New Standard in Operable EGFR-Positive Lung Cancer "We should firmly close the door on one-size-fits-all treatment," says ASCO expert Jun 04, 2023
How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients’ Options for Breast Reconstruction Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery Jun 04, 2023
Neoadjuvant Chemo Flops Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Survival 13 months better with surgery, but "curiosities" in neoadjuvant arm muddy the results Jun 04, 2023
De-Escalated Surgery Suffices for Low-Risk Cervical Cancer Simple hysterectomy non-inferior to radical operation Jun 02, 2023
'Practice Changing' Trial on Activity Recs After Prolapse Surgery In randomized study, noninferior outcomes for expedited activity versus standard wait of 6 weeks May 31, 2023
Standing, Walking After Major Surgery Tied to Less Risk of Post-Op Complications Median mobilization was 1.6 hours per day, less than recommended May 31, 2023
Bariatric Surgery in Kids With Obesity Becoming More Common Increased rates observed after a 2019 policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics May 30, 2023
OTC Hearing Aids Are Here, but Are They Shaking Things Up? The market is still sorting itself out, experts say May 25, 2023
Less-Invasive Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Proves Safe, Effective Radical resection rate noninferior to open surgery in early-stage disease, with similar survival May 25, 2023
Extravascular ICD Continues to Show Effectiveness Anti-tachycardia pacing prevented shocks in about half of cases May 23, 2023
From Botched Buttocks to Botulism Insidious threats continue to plague the global cosmetic bazaar May 22, 2023
Conduction System Pacing Techniques Tied to Improved LVEF in Heart Failure Compared with biventricular pacing, increase in LVEF was found to be significant May 22, 2023
Biologic Envelope Cuts Complications After Cardiac Device Implantation "Any strategy to reduce infection rates in these patients is important," expert says May 22, 2023
Distal Radial PCI Safety for the Hand Holds Up Longer Term Randomized trial weighs in with extended follow-up May 21, 2023
Study Throws Shade on Cost, Benefits of Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Higher cost, less quality-adjusted benefit with FLACS versus standard phacoemulsification May 19, 2023
Door Shut on Excess Noncardiac Deaths After Intervention for Stable CAD Earlier signal of noncardiovascular mortality refuted by large meta-analysis May 19, 2023
Plastic Surgeon Who Livestreamed Procedures on TikTok May Lose License "Dr. Roxy" faced 11 lawsuits detailing severe complications from surgeries May 18, 2023
Mitral Valve Replacement Gets a Favorable Match-Up Against GDMT in Functional MR TMVR fares at least as well as conservative treatment in observational analysis May 17, 2023
CO2 Flush Offers Renewed Hope for TAVR Brain Protection Early study suggests role for neuroprotection from air bubbles May 17, 2023
Meticulous Slicing No Better Than Stenting at Axing Feared TAVR Complication Comparing leaflet splitting vs conventional stenting to avoid coronary obstruction May 16, 2023
Doctors 'Depart' Texas Clinic Amid Transgender Care Probe Clinic at Dell Children's remains open while state questions gender transitioning procedures May 16, 2023
Will Surgery Relieve Bo Jackson's Chronic Hiccups? After nearly a year of having hiccups, the athlete is seeking treatment May 15, 2023
Experts Outline Strategies for Boosting Equity in Chronic Kidney Disease Race-neutral calculations for kidney function, leveling the playing field on waiting lists May 15, 2023
What Caused Visual Disturbance in Kidney Transplant Patient? Genetic testing identified PAX2 gene variant May 15, 2023
Multimodal Evaluations May Flag Cardiac Allograft Problems Earlier Study underscores importance of anatomical, physiological parameters May 11, 2023
GLP-1 RAs Safe Months After Kidney Transplant Helped diabetics cut down on daily insulin dose, body weight May 08, 2023
Make the Diagnosis: When an 'Innocuous' Ankle Injury Isn’t A 52-year-old woman presented to the doctor with left anterior ankle pain and foot swelling, decreased range of motion, and gait disturbance that had developed steadily over the past 4-6 weeks. Can you diagnose the patient? May 08, 2023
Benefits of Parathyroidectomy Run Far Deeper Than PTH Normalization Significant reductions in heart-harming inflammatory cytokines also noted May 06, 2023
Scoliosis Cramps Heart Function in Adulthood Spinal curvature associated with cardiac strain, compression May 04, 2023
Is Unenhanced CT Accurate for Diagnosing Acute Abdominal Pain in the ED? Contrast medium may be withheld due to sensitivity, kidney disease, or lack of availability May 03, 2023
Upfront Systemic Therapy, Deferred Surgery Pass Muster in Advanced Kidney Cancer Two studies suggest no harm from deferred cytoreduction, potential benefits of immunotherapy May 02, 2023
Bell's Palsy Occurred More Frequently With COVID Vaccines But SARS-CoV-2 infection tripled the risk over vaccination Apr 27, 2023
Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery More Effective Than Lifestyle Change for NASH Roux-en-Y bypass or sleeve gastrectomy resolved NASH without exacerbating liver fibrosis Apr 26, 2023
HIPEC With Mitomycin C Reduces Locoregional Recurrence in High-Risk Colon Cancer No increase in adverse events or toxicity versus surgery alone Apr 26, 2023
How Could I Possibly Know What Was 'Best' for My Patient? An excerpt from Chin-Quee's new book, I Can't Save You Apr 25, 2023
The Worst Redo Option After TAVR? Choose the first procedure wisely, because repeats have mortality implications, researchers say Apr 24, 2023
Lose Weight, Gain Huge Debt: 300 Bariatric Surgery Patients Sued by Provider A closer look at the rising number of lawsuits in New York Apr 22, 2023
Thumbs Down From FDA Panel on Plastic Meniscus Replacement Members unimpressed with efficacy, safety data Apr 21, 2023
Transplant Chief Was an Organ Recipient Herself Years ago, she had a liver transplant. Now she leads Hopkins' pediatric liver transplant program Apr 19, 2023
Doctor's Ashes Launched Into Space John Darby, MD, had a lifelong love of aviation, aerospace, and astronomy Apr 19, 2023
