Ditch Sterile Gloves When Treating Wounds? Meta-analysis suggests nonsterile ones may work just as well in certain settings Dec 14, 2023
No Good Time? ľֱ Students Fret Over Family Planning Having children during medical training, especially surgery, perceived as difficult, taboo topic Dec 13, 2023
Recurrence Rate of Colorectal Adenomas Reduced With Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection However, more adverse events occurred compared with endoscopic mucosal resection Dec 11, 2023
Bilateral Mastectomy Not Tied to Better Survival in BRCA1-Positive Breast Cancer However, the surgery did reduce risk of contralateral breast cancer Dec 09, 2023
EUS-Guided Gastroenterostomy Better Option for Cancer-Related Duodenal Blockages However, technique and technology are not widespread Dec 08, 2023
Salmonella Deaths Grow; Hospital's Bariatric Surgery Factory; New Back Pain Recs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Dec 08, 2023
Disgraced Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini Sees New Wave of Media Attention A podcast, Netflix series, and TV adaptation examine regenerative medicine doctor's wrongdoings Nov 30, 2023
Henry Kissinger Dies; Humana, Cigna in Merger Talks; Male Surgeons More Pricey? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Nov 30, 2023
Stephen Colbert Has Surgery for Ruptured Appendix Recent studies have focused on whether appendicitis can be managed with antibiotics alone Nov 28, 2023
ľֱ Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Court Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster Nov 28, 2023
Stephen Colbert's Surgery; BA.2.86 Variant Triples; Ransomware Attack Hits Hospitals Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Nov 28, 2023
Hashimoto's Patients Felt Better for 5 Years After Thyroidectomy But high complication rate should dissuade clinicians from routinely offering treatment Nov 27, 2023
Diagnostic Imaging Not Yet Enough for Biopsy-Free Radical Prostatectomy Study validates concerns about benign prostatic hyperplasia-related PSMA-PET false positives Nov 27, 2023
Male vs Female Surgeons; China Beefs Up Fever Clinics; C. Diff Survives Disinfecting Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Nov 27, 2023
Days Before Surgery, Clerical Error Cuts Off Patient's Insurance Lost in the mix of Medicaid "unwinding" Nov 26, 2023
Two Approaches for Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis Go Head-to-Head Upfront endoscopic necrosectomy wins out on reinterventions, time to clinical improvement Nov 24, 2023
Who's Deejaying in the OR? And What Are They Playing? The ins and outs of listening to music while operating Nov 21, 2023
Hospitals Have Many Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say Radiology departments and operating rooms are good targets Nov 10, 2023
Doctors Perform First Partial-Face, Full-Eye Transplant Stem cells injected into optic nerve, but unclear whether recipient will regain his sight Nov 09, 2023
FDA Panel Backs High-Risk Designation for Salvaged Blood Irradiators With Class III designation, sponsors would have to prove safety, efficacy with randomized trials Nov 07, 2023
Sexual Health Suffered After Radical Hysterectomy for Early Cervical Cancer Compared with simple hysterectomy, analysis shows more sexual toxicities, worse quality of life Nov 07, 2023
Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
Evidence of Safety, Efficacy for Salvaged Blood Irradiators Lacking, FDA Staff Say Devices are aimed at preventing metastasis during surgery Nov 03, 2023
Surgery Gets a Win for Clearing Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty more effective than nasal spray management in people with a deviated septum Oct 19, 2023
Hiatal Hernia Repair With Mesh Did Not Reduce Hernia Recurrence Over the Long Term At 13 years, recurrence rates were 38% with mesh versus 31% with crural sutures alone Oct 17, 2023
Small Piece of Plastic Cuts Throat Damage From Trach Tubes Why didn't someone think of this sooner? Oct 17, 2023
Are Female Anesthesiologists Better Than Men? Some differences seen in two-center study; reasons, implications uncertain Oct 17, 2023
Regaining Weight After Bariatric Surgery Did Not Lead to Excess Mortality Weight regainers had a similar incidence of mortality as weight-loss maintainers Oct 17, 2023
Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggests Older patients on anticoagulants benefit from modest delay Oct 16, 2023
Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Shower Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use Oct 15, 2023
The Problem of Operating Room Trash (And a Solution to Fix It) Join YouTuber and physician Max Feinstein, MD, for a trip to the recycling center Oct 12, 2023
'Abortion Test' Sparks Concern; AI in Brain Surgery; 'Is There a Doctor on Board?' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Oct 12, 2023
No Surprise? Surgical Leadership Roles Still Dominated by White Men Underrepresented groups, women may find path to department chair cut short in "service roles" Oct 11, 2023
U.S. Doc Trapped in Gaza; DEA Extends Virtual Prescribing; Girl's Brain Disconnected Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Oct 11, 2023
Who Should Report Serious Medical Errors? And to Whom? A startling study reports that many state medical boards are doing a "dangerously lax job" Oct 05, 2023 video
In BRCA Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy Tied to Better Survival PSO should be performed early, particularly for those with the BRCA1 variant, researchers say Oct 04, 2023
Preoperative Algorithm Might Halve Unnecessary Oophorectomies in Children Researchers point to potential for reduction in lifelong consequences Oct 03, 2023
Primary Care Follow-Up After Emergency Surgery Tied to Fewer Readmissions Odds of 30-day readmissions 67% lower for Medicare beneficiaries with follow-up visit Sep 27, 2023
Ultrasound May Help Early Breast Cancer Patients Avoid SLNB No axillary surgery matches SLNB for patients with a negative ultrasound of axillary lymph nodes Sep 21, 2023