<ѻý>'Frustrating' Ordeal for Community Doc Seeking COVID Shotѻý> Nearest available this week: 413 miles away, at an airport Feb 02, 2021
<ѻý>USPSTF: Still a Hard Pass on Carotid Artery Stenosis Screeningѻý> Science hasn't improved, task force says Feb 02, 2021
<ѻý>Promising Tissue Valve Tech Blocks Calcium Buildupѻý> Zero structural valve deterioration at 5 Years in the COMMENCE study Feb 01, 2021
<ѻý>Some of Last Year's Deferred Cardiac Surgeries Likely Still in Backlogѻý> Report describes effect of COVID on surgical case volumes, outcomes Jan 31, 2021
<ѻý>Combined Cath Approach No Match for Surgery for Aortic Stenosis, CADѻý> Pacemakers increasingly an issue in TAVR plus PCI Jan 30, 2021
<ѻý>Why No Price Competition in Brand-Name Heart Drugs?ѻý> The Skeptical Cardiologist raises an eyebrow at the DOACs Jan 29, 2021
<ѻý>Whole-Pelvis Tops Prostate-Only RT in High-Risk Diseaseѻý> Practice impact may hinge on knowledge versus clinical bias Jan 28, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Tribalism and Virtue Signaling in Post-COVID Vax Messagingѻý> No one is chasing a zero-risk life Jan 28, 2021
<ѻý>Opioids Concerningly Common for Diabetic Nerve Painѻý> But overall prescriptions for pain meds have tapered off over the years Jan 28, 2021
<ѻý>Officials Investigate Physician's Death After COVID Vaccinationѻý> Onset of rare blood disorder should not be interpreted as causal, experts say Jan 27, 2021
<ѻý>Dementia Tied to Large Perivascular Spacesѻý> Enlarged spaces around cerebral small blood vessels linked to cognitive decline over time Jan 27, 2021
<ѻý>JAK Inhibitor Misses Endpoint in Safety Study. Now What?ѻý> Major blow to popular class of oral rheumatology drugs Jan 27, 2021
<ѻý>CMS Expands MitraClip Coverage by Medicareѻý> Transcatheter mitral valve repair for secondary mitral regurgitation can now be reimbursed Jan 20, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Throw Away Your Mask After COVID Vaccination?ѻý> Vinay Prasad says it's probably safe Jan 19, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: We Should Not Allow a Marijuana Free-for-Allѻý> Harms from cannabis are real -- they must be recognized and mitigated Jan 16, 2021
<ѻý>Will Coronavirus Variants Soon Dominate in U.S.?ѻý> CDC researchers see disturbing indicators Jan 15, 2021
<ѻý>Ventricular Tachycardia: The Cause Is the Key to Managementѻý> Andrew Perry, MD, tackles the heterogeneity of VT with Melissa Robinson, MD Jan 15, 2021 podcast
<ѻý>High Cognitive Performance at Age 100ѻý> Some centenarians show resilience to cognitive decline, despite brain pathology Jan 15, 2021
<ѻý>In STEMI PCI, Symptom-to-Balloon Time Is What Countsѻý> Study authors urge greater efforts to reduce pre-hospital delays Jan 14, 2021
<ѻý>Alcohol and Afib: Risk Evident With Just a Few Sips a Dayѻý> Worrying data for light drinkers in large cohort study Jan 13, 2021
<ѻý>Nuanced View of Oral Sex, HPV+ Oropharyngeal Cancerѻý> Age at first oral sex, 'intensity,' number of partners all influence risk Jan 13, 2021
<ѻý>Naltrexone-Bupropion Helps for Meth Addiction, but Not a Lotѻý> More people on treatment had negative urine samples after 6 weeks Jan 13, 2021
<ѻý>Primary Progressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's Doesn't Foretell Memory Lossѻý> No memory decline over more than 2 years in small study, though speech deficits grew Jan 13, 2021
<ѻý>Pregnant Doctors Are Getting Their COVID Shotsѻý> Ob/gyn groups favor vaccination as pregnant women are "vulnerable" population Jan 11, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Why (and How) We Don't Prescribe Oxycodoneѻý> Greater desirability equals greater addictive potential Jan 09, 2021
<ѻý>Is This Really Cancer?ѻý> Movement builds to classify Gleason 6 prostate lesions as nonmalignant Jan 09, 2021
<ѻý>Medicare's 'Most Favored Nation' Drug-Pricing Rule in Limboѻý> Rule affecting Part B drugs was to take effect Jan. 1 but was stopped by federal court orders Jan 07, 2021
<ѻý>Targeted Combo Fails in EGFR-Mutant NSCLCѻý> Osimertinib-bevacizumab no better than osimertinib alone Jan 07, 2021
<ѻý>PET Scans Reveal Vascular Inflammationѻý> In giant cell arteritis, imaging confirmed clinical response Jan 07, 2021
<ѻý>Alzheimer's Blood Tests: Big Breakthroughs in 2020ѻý> Game-changing strides in tau assays, and an amyloid test enters the market Jan 06, 2021
<ѻý>CDC: Anaphylaxis Rate With COVID Vax 10 Times Greater Than for Flu Shotsѻý> But events still rare and nonfatal, and benefits outweigh risks, officials say Jan 06, 2021
<ѻý>The Long Goodbye: How COVID Took My Dad's Lifeѻý> A single-word text from Room 993 - 'help' - and a grim cascade of complications Jan 06, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Why I Refuse to Get the COVID Vaccine Right Nowѻý> America's vaccine rollout is widening socioeconomic and racial inequities Jan 04, 2021
<ѻý>CDC Updates Contraindications to COVID-19 Vaccinationѻý> Casts wider net on allergic reactions to vaccine components Jan 04, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Conceptualizing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancyѻý> A framework for patient education Dec 30, 2020
<ѻý>Gabapentinoids Plus Opioids Up Overdose Risk After Surgeryѻý> Absolute risks of adverse events were low, however Dec 29, 2020
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Why Did Fauci Move the Herd Immunity Goal Posts?ѻý> Scientists play a dangerous game when they tailor factual statements to promote policy goals Dec 29, 2020
<ѻý>Conservative Approach to Inpatient BP Spikes May Be Saferѻý> Oral, IV antihypertensives alike associated with worse outcomes Dec 28, 2020
<ѻý>Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs for Neurology Visits, Diagnostic Testsѻý> Neurologist distribution varies widely, as does involvement in patient care Dec 28, 2020
<ѻý>How Do We Inject Confidence Into Vaccine Hesitant Americans?ѻý> "We need to really up our game in terms of communicating," says Peter Hotez, MD, PhD Dec 23, 2020 podcast