Patients are not given sufficient information about the novel status of a procedure, possible uncertainties or potential risks when deciding to go ahead with the procedure, research led by the ...

A multicenter clinical trial published in JAMA has found that a long-used endoscopic procedure does not prevent recurrent ...

Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to a preliminary late-breaking science presentation at the American Stroke ...

Sham controls can be integral to CV device trials, providing a unique way to overcome the placebo effect, but they also present an ethical minefield of concerns that merit close consideration, a new ...

The most lucrative cardiology procedures within the Medicare population for hospitals are coronary artery bypass grafts, according to research from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania’s ...

A new UCLA study reveals that a widely used federal hospital safety metric is fundamentally flawed when applied to emergency stroke care, potentially creating incentives that may discourage hospitals ...