Some Never Get COVID; Private Equity Targets Nurse Staffing Firms; $13K Donor Bill This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 16, 2022
Thumbs Down for IV Tramadol, FDA Advisers Say Delayed onset of pain relief remains a concern Feb 16, 2022
Third Person 'Cured' of HIV via Transplant U.S. woman with leukemia gets cord blood resistant to HIV Feb 16, 2022
Gastric Bypass Most Cost-Effective for Severe Obesity, T2D? Modeling study compares Roux-en-Y, conventional medical therapy, and sleeve gastrectomy Feb 14, 2022
High-Deductible Insurance Linked to More Complex Hernias Study suggests delays in care, particularly for those with no health savings account Feb 14, 2022
Here's How Ob/Gyns Can Create Gender-Affirming Environments Focusing on social and emotional needs goes a long way, experts say Feb 10, 2022
Recurrent Autoimmune Hepatitis Post-Liver Transplant: What Are the Risks? Probability of recurrent disease more than doubled from 5 to 20 years later Feb 09, 2022
Study Shows Virtually No Advancement for Black Surgical Residents Despite a more diverse applicant pool, matriculation, graduation rates remain low Feb 09, 2022
Judge Tosses Drug Company's Libel Lawsuit Against Medical Society "Pharmaceutical companies are not free to intimidate the scientific process," says ASA President Feb 08, 2022
More Evidence for Prehab Before Cardiac Surgery One center's initial experience suggests good perioperative results Feb 02, 2022
Adult Congenital Heart Surgery: Go for the Pediatric Specialists? Study suggests worse outcomes at adult centers with expertise in other heart surgeries Jan 31, 2022
Donor Hearts Can Withstand Longer Ischemic Times Over 4 hours not inherently more dangerous, one group finds Jan 31, 2022
More Headway in Taking Acute Aortic Dissections Straight to the OR Shorter waits, better survival at one center Jan 30, 2022
Multi-Arterial Grafting Inches Upward in Surgeon Adoption Learning curve holds strong in CABG technique Jan 30, 2022
Six Medical ทฌวัษ็ว๘ With the Highest Hourly Wages Plastic and orthopedic surgery top the list Jan 27, 2022
'Impressive' Survival for COVID Patients Undergoing Lung Transplant Early registry data showed COVID cases accounted for 7% of lung transplants nationwide Jan 26, 2022
Another Xeno First: Gene-Edited Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Deceased Person Kidneys produced urine, but creatinine clearance didn't recover Jan 20, 2022
Doc Who Branded His Initials in Patients' Livers Banned From Practice U.K. transplant surgeon, Simon Bramhall, had pled guilty to two counts of assault back in 2017 Jan 14, 2022
Taste Dysfunction May Linger After COVID-19 Loss of taste not always due to loss of smell Jan 06, 2022
Did HIV Status Affect Transplant Patients' Long-Term Outcomes? Study argues liver, kidney transplantation is a viable option for patients with HIV Jan 06, 2022
Older Patients With Low-Risk DCIS May Not Benefit From Surgery, Radiation Low rate of invasive recurrence, benefits of surgery and RT limited to patients under 70 Jan 05, 2022
Machine Perfusion Cuts Early Graft Dysfunction in Liver Transplantation Fewer ischemic biliary complications with portable normothermic perfusion system as well Jan 05, 2022
VA Beats Private Sector Hospitals for Post-Op Surgical Mortality Study questions veterans' benefit from obtaining care outside the VA system Dec 29, 2021
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Protection Against Severe COVID-19 Obesity is a "modifiable risk factor" for severe COVID-19, researchers say Dec 29, 2021
Study: Surgical Residents Do Just Fine Without Close Supervision No difference in VA patient outcomes whether or not attendings were scrubbed in Dec 22, 2021
ECG Monitoring for Post-TAVR Delayed Conduction Disturbances Put to the Test How long should monitoring last, and in whom? Dec 20, 2021
FDA OKs First Proteinuria Drug for IgA Nephropathy Supporting trial found budesonide lowered proteinuria by 34% when added to a RAS inhibitor Dec 16, 2021
It's Not Rocket Science: Brain Surgeons May Be No Smarter Than Others Cognitive test scores attempt to settle an age-old argument Dec 13, 2021
Black Women Most at Risk for Post-Surgical Lymphedema Black women seemed to have triple the odds of swelling after axillary lymph node dissection Dec 08, 2021
Because You Don't Want to Ask a Tyrannosaurus Rex to 'Open Wide!' Noninvasive imaging reveals bone infection in fossilized dinosaur jaw Dec 01, 2021
A Look at Pig Kidneys in the Broader Transplantation Puzzle Advancements across the field are accelerating in real time Nov 29, 2021
The Right Ventricle Still Matters in LVAD Patients Right heart failure signaled trouble ahead in the Intermacs registry Nov 29, 2021
Orthopedic Surgery Group Sabotages Residency Program, Lawsuit Alleges Scott Duncan, MD, says OrthoSC is trying to protect its market monopoly in Myrtle Beach Nov 29, 2021
What Is a Surgeon 'Supposed' to Look Like? Gender bias makes an already challenging field that much tougher Nov 27, 2021
An Open Letter to Radiologists From a Jilted Orthopedic Surgeon What happened to our relationship? Nov 23, 2021
Another Trial, Another PRP Flop in Osteoarthritis Fails to outperform saline in randomized trial Nov 23, 2021
'Actual' 5-Year Survival Rate of 27% After Surgery, Chemo for Pancreatic Cancer Fewer than half of the survivors remained recurrence- or disease-free Nov 19, 2021
Late Hysterectomy Start Times Tied to Longer Hospital Stays Surgeries starting later in the day also associated with higher blood loss, but lower costs Nov 18, 2021
