other treatment Apr 28, 2021
Gender Surgery Tied to Mental Health Gains for Transgender People Psychological distress and substance use decreased with affirming surgeries Apr 28, 2021
Op-Ed: Don't Make Surgery Another COVID Casualty Minimally invasive procedures can help hospitals meet surges in demand for care Apr 26, 2021
Will Telehealth Shape the Future of Pain Care? Lessons from the pandemic may guide the way pain medicine is delivered Apr 26, 2021
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lower Death Risk in Some T2D Patients Procedure also linked with reduction in nonfatal diabetic and renal events Apr 26, 2021
COVID-19 Pain Poses Unique Challenges Neuropathic pain may be common, especially after prolonged ICU stay Apr 26, 2021
Op-Ed: Are Marijuana Use and Suicide Linked? A review of the data show there's cause for alarm Apr 23, 2021
Why Clotting Happens When Platelets Are Low A hematologist explains the counterintuitive concept of clots with low platelets Apr 23, 2021
Are COVID Boosters Really Inevitable? The data aren't in yet, but it's likely, and researchers want to be prepared Apr 23, 2021
Complete Coronary Revascularization: One Definition to Unite Them All? New framework proposed around ISCHEMIA trial findings Apr 22, 2021
In Israel, Life Gets Closer to 'Normal' But one of the most successful COVID vaccine campaigns in the world may be tough to replicate Apr 22, 2021
Hospital to Give COVID Vaccine Bonus Full-time employees will get $600 for being fully vaccinated Apr 22, 2021
Surveillance Spurned for Small Papillary Thyroid Tumors Nearly all head and neck surgeons would opt for lobectomy or total thyroidectomy Apr 22, 2021
No More Men Need to Die From Transrectal Prostate Biopsies A movement toward transperineal biopsies Apr 21, 2021
Patient Lawsuits Cancelled; COVID Lobby Windfall; Faces of Breakthrough Infection This past week in healthcare investigations Apr 21, 2021
Are Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema Precautions Needed for All? Standard risk reduction efforts may not decrease incidence, researchers say Apr 21, 2021
Neoadjuvant Regimen Tops Standard for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Disease-free survival at 3 years significantly improved with less severe toxicity Apr 20, 2021
Doc Groups Object to New Prior Authorization Rules in Medicare Requirements for two spinal procedures set to take effect July 1 Apr 20, 2021
NJ Biotech Sues Over Journal Articles, Seeks Retractions Pacira BioSciences alleges published articles discredit drug as an effective analgesic Apr 19, 2021
STEMI Patients With Confirmed COVID Had Higher Mortality Risk Contemporary challenges of heart attack care confirmed in North American registry Apr 19, 2021
Op-Ed: The Energy-Draining Life of a Physician It's a long, hard road, so you must find your passion Apr 17, 2021
U.K. Touts Delayed Second Dose Strategy as Lockdown Lifts Some cautious, however, about impact of delayed doses with more interaction Apr 15, 2021
Op-Ed: These Hospital COVID Restrictions Are Dumb And they aren't based in science, according to ZDoggMD Apr 14, 2021
Reassuring Data on Tranexamic Acid and Blood Clots Yet concerns of thrombotic complications remain Apr 14, 2021
'Breakthrough' COVID Infection Rates as Expected Low numbers of breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated; national count unknown Apr 13, 2021
Chronic Pain Patients Sometimes Take Risks With Opioid Meds But only occasionally, making one-time assessments unreliable Apr 09, 2021
What Mount Sinai’s Trachea Transplant Success Means for Patients in Need Patient and surgical team make history, give hope to others with incurable tracheal damage Apr 09, 2021
Mission Health Monitor Promises Look at Physician Departures Some 200 people registered for webinar to air their concerns Apr 09, 2021
Complications Common in Excision of Retained Cervix After Hysterectomy Occur in almost 40% of procedures, cancer in 18% of cases Apr 09, 2021
Hospitals, Senior Care Systems Start to Require COVID Vax for Workers But many still prefer carrots over sticks in getting employees vaccinated Apr 09, 2021