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News, opinions and meeting coverage in surgery.

SAVR Beats Expectations in Intermediate Risk Trial

Lower mortality than surgical risk score predicted in PARTNER 2A

Arterial Grafting Seen as Better for Moderate Coronary Blockages

Observational study shows less ischemia, but some experts skeptical

Afib Ablation May Erase Poorer Mitral Valve Tx Outcomes

Registry data suggest combo treatment might help

Heater-Cooler Infections: Incidence Most Likely Underreported

'We've only begun to scratch the surface'

QoL Benefits with Palliative Surgery for Gastric Cancer

Solid food intake facilitated, anxiety and pain decreased

Headline-Making Issues at SCCM Congress

EMR hacking, terror, contemporary science on display

Placebo Effect Works for Heart Procedures, Too

Keeping 'eyes on the prize' appears to improve outcomes

A Case Study in Sacral Chordoma

A neurosurgeon explores the management of a patient with a sacro-coccygeal mass

Knee Cartilage Repair Product Wins FDA Nod

First of its kind to be approved, agency says

Nephrology Training Programs a Hard Sell

Pay, lifestyle issues may hamper interest in the specialty

After Tamponade, Pericardial Drain Removal Safe Once Dry

At one center, no advantage seen to keeping them in longer

Vaping May Increase Plastic Surgery Complications

Patients urged to refrain from e-cigarettes before surgery

3D Mammo Ups Cancer Detection in Women Under Age 50

But tomosynthesis is not without its hassles, expert warns

10 Questions: Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.)

What's the biggest barrier to practicing medicine today? Medical decisions being made by nonmedical people, says Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.), an orthopedic surgeon who has served in Congress since 2005.

Make the Diagnosis: Strange Syncope

Case Findings: A 56-year-old male presents with multiple episodes of syncope. One episode occurred while driving his motorcycle, causing him to sustain multiple nonsurgical cervical spine fractures. An MRI of the brain was obtained. What is your diagnosis?

No Need for Ultrasound for Diagnosing Male Breast Ca

Mammography sufficient in symptomatic men, researchers say

'Dreamland' Author Takes an Opioid Epidemic Trip

Investigative journalist Sam Quinones talks about the crisis

Opiate Alternatives in Cancer Pain

ASRA president discusses the options in this 番茄社区 video

Quick Steroid Withdrawal Works in Post-Transplant Diabetes

Incidence dropped from 39% to about 24%

AHA: Real World TAVR Is All About Patient Selection

Intermediate risk is a moving target

PSC in Kids: Rare but Relentless

Large international cohort offers new insight

Timing of Meals Linked to Fatty Liver

Distributing calories during the day could reduce NAFLD risk

TCT: TAVR Holds Up Pretty Well Over Time

Also, 2-year data confirm lasting improvements in QoL

TCT: Trials Split on PCI vs CABG for Left Main Disease

NOBLE hands advantage to surgery, EXCEL finds noninferiority

Novel Sedation Agent for Colonoscopy Meets Phase III Endpoints

Remimazolam shows advantages over midazolam

AAO: High Myopia Corrected with Collamer Lens

Endothelial cell loss is minimal

AAO: Topical NSAID Prevents PCME in Cataract Patients With Risk Factors

Study supports off-label use

FDA Warns on Cardiac Surgery Heater-Cooler Device

Cites mycobacterial contamination risk

MedPAC Looks at Ways to Adjust Misvalued Services

Commission debates grouping CPT codes into families

Make the Diagnosis: More Than A Rash

Case Findings: A 51-year-old woman visited her primary care doctor complaining of a rash, pruritus, myalgias, and muscle weakness that made normally easy tasks like standing from a seated position difficult. The rash was an erythematous blanching patch, spread across her back and shoulders like a shawl and across her chest in a V shape. She had also noticed that her fingernail folds were red and swollen. What is your diagnosis?

301 People Charged With $900 Million in False Medicare Billings

Largest sweep since government fraud team began in 2007

What's New in Beta Cell Transplantation

Gene editing, stem cells raise new possibilities

Adjuvant Chemo a Winner in Rare Brain Cancer

Significant survival bump in nondeleted anaplastic glioma

Transplant Remains King for New Myeloma

Significant improvement in PFS versus systemic treatment

Pulmonary Emboli Frequent After Knee Surgery

Rapid heartbeat leading symptom of lung blood clots after replacement surgery

How to Avoid Misdiagnosis

How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen

NKF: Kidney Transplant Patients Face Diabetes Risk

Meta-analysis findings may impact clinical management and follow-up

Gene Tx Offers Hope in Degenerative Brain Disorder

Treatment 'milestone' in childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

Podcast: 10th Anniversary for HealthNewsReview.org

Gary Schwitzer reflects on high points, low points, lessons learned

Opioid Crisis: Scrap Pain as 5th Vital Sign?

Groups call on JC and CMS to re-evaluate policies that could lead to opioid overprescribing

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