<ѻýҕl>Handheld Pen Helps Surgeons Distinguish Between Thyroid, Parathyroid Tissuesѻýҕl> Dye-less device works in about 15 seconds Aug 02, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Trial Supports GLP-1 After Underwhelming Metabolic Surgeryѻýҕl> Helped more patients achieve clinically significant weight loss Jul 27, 2023
<ѻýҕl>3 Dead in Listeria Outbreak; Flea Bite Ends in Amputation; Mandy Cohen's CDC Planѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Jul 24, 2023
<ѻýҕl>The Consequences of Stripping a Surgeon's License for Live-Streaming Proceduresѻýҕl> Can live-streaming care ever play a positive role in medicine? Jul 22, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Gastric Bypass Surgery Tied to Higher Risk of Substance Use Disorderѻýҕl> Prior findings from same cohort showed link between alcohol use disorder and bariatric surgery Jul 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Circumcision May Be Protective Against HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Menѻýҕl> Voluntary medical procedure offers another option for prevention Jul 20, 2023
<ѻýҕl>PCP Visits Before Emergency Surgery Tied to Lower Mortality in Older Adultsѻýҕl> Protective effect was similar for both Black and white Medicare patients Jul 19, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Doc Who Livestreamed Surgeries on TikTok Loses Licenseѻýҕl> Katharine Roxanne Grawe, MD, will also have to pay a fine of $4,500 Jul 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Machine Learning Model Accurately Identifies High-Risk Surgical Patientsѻýҕl> New tool more accurate than existing risk calculator Jul 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Age No Barrier to Preserved QoL, Functional Recovery After Surgery for CRCѻýҕl> More than 70% of patients with a median age of 79 achieved both outcomes at 3-6 months Jul 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Positive Surgical Margins More Likely Among Black Men With Oral Cancerѻýҕl> Post-operative treatment, long-term survival may be affected Jul 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Oral Cancer Patients Face Worse Outcomes With Delayed Radiation Therapyѻýҕl> Failure to initiate adjuvant radiation therapy within 6 weeks tied to survival rates Jul 10, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Primary Surgery vs Radiation in Oropharyngeal Cancer: Does One Come Out a Winner?ѻýҕl> Higher short-term dysphagia risk with surgery, but RT/CRT had worse 5-year OS Jul 09, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Postoperative Urinary Retention Common After Hernia Surgeryѻýҕl> Incidence reaches nearly one in 10 in older men Jul 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Cannabis Use Disorder Raises Risk of Perioperative Complicationsѻýҕl> Not a "harmless substance," researcher maintains Jul 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgeryѻýҕl> Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying Jun 30, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Hysterectomy Ultimately Needed After 1 in 8 Endometrial Ablationsѻýҕl> Ballpark figures of treatment failure suggest rising need for surgery over time Jun 23, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Transfascial Mesh Fixation During Complex Hernia Repairs: To Skip or Not to Skip?ѻýҕl> No fixation was noninferior to fixation in open retromuscular ventral hernia repair, trial shows Jun 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk Varies by Molecular Subtypeѻýҕl> Korean study suggests need for individualized surveillance, optimized use of breast MRI Jun 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Massive Kidney Stone Sets New Recordѻýҕl> Surgeons in Sri Lanka removed the record-setting stone earlier this month Jun 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>I Never Asked Why the Bodies Kept Comingѻýҕl> An excerpt from Brian Williams' forthcoming book on racism, violence, and how we heal Jun 19, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Gabapentinoid, Opioid Prescriptions Rose in Older Patients After Surgeryѻýҕl> Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed Jun 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Texas Law Aims to Prevent Another 'Dr. Death'ѻýҕl> New law gives medical board more teeth to protect patients from potentially dangerous doctors Jun 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Dexamethasone or Surgery for Chronic Subdural Hematoma?ѻýҕl> More complications, greater risk of later surgery with glucocorticoid treatment Jun 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Cautious Hope for Endovascular Aortic Tx in Connective Tissue Diseaseѻýҕl> Success observed in usually contraindicated Marfan, Loeys-Dietz syndromes Jun 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Upper Airway Stimulation Device for OSA Holds Up in Real-World Analysisѻýҕl> Another study looked at the feasibility of a noninvasive strategy for obstructive sleep apnea Jun 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients’ Options for Breast Reconstructionѻýҕl> Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery Jun 04, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Neoadjuvant Chemo Flops Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancerѻýҕl> Survival 13 months better with surgery, but "curiosities" in neoadjuvant arm muddy the results Jun 04, 2023
<ѻýҕl>De-Escalated Surgery Suffices for Low-Risk Cervical Cancerѻýҕl> Simple hysterectomy non-inferior to radical operation Jun 02, 2023
<ѻýҕl>'Practice Changing' Trial on Activity Recs After Prolapse Surgeryѻýҕl> In randomized study, noninferior outcomes for expedited activity versus standard wait of 6 weeks May 31, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Standing, Walking After Major Surgery Tied to Less Risk of Post-Op Complicationsѻýҕl> Median mobilization was 1.6 hours per day, less than recommended May 31, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Bariatric Surgery in Kids With Obesity Becoming More Commonѻýҕl> Increased rates observed after a 2019 policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics May 30, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Less-Invasive Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Proves Safe, Effectiveѻýҕl> Radical resection rate noninferior to open surgery in early-stage disease, with similar survival May 25, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Distal Radial PCI Safety for the Hand Holds Up Longer Termѻýҕl> Randomized trial weighs in with extended follow-up May 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Will Surgery Relieve Bo Jackson's Chronic Hiccups?ѻýҕl> After nearly a year of having hiccups, the athlete is seeking treatment May 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Is Unenhanced CT Accurate for Diagnosing Acute Abdominal Pain in the ED?ѻýҕl> Contrast medium may be withheld due to sensitivity, kidney disease, or lack of availability May 03, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Upfront Systemic Therapy, Deferred Surgery Pass Muster in Advanced Kidney Cancerѻýҕl> Two studies suggest no harm from deferred cytoreduction, potential benefits of immunotherapy May 02, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery More Effective Than Lifestyle Change for NASHѻýҕl> Roux-en-Y bypass or sleeve gastrectomy resolved NASH without exacerbating liver fibrosis Apr 26, 2023
<ѻýҕl>HIPEC With Mitomycin C Reduces Locoregional Recurrence in High-Risk Colon Cancerѻýҕl> No increase in adverse events or toxicity versus surgery alone Apr 26, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Lose Weight, Gain Huge Debt: 300 Bariatric Surgery Patients Sued by Providerѻýҕl> A closer look at the rising number of lawsuits in New York Apr 22, 2023