乌鸦传媒視頻

Surgery

<乌鸦传媒視頻 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in surgery.

Image of a woman's fingers with a bump on one of them.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Make the Diagnosis: Should She Be Worried About This Growth on Her Finger?

A 65-year-old woman visited her doctor about a growth that developed on her finger 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient?

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm; Cancer From Your Car? Hearing Restored in Two Kids

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒視頻 staff

A photo of a female physician holding a colonoscope.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Colonoscopy Near Time of Joint Replacement Doesn't Increase Infection Risk

However, several comorbidities, male sex may play a role

AUA over a photo of Henry B. Gonz谩lez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Surveillance for Small Renal Masses No Detriment to Nephron-Sparing Surgery

Similar outcomes with immediate versus delayed surgery, supporting use of active surveillance

SCAI over a photo of Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Gene Therapy Allowing Heart to Grow New Blood Vessels Supported by Early Data

Researchers are eyeing catheter-based delivery for people with refractory angina

A photo of runners in the Brooklyn half and full Marathon in New York City.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Study: Skinny-Leg Runners Face Higher Rates of Knee Arthritis

Questions about risks from weight-bearing activities may now be settled

FDA APPROVED Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold system over a computer rendering of the device.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Dissolving Stent Approved for Peripheral Artery Disease Below the Knee

The Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold is indicated for chronic limb-threatening ischemia

Photo of a press conference in The Woodland, Texas.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Houston Transplant Scandal: Families of Patients Who Died Begin Legal Action

Surgeon has been accused of manipulating waitlist, making his patients ineligible for new livers

Illustration of an engineered T-cell attacking a leukemia cell.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>CAR-T Plus Stem-Cell Transplant Promising for CD7+ Blood Cancers

"All-in-one" approach appears safe, effective, in patients with relapsed/refractory disease

Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, performing the pig kidney transplant surgery.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Too Ill for Typical Transplants, Woman Gets a Pig Kidney and Heart Pump Instead

Surgery marks sixth human xenotransplant performed at NYU Langone Health

Image of Max Feinstein in his youtube video.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>The Most Intimidating Test I've Ever Taken: The Anesthesia Oral Boards

Max Feinstein, MD, on his experience and tips for those about to take the boards

Doctors with endoscope equipment operating shoulder arthroscopic surgery in operation room.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Think Twice Before Excising Bursa in Shoulder Surgery

Might doing so actually worsen outcomes?

A photo of a woman attempting to smell an orange.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Buds

Study attempts to untangle taste and olfactory dysfunction 1 year after infection

A close up photo of brachytherapy seeds next to a penny for scale.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Second Pelvic Malignancy

Risk for any second malignancy, death from any second malignancy not higher versus prostatectomy

A photo of a Grey+Sloan Memorial Hospital lanyard for Darren Orbach, MD, PhD.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>From Neurointerventional Radiologist to 'Grey's Anatomy' Sonographer

A Q&A with a physician who got a taste of Hollywood

A photo of a mature man massaging his knee.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Hands-On Treatment May Help in Knee Osteoarthritis

And patients can administer it themselves

A photo of surgeons performing a laparoscopic appendectomy

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Ozempic Hiatus Before Surgery: Is a Weeklong Pause Really Needed?

Incidence of respiratory complications similar to other antidiabetic agents, claims data suggest

A photo of a surgeon performing endoscopic bronchoscopy.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>If Biopsy Needed for ILD Diagnosis, Start With Less-Invasive Option, Trial Suggests

Reduced patient burden using "step-up" approach with transbronchial cryobiopsy first

FDA APPROVED alectinib (Alecensa) over a computer rendering of lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Alectinib Lands FDA Approval for Adjuvant Therapy in NSCLC

The ALK inhibitor reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 76% versus chemotherapy

FDA APPROVED pegulicianine (LumiSight) over a photo of the product.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>FDA Greenlights Imaging Agent to Detect Residual Cancer After Lumpectomy

Pegulicianine used with an approved imaging system achieved overall diagnostic accuracy of 84%

A photo of a pile of hazardous medical waste for incineration.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>The Hidden Cost of Poor Hospital Waste Management

Proper disposal of OR trash could save the healthcare system millions -- and help the environment

A computer rendering of an inflamed appendix.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Oral Antibiotics Alone Miss the Mark for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis

But adverse events, quality of life, and patient satisfaction similar to oral/IV approach

A photo of surgeons performing breast cancer surgery.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Don't Rule Out Breast Cancer Surgery for 90-Year-Olds

Retrospective study suggests survival benefit over conservative management

A photo of surgeons performing robot-assisted gastric surgery.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Surgery May Be More Cost-Effective Than Wegovy in Adults With a BMI 35+

Annual price of semaglutide would have to drop significantly to be comparable

A photo of surgeons working on a donor heart on a sterile bench.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Usefulness Questioned for Transplant Center Report Cards

Ratings look like noise due to volatile score changes every half year

Illustration of anterior shoulder pain

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Make the Diagnosis: A Martial Arts Misstep: What鈥檚 the Damage?

An 11-year-old boy presented to the emergency room due to an injury that occurred earlier that day. Can you diagnose the patient?

A photo of a section of the U.S./Mexico border wall in Calexico, California.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Brain Injury More Severe From Falls at U.S.-Mexico Border Wall

People with border wall falls were less likely to receive follow-up care

A computer rendering of a brain hemorrhage

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Shows Benefit

Outcomes appeared to be driven by lobar hemorrhage

AACR over a photo of San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Immunotherapy After Definitive Therapy Flops in Head and Neck Cancer

No event-free survival benefit with atezolizumab versus placebo in phase III trial

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Botulism After 'Botox'? NEJM Ignored Nazi Atrocities; Jungle Jack's Alzheimer's

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒視頻 staff

A computer rendered cutaway of the human skull with the hypoglossal nerve highlighted

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Nerve Stimulation for Sleep Apnea May Not Work for All

Body mass index, sleeping position influence outcomes

A photo of inmate Brian Dorsey at the Potosi Correctional Center in Washington County, Missouri.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Condemned Inmate Could Face 'Surgery Without Anesthesia,' Lawyers Say

Procedure involves incision that could be several inches wide and several inches deep

A computer rendering of a transparent body with the skeleton and axillary lymph nodes highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Evidence Strengthens for De-Escalating Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer

Trial suggests axillary dissection can be avoided in some patients with early breast cancer

A medical illustration of a left atrial appendage

<乌鸦传媒視頻>After Lariat LAA Ligater Disappoints in aMAZE, Is a Path Ahead Still Possible?

Adjunctive LAA ligation did not help efficacy of catheter pulmonary vein isolation

A computer rendering of a beam of light passing through a thyroid tumor.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Microwave Ablation a Safer Option for Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma?

Observational study suggests promising benefits of skipping surgery

A photo of a gastroenterologist holding an endoscope.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>GLP-1 Users May Have Increased Endoscopy-Related Aspiration Pneumonia Risk

Overall incidence is still low, however

Photo of a doctor performing a coronary angiography.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Culprit Lesion PCI Before Diagnostic Angiography for Faster STEMI Reperfusion

Strategy for shorter needle-to-balloon time appeared safe in preliminary data

A photo of a vial of Comirnaty monovalent XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine and several single-use syringes.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>CDC: Latest COVID Vax Cuts Hospitalization Risk in Immunocompromised People

But fewer than one in five of this vulnerable group have received the updated shot

A photo of a man in a black suit putting a $100 bill into the pocket of a physician鈥檚 white coat.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Industry Payments to Physicians Topped $12 Billion Over Nearly a Decade

More than half of eligible physicians received payments, most related to a marketed product

A computer rendering of a transparent female body with a breast tumor and the lymphatic system highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>'Excellent' Outcomes After Complete Response in Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer

Similar survival regardless of adjuvant therapy, even with omission of RT and axillary dissection

4

鈥�