A JAMA Pediatrics study demonstrated that kids who watched a movie with a "gun scene" were more likely to hold and pull the trigger of a disabled gun afterwards.
Read MoreA study appearing in the Annals of Internal Medicine documents over 100 deaths during US triathlons over the past 20 years. What common factors underlie that risk? For the video version, click here.
Read MoreA study appearing in JAMA Internal Medicine links the cost of developing a new drug to the ultimate revenue a company receives. The results suggest that curbing R&D costs may not have much effect on drug pricing at all. For the video version, click here.
Read MoreThe condition now known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy was first described almost 100 years ago, but there is so much we still don't know.
Read MorePSA screening for prostate cancer has been on the decline largely due to the negative results of the PLCO trial. But this analysis appearing in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggest that it is not PSA testing that is flawed, but the trial design. For the video version, click here.
Read MoreDr. Allen Frances is a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Duke University and the creator of the diagnostic criteria for narcissistic personality disorder. That condition has been in the news frequently, as many have suggested that President Trump may be so afflicted. In his new book, Twilight of American Sanity, Dr. Frances suggests that it is not Trump who is crazy. It is us.
Read MoreA randomized trial appearing in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals modest, but significant effects of transdermal estrogen on sexual function in post-menopausal women. But there are some caveats. For the video version, click here.
Read MoreA research letter appearing in JAMA Internal Medicine documents a striking decrease in work hours among women physicians once they have children - a finding that does not extend to their male physician spouses. For the video version, click here.
Read More"Medical Reversal" occurs when new data demonstrates that a commonly-accepted practice is not beneficial or even harmful to patients. Dr. Vinay Prasad is a world-expert in this phenomenon. I spoke to him about the trends in medical reversals, their underpinnings, and how they can be ended in the future. His book is entitled "Ending Medical Reversal: Improving Outcomes, Saving Lives".
Read MoreMedical devices are regulated by the FDA in a similar way to drugs, but a recent study appearing in JAMA suggests that the approval process may be too lax. For the video version, click here.
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