News
Surgical repair of hip fractures in nursing home patients
November 8, 2018
Does surgical repair of hip fractures in nursing home residents with advanced dementia reduce adverse outcomes?
News
BNP levels and mortality in patients with and without heart failure
November 7, 2018
Does B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) have prognostic value outside of heart failure (HF) patients?
Opinion
FDA approval of powerful opioid tinged with irony
November 5, 2018
The agency’s approval of Dsuvia comes at a time when the need is great for nonaddictive agents for pain control.
News
Guideline authors inconsistently disclose conflicts
November 5, 2018
Review of payment records shows some undisclosed payments of $10,000 or more.
News
Quick Byte: Palliative care
November 5, 2018
Palliative care runs counter to the dominant culture in U.S. hospitals.
News
FDA approves sufentanil for adults with acute pain
November 2, 2018
The opioid is to used for only adult patients in settings that are closely controlled.
News
In pediatric ICU, being underweight can be deadly
November 1, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Skinniest patients face the highest mortality risk, even more than the obese and overweight.
News
How do you evaluate and treat a patient with C. difficile–associated disease?
November 1, 2018
The recent IDSA/SHEA guidelines have revised the treatment paradigm for C. difficile–associated disease.
News
CT opens extended window for stroke thrombolysis
November 1, 2018
MONTREAL – The new EXTEND findings “will have a major impact” on using an extended time window for thrombolysis in U.S. practice.
News
Fever, intestinal symptoms may delay diagnosis of Kawasaki disease in children
October 31, 2018
Consider Kawasaki disease in children who present with unexplained high fever and abdominal pain.