Study: Avoid Completion ALND for Abemaciclib Eligibility in Early Breast Cancer Researchers suggest unfavorable risk-benefit ratio "disqualifies" it as a staging tool Aug 09, 2024
One Group Hopes to End the Use of Live Animals in U.S. Surgical Residencies Many surgical residency programs still use live animals for training Aug 06, 2024
Bilateral Mastectomy Reduces Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk, but Not Mortality Findings question interpretation that contralateral cases represent a new primary tumor Jul 29, 2024
AAP Releases Recs for Identifying Ankyloglossia and Its Effects on Breastfeeding Pediatricians concerned about increase in surgical procedures Jul 29, 2024
Trump Campaign Releases Letter on His Injury, Treatment After Assassination Attempt It is the most complete accounting to date of the former president's condition Jul 22, 2024
Sotorasib Promising for KRAS–Related Vascular Malformations Two patients had rapid symptom improvement and reductions in malformation volume Jul 18, 2024
How Unionization Changed Surgery Residency Programs Residents, program faculty, and staff discussed benefits and unintended consequences Jul 17, 2024
EHR 'Nudge' Cut Low-Value Surgery Rates in Older Breast Cancer Patients Intervention could help reduce overtreatment Jul 17, 2024
Novel Goalpost for PCI Excellence Is Borrowed From the Surgeons "Failure to rescue" may help with quality improvement in interventional cardiology Jul 12, 2024
Should Doctors Treat Family and Friends, Even If Ethics Codes Say Otherwise? AMA unmoved by Missouri surgeon's proposal to soften code of ethics Jun 27, 2024
Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic Stroke Also in TTHealthWatch: managing obesity in children and adolescents Jun 22, 2024 podcast
Donald Sutherland Dies; Can Viagra Benefit Women? Insulin Supply Affected by Wegovy Health news and commentary gathered by ڴŮ staff Jun 21, 2024
Antibiotics May Not Be Necessary to Prevent Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery Infections were extremely rare when surgeons relied only on low-strength povidone iodine Jun 20, 2024
Trump's Memory Issues? Surgeon Charged in Wife's Death; Consent for Sterilization Health news and commentary gathered by ڴŮ staff Jun 20, 2024
CMS Star Ratings Unreliable for Surgical Quality? Higher ratings tied to better surgical outcomes, but variability was high even within star groups Jun 18, 2024
Amino Acid Infusion Before Cardiac Surgery Reduced Acute Kidney Injury The amino acid mixture reduced stage 3 AKI by 44% compared with placebo Jun 12, 2024
Repeat Anesthesia in Kids With Cystic Fibrosis Didn't Lead to Neurobehavioral Harms Repeated BAL-directed therapy with general anesthesia at young ages safer than once believed? Jun 11, 2024
Are We Ready for AI-Assisted Surgery? Some may be reluctant to let this technology into the training and treatment settings Jun 10, 2024
Guess Which Specialty Gets the Most Behavior Complaints From Coworkers ... And the physicians with the least complaints won't come as a surprise either Jun 06, 2024
Surgeons, Trainees Experience Distress After Medical Errors Female and racial minority trainees reported more negative emotions, self doubt Jun 05, 2024
A Win for Liver Transplantation in Unresectable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Three new trials address CRC liver metastases Jun 04, 2024
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Surgical Castration for Sex Crimes Against Kids Bill now heads to the governor Jun 03, 2024
How to Perfect Your Operating Room Etiquette Be studious, be gracious, be polite, but above all, be curious Jun 01, 2024
Complete Success Rate Not as High as Expected With Gel Stent Implant for Glaucoma Furthermore, re-operations, bleb needling were needed in 28% and 18% of patients May 30, 2024
The Sickening Reality of 'White' Beauty Standards From hair straighteners to racial surgery, the physical and emotional harm runs deep May 29, 2024
Endoscopic Ablation Reduces 'Hunger Hormone,' Yields Weight Loss in Early Trial First-in-human study targets ghrelin production with mucosal ablation as obesity treatment May 21, 2024
Can Robots Make Gallbladder Surgery Safer? Observational study suggests benefit compared with laparoscopic surgery May 20, 2024
What to Know About the U.K.'s Tainted Blood Scandal Tens of thousands contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions during the 1970s and 1980s May 20, 2024
U.S. Doctors Trapped in Gaza Hospital by Israeli Assault 35 doctors wait for escape and for replacements May 18, 2024
Perioperative Nivolumab Boosts EFS in Resectable Lung Cancer CheckMate 77T trial shows 42% reduction in risk of tumor recurrence, progression, or death May 15, 2024
Resection for Early Liver Cancer Tied to Improved Survival 5-year OS rate nearly doubled vs nonsurgical approaches for early HCC, retrospective study finds May 15, 2024
U.S. News Introduces List of Best Outpatient Surgery Centers Ten states had 20 or more high-performing facilities May 14, 2024
Researchers' Sexual Misconduct; 'Parkinson's on Steroids'; Need Surgery? Pay Upfront Health news and commentary gathered by ڴŮ staff May 10, 2024
Thrombectomy Led to Fewer Deaths in Patients With Acute Stroke and a Large Infarct LASTE trial builds on previous evidence favoring thrombectomy even in high-risk cases May 08, 2024
Surveillance for Small Renal Masses No Detriment to Nephron-Sparing Surgery Similar outcomes with immediate versus delayed surgery, supporting use of active surveillance May 06, 2024
Dissolving Stent Approved for Peripheral Artery Disease Below the Knee The Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold is indicated for chronic limb-threatening ischemia Apr 29, 2024
Think Twice Before Excising Bursa in Shoulder Surgery Might doing so actually worsen outcomes? Apr 24, 2024
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 Apr 23, 2024
Ozempic Hiatus Before Surgery: Is a Weeklong Pause Really Needed? Incidence of respiratory complications similar to other antidiabetic agents, claims data suggest Apr 22, 2024
FDA Greenlights Imaging Agent to Detect Residual Cancer After Lumpectomy Pegulicianine used with an approved imaging system achieved overall diagnostic accuracy of 84% Apr 18, 2024
