Mixed Topics
Conference Coverage
Myocarditis shows causal role in frequent PVCs
Systematic PET imaging of patients with new-onset, frequent PVCs without apparent underlying cause suggests that myocarditis is often involved.
Conference Coverage
Hydroxychloroquine throws off Quantiferon-TB Gold results, study finds
Indeterminate test results can exclude patients from treatment with immunosuppressives and clinical trials.
Daily News Podcast
TAILORx: Most women with intermediate risk ER+ breast cancer can safely skip chemo
Big news for some breast cancer patients from ASCO 2018
Daily News Podcast
ACS: Screen for colon cancer at 45
And testosterone therapy may impact kidney stone risk.
Daily News Podcast
High testosterone in postmenopausal women may add CVD risk
This comes while estradiol is associated with a reduced risk of some heart conditions.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Group support, mentorship help combat burnout in female physicians
Lingering implicit unconscious biases are part of the reason for the high burnout rate in women, but there are strategies for improvement.
Video
Peer mentorship, groups help combat burnout in female physicians
NEW YORK – Female physicians are at higher risk of burnout in part because of lingering implicit and unconscious biases in society and the...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Genes, not adiposity, may be driving appetite differences in obesity
The answer to appetite may be in patient genes.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Keeping patients summer safe
It’s time to start counseling on sunscreen, waterborne illness, and mosquito avoidance.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Breakthrough in noninvasive assessment of multivessel CAD
New results from the SYNTAX II study show that a new noninvasive assessment is on the horizon.
Latest News
NIH launches early Ebola treatment trial
A phase 1 study of a potential new Ebola treatment has begun at the NIH, examining the safety of monoclonal antibody mAb114 in healthy volunteers...