First Clinical Trial of Digital Therapy for Psychosis Shows Mixed Results U.K. study of blended therapy tool eases paranoia, but couldn't meet its primary endpoint Apr 07, 2021
AZ Vax Trial Halted in Kids; Pill to Prevent COVID? It's a Phone and a Face Mask! A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Apr 07, 2021
Anesthesiology Group Squeezed 'Like a Boa Constrictor' Sues Insurer U.S. Anesthesia Partners alleges UnitedHealthcare is blocking competition Apr 06, 2021
Cath Lab Team Easily Trained to Do Stroke Intervention European center reports good results from the start of its endovascular program Apr 05, 2021
Weight-Loss Surgery and Cancer; Testosterone and Melanoma; Cancer and Clot Risk News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Apr 01, 2021
Was This Doctor Wrongly Terminated? Mark Haganman, DO, says he was fired for raising concerns about COVID safety practices Apr 01, 2021
Postpartum OCD; Cat Scratches & Schizophrenia News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 31, 2021
A Win for Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Esophageal Cancer And other highlights from the Society of Surgical Oncology's virtual 2021 meeting Mar 31, 2021
Star Surgeon Took Family Medical Leave. Then She Was Fired Courtney Stephenson, DO, whose young daughter was seriously ill, sues Atrium Health Mar 30, 2021
Best States for Docs; U.S. Hospitals in Shambles Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers Mar 28, 2021
Op-Ed: Employee Engagement Amid Chaos Communicating and trust building can help healthcare facilities improve provider wellness Mar 27, 2021
Triage System Gets High Marks for Ovarian Cancer Debulking Surgery Key factors predicted threefold higher risk of 90-day mortality with primary surgery Mar 26, 2021
HIPEC Combo Doubles PFS in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Cisplatin/paclitaxel boosts outcomes without increasing complications in registry study Mar 26, 2021
FDA Panel Unhappy With Novel OA Pain Drug Latest setback for troubled osteoarthritis biologic Mar 25, 2021
Model: Give COVID-19 Vaccine to All Patients Before Surgery Prioritizing surgical patient population could avert more COVID deaths Mar 25, 2021
Sale Aimed at Saving Chicago Safety Net Hospital OK'd But activists and community leaders remain wary of rushed process Mar 24, 2021
Cancer Pain Relief; Immunotherapy's Lasting Effects; COVID-19 and Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Mar 24, 2021
Op-Ed: Be the One to Uplift Your Patients It's not how much you know, but how much you care Mar 23, 2021
Little Benefit With Adjuvant Therapy for High-Risk Endometrial Cancer Chemo prevented relapse but did not improve survival, no benefit from radiotherapy Mar 23, 2021
COVID-19 Jabs Did the Job for Healthcare Workers Three studies, four locations, one main conclusion Mar 23, 2021
Bacon and Dementia Risk; Zinc Fingers and Tau; Older Adults Light Up News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Mar 23, 2021
Cardiologist Coughs Up $2M for Unnecessary Procedures Dinesh Shah, MD, allegedly billed for tests that were unnecessary or never done Mar 23, 2021
Is MIS Viable for Interval Debulking in Ovarian Cancer? Retrospective study compared approach versus open surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy Mar 21, 2021
Astra Vax and South African Variant; Post-COVID Depression: It's TTHealthWatch! Also this week: post-transplant vaccine efficacy and variant spread in nursing homes Mar 20, 2021 podcast
Residency Matching Rates Down This Year Surge in registrants driven by pandemic; numbers of matches set records Mar 19, 2021
Hyperthyroid Patients Fare Just as Well After Total Thyroidectomy Rate of certain complications were similar to euthyroid patients Mar 18, 2021
Acupuncture Tops Usual Care for Pain in Cancer Survivors Two types of acupuncture proved superior, with one better than the other Mar 18, 2021
Time to Stop Routine Anesthesia for Stroke Thrombectomy? Neurologists debate pandemic-related guidelines Mar 17, 2021
Pre-Op CRT Promising in Locally Advanced Esophageal SCC Comparison with chemotherapy alone yielded similar safety, better response rate Mar 17, 2021
Gory OR Pix Posted to Instagram; Hawaii's Info Lockdown; Novel Knee Surgery Fail This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 17, 2021
Anesthesiologists' Experience Key in Complex GI Cancer Surgery? High volume tied to better post-op outcomes after esophagectomy, pancreatectomy, hepatectomy Mar 17, 2021
Health Systems See Opportunity in Mission Health Exodus As physicians leave North Carolina non-profit, competing systems are broadening their footprints Mar 16, 2021
Op-Ed: Did We Hurt Healthcare Workers With Bad Mask Advice? ZDoggMD discusses new evidence that suggests we did Mar 16, 2021
Skin Swab for Parkinson's; Endocannabinoids and Runner's High; Seizures and Suicide News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Mar 16, 2021
Time to Revisit Distant Nodal Status in Breast Cancer Curability? Comparable survival for distant and regional nodal involvement, when treated similarly Mar 16, 2021
Op-Ed: Oxycodone Is the Most Addicting Prescription Opioid A thorough review of the data and history makes this clear Mar 15, 2021
House Passes COVID Relief Bill, Ready for Biden's Signature Includes provisions affecting COBRA, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act health insurance plans Mar 10, 2021
Pre-Infection Is Little Protection Against South African Variant Feigl-Ding and Makary discuss variants, schools, and the race against COVID-19 Mar 10, 2021 video
COVID-19 and Diabetic Ketoacidosis a Deadly Mix? Nearly half of COVID-19-positive DKA patients over 65 died in the hospital Mar 10, 2021