Latest News
FDA Warns Against the Use of Unapproved Devices Marketed for Assessing Head Injury
Novel Treatment for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Gets Breakthrough Status From FDA
Visit Planning Tools Improve Patients’ Ability to Relay Health Concerns
WHO: Congo Ebola Outbreak Still Not a Global Emergency
Sixty People Charged in Massive Opioid Painkiller Investigation
CDC: 555 Confirmed Measles Cases in United States Since January 1
Residents and Attending Physicians Deliver Nearly Equal Care in VA Clinics
New Tool Helps Alert the Public to Unlawfully Marketed Dietary Supplement Ingredients
New-Onset Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Linked to Gabapentin Use
Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Examined in Real-World Setting
Many Pediatric Asthma Cases Attributable to Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure
Terminally Ill People in New Jersey Given Right to End Lives
ACP Issues Guidance Statement for Breast Cancer Screening in Average-Risk, Asymptomatic Women
Pamrevlumab Gets Orphan Drug Designation for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Latest Features
Not so Inactive: Excipients in Medications May Trigger Adverse Reactions in Some Patients
A team of investigators from both Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology analyzed data on thousands of inactive ingredients in approved medications to further characterize them and enhance our knowledge of their safety.
Pass Me the Psychological Scalpel: Lessons on Resilience for Doctors
As rates of physician burnout continue to climb, a diverse group of researchers weigh in on enhancing resilience and particularly emphasize enlightening educators about how resilience develops during residency.
Physicians Weigh In on Wave of Fetal Heartbeat Bills Across the United States
Georgia has been added to the growing list of states, including Kentucky, Ohio, Mississippi, and Tennessee, that have passed so-called fetal heartbeat bills.
Are Hospital Readmission Reduction Programs Truly Evidence Based?
When politicians attempt to make changes to health policy based on sentiments rather than on evidence-based conclusions, physicians often find themselves trying to meet unrealistic expectations.
Latest Blogs
Overcoming Aftershock: Six Ways You Can Prepare to Return to Work After a Long Absence
As with any profession, returning to work after long-term absence because of illness or injury can be daunting for healthcare providers.
Honoring Women in Medicine: Reader Responses
Medical Bag is sharing your stories about the women behind the white coats.
IDSA/SHEA Publish Updated C difficile Infection Clinical Guidelines
The updated guideline provides recommendations for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infections.
When Body Language Says What Words Cannot: Interpreting Patients' Unspoken Messages
Sometimes what someone says with body language is clear, but sometimes it’s not — and physicians need to do a little exploring.
