Adding Hormonal Tx To Salvage RT Ups Prostate Ca Survival Metastasis, cancer-specific survival also reduced in high-risk disease Jan 11, 2016
Lower-Dose RT New Standard for Prostate Cancer? Non-inferiority demonstrated for 60 Gy versus 74 Gy Jan 09, 2016
Aspirin May Lower Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer But confirmation needed before a firm recommendation can be made Jan 05, 2016
10 Questions: Eric C. Rackow, MD Too many seniors readmitted soon after hospital discharge, expert says Dec 28, 2015
SEER Data Errors: NCI Looks To Avoid Repeats Results reassuring as SEER audit nears completion Dec 23, 2015
FDA Advisory Panel Unmoved by Gepirone Data Recommends against novel antidepressant; FDA's fairness questioned Dec 02, 2015
Evidence Lacking for Some Fluoroquinolone Use FDA panel says risk-benefit data don't support current labeling Nov 06, 2015
CardioBrief: 'Walking Time Bombs' Is this fear mongering or effective communication of risk? Nov 05, 2015
After Visit Summary? We Don't Need Any Lousy AVS ... Or Do We? AVS turned out to be a not so meaningful use Oct 29, 2015
Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System? Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system Oct 09, 2015
Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom Oct 01, 2015
Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis' And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea Sep 29, 2015
Novel Drug Shows Promise as COPD Therapy Inhaled p38 inhibitor reduced lung inflammation markers in early-stage study Sep 29, 2015
Primary Care: Medicare's 'Wellness Visit' Money Goes Unclaimed Launched with great fanfare, wellness codes leave docs frustrated Sep 03, 2015
Morning Break: Your Body on a Coke? No Sex for Grandpa Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the ֱ staff Aug 03, 2015
The Birth and Increasingly Troubled Life of Medicare Fears of "socialized medicine" swept aside, but cost concerns eventually overtake program. Jul 30, 2015
FDA Approves First PCSK9 Inhibitor Indication given for heterozygous HF and secondary prevention Jul 24, 2015
FDA Approves Drug for Basal Cell Carcinoma Sonidegib becomes second hedgehog inhibitor for locally advanced disease. Jul 24, 2015
T1D Patients Face Nearly Double Risk for Dementia Findings still significant after controlling for vascular risk factors. Jul 20, 2015
Inhaled Levodopa May Bridge Parkinson's 'Off' Periods Inhaler eased breakthrough motor symptoms between standard levodopa doses in an early study Jun 16, 2015
One Proteasome Inhibitor Tops Another in Relapsed Myeloma Progression-free survival doubled with carfilzomib versus bortezomib Jun 15, 2015
PFS Rises in Progressive Myeloma with Targeted Biologic Adding elotuzumab boosts median progression-free survival by almost 5 months. Jun 12, 2015
13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves Jun 01, 2015
ASCO: Annual Meeting Emphasizes Advances, Challenges in Cancer Largest program to date highlights developments in breast cancer, other malignancies May 29, 2015
ASCO: Chemo-ADT Combo Still Winning in Prostate Cancer Yet another report of survival improvement with upfront docetaxel plus hormonal therapy. May 14, 2015
Novel Drug for Cramping Shows Promise in Early Trial Could benefit patients with MS spasticity and cervical dystonia. Apr 22, 2015
Allopurinol Doesn't Worsen Acute Gout Attacks Worries that it might prove unfounded in randomized trial. Apr 09, 2015
New Rx Protocol Improves Knee Replacement Recovery Total knee arthroplasty patients back on feet sooner with new approach to pain management. Mar 27, 2015
Fat-Lysing Agent Makes Double Chin Disappear Consistent results seen with injection of synthetic deoxycholic acid compound. Mar 24, 2015
Seeds Top EBRT as Boost Tx in Prostate Cancer And other advances in prostate cancer care from the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Mar 03, 2015
Morning Break: Penis Reduction? Patient Suffering Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the ֱ staff. Feb 18, 2015
Predicting Death in Advanced Cancer Study offers clues to guide clinicians, families about end of life. Feb 10, 2015 video
5 Steps in Talking With Patients About Alternative Medicine Ask, explain, respect, collaborate, compromise. Jan 14, 2015
More Drugs, Better Survival in Metastatic Colon Cancer Addition of oxaliplatin to FOLFIRI and bevacizumab doubled 5-year survival. Jan 13, 2015
Meniscus Lesions Tied to Neuropathic Pain in Knee OA Meniscal extrusion on MRI significantly associated with increasing pain scores in knee osteoarthritis. Jan 02, 2015
Women, Blacks at Greater Risk for Bunions Subgroups most likely to develop hallux valgus confirmed in major study. Dec 04, 2014