Food as Diabetes Medicine? Maybe Not, Trial Suggests But intensive program did help boost engagement with healthcare Dec 26, 2023
Shorter Antibiotic Course Noninferior for UTI Recurrence in Kids 5-day course should minimize adverse effects, reduce healthcare costs, and improve adherence Dec 26, 2023
This Program Helped Overweight RA Patients Shape Up Metabolic markers, disease activity improved with remotely supervised lifestyle regimen Dec 22, 2023
You Think the TREE Is Crooked: Penile Fractures Up at Christmas Painful sex-related injuries jump as stockings are stuffed, German study finds Dec 22, 2023
Iodine Linked With Men's Testosterone Levels Results suggest "excess iodine is not harmless," said researcher Dec 21, 2023
FDA Warns of Unapproved Fat-Dissolving Injections Users have experienced permanent scars, infections Dec 21, 2023
FDA Rejects Drug for Chronic Cough Agency cites efficacy concerns in review of P2X3 receptor antagonist gefapixant Dec 21, 2023
Should Normal Range of Albumin Be Redefined for Cardiovascular Health? Mildly raised UACR partly mediates link between poor heart health and mortality Dec 19, 2023
Is Your Patient Married? Check Their Spouse's Blood Pressure, Too Couple-centered strategies can help manage hypertension Dec 18, 2023
Making Sure Everything Works Our problem with printing is emblematic of what's wrong with our healthcare system Dec 18, 2023
Moderna's mRNA RSV Vaccine Effective in Older Adults Whether it provides lasting protection remains to be seen Dec 13, 2023
The 'Bottom Line' Should Not Eclipse the Doctor-Patient Relationship It's time to reassess the direction in which medicine is heading Dec 12, 2023
Biden Wants States to Ensure Obamacare Plans Cover Enough Doctors and Hospitals Annual regulatory proposal also seeks to expand access to dental coverage in ACA marketplaces Dec 10, 2023
MedPAC Draft Recommendation Calls for 1.3% Pay Bump for Medicare Clinicians Concerns raised about doctors' ability to absorb the increased costs of running their practices Dec 07, 2023
Metformin Linked to Lower Odds of Developing AMD in Non-Diabetic Patients Findings suggest the cheap diabetes drug could potentially prevent a leading cause of blindness Dec 07, 2023
Missed Opportunities for Care -- And What They Teach Us Fixing the small things can make a big difference Dec 06, 2023
High Blood Pressure in Babies Linked to Adult Atherosclerosis Is BP screening starting before age 3 years warranted? Dec 04, 2023
'Alexa, Titrate My Insulin': AI App Boosts Glycemic Control in Randomized Trial Voice-based app helped users to titrate basal insulin at home Dec 01, 2023
The Five Things That Worry Lawmakers Most About AI in Healthcare Could younger HCPs become overly reliant on artificial intelligence? Nov 30, 2023
Coronary Heart Disease by Age 45 Linked With Subsequent Dementia All-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementia risks elevated Nov 29, 2023
Increased Mortality Risk for Young Adults on High Doses of Antipsychotics But antipsychotic medication-related deaths are rare in children, study shows Nov 29, 2023
Methotrexate Tied to Greater Risks for Older Patients With CKD FDA should consider warning labels based on study results, researchers argue Nov 28, 2023
Medical Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Court Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster Nov 28, 2023
Ask Your Patients: 'Have You Gotten Your Annual COVID Shot?' Primary care providers should broach this topic with all patients Nov 28, 2023
Compensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortage Along with the punishing workload, pay is affecting the pipeline of primary care physicians Nov 24, 2023
Urgent Care Must Be Reexamined ... Urgently Can't we improve primary care and emergency department visits so more patients go there instead? Nov 20, 2023
Shooting at Psych Hospital; Rosalynn Carter Dies; Millions in Medical Debt Canceled Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Nov 20, 2023
What to Know About Lead Toxicity and Kids' Applesauce Hospitalization for acute lead toxicity can start at 45 mcg/dL Nov 16, 2023
Here's Why People Think They Developed Food Allergies Survey finds that 13% thought genetics were responsible, 27% blamed eating behaviors Nov 16, 2023
Calls to Support Stark Law Reforms Blocked by AMA Delegates "My future is in literal jeopardy," one family physician resident says Nov 16, 2023
Unclear if Chronic Cough Drug Has Meaningful Benefit, FDA Reviewers Say Previously rejected gefapixant will face agency's panel of outside experts on Friday Nov 16, 2023
Statins Reach More Patients With Pharmacist's Orders Asynchronous automated order approach boosts statin prescribing Nov 14, 2023
Many Primary Care Docs Unfamiliar With Biologics for Asthma In a survey, 42% of PCPs said they were "not familiar" with biologic therapies for asthma Nov 13, 2023
Novel PCSK9 Inhibitor Recaticimab Lowers Lipids With Less Frequent Shots Monoclonal antibody promises substantial lipid lowering with just one injection every 3 months Nov 13, 2023
AMA Declines to Debate Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflict "This issue is too vital for us to evade discussion," one delegate argued unsuccessfully Nov 12, 2023
Antihypertensives Do Not Detract From the BP Reduction of a Low-Sodium Diet Dietary change produces clinically relevant BP changes within a week Nov 12, 2023
And for Wegovy's Next Trick, Full-Blown Cardiovascular Benefit Outside Diabetes Established weight loss and diabetes drug may extend reach to millions more Nov 11, 2023
Consequences of Oral Anticoagulant Choice Magnified in the Frail Better outcomes seen for older adults with apixaban in Medicare data Nov 09, 2023
