2+ week, 2+ day ago   (89+ words) Beyond Fit/Unfit: A CLL Treatment Framework for Patients Aged ≥80 Patients aged 80 years and older are excluded from most chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) clinical trials, and traditional frailty assessment tools often fail to identify key age-related vulnerabilities. Given these limitations,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (126+ words) Yun-Yun Kathy Chen, MD, discusses her research on rebound pain after nerve blocks and shares her tips for helping patients set appropriate expectations. Read the full Q&A here. Yun-Yun Kathy Chen, MD Anesthesiologist Brigham and Women’s Hospital Assistant Professor…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (215+ words) Weekly digital monitoring among adults with chronic noncancer pain showed that bodily comfort, sleep, and mood remained predominantly stable throughout 6 months of follow‑up, according to findings from a study published in JAMA Network Open. Results also revealed that baseline…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (104+ words) Editorial board member Alex McDonald, MD, returns for a chat with Eric Ball, MD, about how physicians can help improve immunization rates, including addressing vaccine hesitancy with patients and their families. Eric Ball, MD Primary Care Pediatrician Southern Orange County…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (198+ words) DC Microcurrent Stimulation Reduces Post‑Surgical Scar Depth & Pain: Pilot Study According to the authors, pathological scarring remains a major contributor to patient morbidity. Building on early evidence indicating that DC microcurrent stimulation may influence scar remodeling, the research team…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) Midwest & Mountain West Lead US in Patient‑Rated Hospital Experience Despite its relatively small number of hospitals, South Dakota ranked second at 4.0 across 18 hospitals, with its largest city, Sioux Falls, averaging 4.4. Idaho followed at 3.92, with four communities earning perfect scores…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (475+ words) Among injured patients with hemorrhagic shock, the use of whole blood for prehospital transfusion did not result in lower 30-day mortality than the use of blood components, according to findings from the Type O Whole Blood and Assessment of Age…...