Doctor-Led Startups Offer New Career Path, Public Benefit

(MedPage Today) -- Innovating health care from the inside out

RheumNow: Drug Shortage Bulletin -- August 2015

(MedPage Today) -- Recent information on drug shortages in rheumatology

Second PCSK9 Inhibitor Wins FDA Approval

(MedPage Today) -- Also: CMS targets wasteful spending in nursing facilities

Tips for Acing Your Next Job Interview: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Friday Feedback: Spotlight on Celebrity Disease Diagnoses

(MedPage Today) -- Pros and cons of celebrities going public with their health problems

DPP-4 Inhibitors Linked to Severe Joint Pain, FDA Warns

(MedPage Today) -- The agency has identified 33 cases since 2006

Janssen Accused of Withholding Data on Risperdal Side Effect in Autism

(MedPage Today) -- Company charged with trying to cover up gynecomastia effect in boys

What to Make of Vitamin D, MS, & Mendelian Randomization (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- It depends who you ask, study author found

Physicians Should Speak Out on Mass Deportation of Immigrants

(MedPage Today) -- Such policies would have devastating health consequences, says ACP's Bob Doherty

ACR Joins Outcry Against ABIM's MOC Program

(MedPage Today) -- Calls it an "overreach" and questions ABIM's financial stewardship

Morning Break: Really Big Bullies, Creative Daydreaming, Poop Donors

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Another PCSK9 Drug Wins FDA Approval

(MedPage Today) -- Evolocumab will be available next week

Bed Bug Resurgence a Multifactorial Issue

(MedPage Today) -- Hygiene, insecticide bans, globalization all contribute

Getting the Phone to Stop Ringing

(MedPage Today) -- The dream: a patient-staff communication system that meets needs of both

CMS: 'Healthier People, Smarter Spending' With ACOs

(MedPage Today) -- Report credits accountable care organizations with more care coordination

OncoBreak: Early Test for Relapse, False Mammograms, Cancer and Sex

(MedPage Today) -- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

The Hospital Leader: Catch Me If You Can (With Dirty Hands, That Is)

(MedPage Today) -- Time for sticks as well as carrots to boost hand hygiene?

Worried About Your Teaching Evaluations? Read This First.

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the new school year -- and mindless teaching evaluations

Amgen's PCSK9 Drug Wins FDA Approval

(MedPage Today) -- Repatha is second PCSK9 approved

'Basket' Cancer Trial Hints at Promise (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Presence of mutation did not universally predict activity

Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay

(MedPage Today) -- The case of the $1,700 mammogram

Cancer Survivor Plan Fails to Up Patient Satisfaction (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- More information fails to produce clear benefit

No Brain Boost for Seniors With Exercise, Supplements (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Time to reassess lifestyle factors?

Morning Break: Killer Surgeon, Botched Penis Injection, Medicaid and HCV

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Exercise, Supplements Like Fish Oil Won't Keep Elderly Sharper: Studies

Title: Exercise, Supplements Like Fish Oil Won't Keep Elderly Sharper: Studies
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2015 12:00:00 AM

So You Had a Bad Day

(MedPage Today) -- Keep it in perspective with these three thoughts

Pelzman's Picks: Readmission Penalties for Prisons?

(MedPage Today) -- Also: with a little coordination to allow night rest, hospital patients might heal faster

Patient Satisfaction Surveys: Really, You Need Them

(MedPage Today) -- If done right, they are well worth the cost

Women, Minorities Still Underrepresented in Medicine

(MedPage Today) -- Wide variation seen among specialties

Morning Break: Skip the Water; Don't Drink Urine; DIY Erectile Tx a Bummer

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Health Plan Merger Madness: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, California hospitals work to save millions of gallons of water each year

Medicine in India: Rough Road to Physician Accountability

(MedPage Today) -- Second in a series

Consider Advance Care Planning Needs for LGBT Patients

(MedPage Today) -- What tools do we need to promote equality at the end of life?

Morning Break: Better Sex, Autism and Creativity, Second Cancers

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

'Mutant' Lice More Hype Than Headache

(MedPage Today) -- Treatment failure doesn't equal clinical resistance

Morning Break: Mutant Head Lice, Guns and Public Health, Coke and Friends

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Medicine in India: Rampant Quackery, Baffling Drug Landscape

(MedPage Today) -- First of a two-part series

D.C. Week: 'Female Viagra' OK'd; Healthcare Draws Attention in 2016 Race

(MedPage Today) -- Also, House Dem slams GOP for inaction on prescription drug prices

Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Why the Aging Brain Is More Vulnerable to Alzheimer's

Title: Why the Aging Brain Is More Vulnerable to Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 8/20/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/20/2015 12:00:00 AM

9 Factors You Can Control May Be Key to Alzheimer's Risk

Title: 9 Factors You Can Control May Be Key to Alzheimer's Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 8/20/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/21/2015 12:00:00 AM

Better Than Science Fiction

(MedPage Today) -- Reading about workplace trends intrigues David Nash, MD, MBA

Search Tool Shines Light on Docs' Backgrounds

(MedPage Today) -- FSMB unveils one-stop shop for disciplinary, certification records on individual physicians

FDA: Scope Makers Failed to Report Violations

(MedPage Today) -- One manufacturer withheld information for 3 years on infections linked to duodenoscopes

Escaping the Echo Chamber

(MedPage Today) -- Don't always surround yourself with the like-minded, says ACP's Bob Doherty

Confused about Biosimilar Meds? Rheumatology Network and ConsultantLive

(MedPage Today) -- Also, erectile dysfunction associated with increased risk of diabetes

Pelzman's Picks: The Doc Down on the Farm

(MedPage Today) -- Also, the patient as care coordinator and why the FDA shouldn't lose its power

Bias Suggested in PCSK9 Inhibitor Findings (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Questions raised on studies that suggested halving in CV events

GOP Candidates' Health Plans Draw Mixed Reviews

(MedPage Today) -- Plans by Walker, Rubio seek larger role for health savings accounts

Bias Charged in PCSK9 Inhibitor Findings (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Questions raised on studies that suggested halving in CV events

CMS Sepsis Measures Spark Controversy

(MedPage Today) -- Measures would likely result in overtreatment, critics say

Vaginal Mesh Debacle Breeds Questionable Profit Schemes

(MedPage Today) -- A behind-the-scenes look at medical device litigation

Cost Of Diabetes Drugs Often Overlooked, But Shouldn’t Be

(MedPage Today) -- Cost increases have patients scrambling to pay for their drugs

And the Silos Came Tumbling Down

(MedPage Today) -- James C. Salwitz, MD, envisions a more interconnected healthcare system

Combo Immunotherapy Promising for Melanoma: Clin Onc News Report

(MedPage Today) -- Also, two generic drugs can improve breast cancer survival

Morning Break: Pelvic Mesh Scandal, Off-Label No-Nos

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

FDA Approves 'Female Viagra' Amid Cheers and Jeers

(MedPage Today) -- Addyi is intended to increase libido in pre-menopausal women

MOC Protests Still Raging: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, efforts to improve patient engagement with doctors

Evidence Lacking in Studies of Hospital Cleanliness

(MedPage Today) -- Review finds evidence-based research into hospital cleaning practices uncommon

Trust Your Instincts When Treating Patients: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Alzheimer's Disease

Title: Alzheimer's Disease
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 8/26/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2015 12:00:00 AM

Medicare Switches Gears: Will Pay for Amgen's Pricey Leukemia Drug

(MedPage Today) -- Experts say FDA blinked on Blincyto stand-off

Rate of Uninsured U.S. Adults Down Sharply in 2015

(MedPage Today) -- Also, children's private coverage increases for first time in 15 years

Morning Break: Trump on 'Good' Planned Parenthood, Fishy Sunblock

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Pelzman's Picks: Identity Thieves Hit Healthcare

(MedPage Today) -- Also, immigrants helped with health reform and the rise of robots in medicine

Morning Break: ACA No Job Killer, Suing Dr. Google, Afib Focus

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Home is Where the Health Is

(MedPage Today) -- Policy experts argue that investments in housing enhance health outcomes.

Confronting Common Issues With EHRs: Physicians Practice

(MedPage Today) -- Also, how to make the best of ICD-10

The Most Effective Way to Protect an Aging Brain

Title: The Most Effective Way to Protect an Aging Brain
Category: Health News
Created: 8/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2015 12:00:00 AM

The Changing Face of Medical Education: Integrating Basic Science

(MedPage Today) -- Final installment in a MedPage Today series

Confessions of a Religious Doctor

(MedPage Today) -- Reconciling faith with the practice of medicine can be challenging

CardioBrief: Does Obesity Research Go Better With Coke?

(MedPage Today) -- Company's links with prominent scientists raise new questions

Price Transparency Issues Persist: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, reexamining the out-of-control cost of cancer care

Morning Break: Heart Cancer? Coca-Cola $$ Spin Research

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Study Casts Doubt on Assumptions About Hospital 'Frequent Fliers'

(MedPage Today) -- Many super-utilizers only do so for brief periods of time

Op-Ed: No Surprise in FDA Side Effect Reporting Delays

(MedPage Today) -- Pharma's sluggishness pales against the FDA's

Cost of Obesity 'Will Wipe Out Healthcare'

(MedPage Today) -- Nation's obesity epidemic poses grave threat to population health, cost controls

D.C. Week: House Panel Finds Cybersecurity Dangers at HHS

(MedPage Today) -- And housing is health intervention, senators told

13,000 Ebola Survivors Pose Challenges

(MedPage Today) -- Care is an "emergency within the emergency"

Cincinnati Hospitals to Screen All New Moms, Newborns for Heroin

(MedPage Today) -- Health officials worry about epidemic of neonatal withdrawal syndrome

Does a Med School Degree Guarantee Diagnosis Skills?

(MedPage Today) -- Turning a doctor into a diagnostic wizard is no simple feat

The Changing Face of Medical Ed: It's All About the System

(MedPage Today) -- Part two of a three-part MedPage Today series

Friday Feedback: Hospital Readmissons as Quality Metric

(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians respond to the policy and its future

Giving Patients Evidence-Based Reassurance

(MedPage Today) -- In response to the Less-is-More series, here are five evidence-based tips for reassuring patients

Big Consequences from Small Email Gaffes: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Morning Break: Ice Bucket Challenge 2.0, Viagra Axed, White Bread Blues

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

CVS Strips Viagra, Other Drugs, from Pharmacy Benefit Coverage

(MedPage Today) -- But Cialis remains covered

Asked and Answered

(MedPage Today) -- Mental health is too important to screen for and then walk away from, says Fred N. Pelzman, MD

OncoBreak: Pushing Clinical Trials, Prostate Gap, Let's Get Small

(MedPage Today) -- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Let Patients Know When You're Proud of Them

(MedPage Today) -- Sometimes it makes a patient's day, says Jordan Grumet, MD

Morning Break: ProPublica Joins Yelp for Doc Rankings, CDC Asks 'Where's the Money?'

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

The Changing Face of Medical Education: Big Data, Self-Paced Learning

(MedPage Today) -- Part one of a three-part MedPage Today series

Why Are Generics So Pricey? Pharmacy Practice News

(MedPage Today) -- Also, clever ways to stop drug diversion

FDA Warns of Serious Risks With LVADs

(MedPage Today) -- Pump thrombosis, stroke, and bleeding events reported

Ebola Cases Hit New Low

(MedPage Today) -- But official warns against "irrational exuberance"

Aging Docs: Contractor Offers Turnkey Assessment

(MedPage Today) -- PAPA may have the answer

ABIM Eases One MOC Rule

(MedPage Today) -- Change intended to help those newly certified or in fellowships

Morning Break: 'Bressure' to Breastfeed, Teen Tokers, Fetal Fossil

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Talking With Patients about Guns? Show Some Respect (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Doctors need "cultural competence" when counseling gun owners

Half of Hospitals Incur Medicare Readmission Penalties

(MedPage Today) -- Nearly 2,600 hospitals will incur a combined $420 million in penalties

Advocates Say Mental Health ?Parity? Law Not Fulfilling Its Promise

(MedPage Today) -- Insurers are subtly subverting the law, supporters claim

ASCO Forms New Unit to Strengthen Oncology Practices

(MedPage Today) -- Stephen Grubbs, with decades of experience, to head new department

Epilepsy Drug Made With 3D Printing Technology OK'd

(MedPage Today) -- Levetiracetam formulation dissolves rapidly in the mouth

FDA Offers New Guidance on Duodenoscope Cleaning

(MedPage Today) -- Recommends enhanced sterilization procedures

Pelzman's Picks: Are We Manufacturing Healthcare?

(MedPage Today) -- Assembly-line medicine, cancer "prehabilitation," and more

Morning Break: Five Lessons from Patients, Carter Has Surgery

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Antibiotic Resistance: The Next Step (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- CDC says cooperative efforts could prevent hundreds of thousands of infections

Dementia Meds May Lead to Harmful Weight Loss: Study

Title: Dementia Meds May Lead to Harmful Weight Loss: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 8/3/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/4/2015 12:00:00 AM

Suicidal Ideation Higher for Cancer Survivors (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Risk seen even in absence of depression

Just Remember: Sick, Dying Found in Hospitals of Any Size

(MedPage Today) -- Guest poster Edwin Leap, MD, examines the joys and challenges of working in small rural hospitals

Regular, Moderate Coffee Drinking Tied to Better Brain Health in Seniors

Title: Regular, Moderate Coffee Drinking Tied to Better Brain Health in Seniors
Category: Health News
Created: 7/31/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/3/2015 12:00:00 AM

Primary Care Compensation Rising Faster Than Specialists, But ?

(MedPage Today) -- MGMA report puts primary care at nexus of value movement

D.C. Week: Health Spending to Rise Nearly 6%

(MedPage Today) -- CMS gives 10-year forecast, salutes Medicare and Medicaid

Morning Break: IBM's Watson Teams with CVS, ADHD Meds, Mental Health Days

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

AMA Increases Investment in Medical Education Reform

(MedPage Today) -- Association will spend up to $1.5 million on innovative curricula

The Evaporating Huddle

(MedPage Today) -- Fred N. Pelzman, MD, laments the decline of the early-morning staff huddle that seemed so promising

Out to Pasture: Age-Based Personnel Policies Rankle With Docs

(MedPage Today) -- But some health systems like hard age cutoffs as a "bright line"

Big Push: Hospitals Turn to 'Laborists' for Safer Deliveries

(MedPage Today) -- About 250 hospitals are using them, up from 10 a decade ago

Medicare at 50: Run to Value

(MedPage Today) -- Out goes fee-for-service, in comes -- what?

Medicare Physician Payment: Seeking Control

(MedPage Today) -- Efforts to rein in costs become ever more convoluted; SGR proves no help.

The Birth and Increasingly Troubled Life of Medicare

(MedPage Today) -- Fears of "socialized medicine" swept aside, but cost concerns eventually overtake program.

Medicare at 50: 'Reasonable and Medically Necessary Treatment'

(MedPage Today) -- One doctor looks back on the beginnings of Medicare in this six-part series.

Medicaid's Transparency, Specialty Access Need Fixing

(MedPage Today) -- Government Accountability Office report highlights challenges facing the program