Regaining Weight After Bariatric Surgery Did Not Lead to Excess Mortality Weight regainers had a similar incidence of mortality as weight-loss maintainers Oct 17, 2023
Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggests Older patients on anticoagulants benefit from modest delay Oct 16, 2023
Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Shower Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use Oct 15, 2023
The Problem of Operating Room Trash (And a Solution to Fix It) Join YouTuber and physician Max Feinstein, MD, for a trip to the recycling center Oct 12, 2023
'Abortion Test' Sparks Concern; AI in Brain Surgery; 'Is There a Doctor on Board?' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 12, 2023
No Surprise? Surgical Leadership Roles Still Dominated by White Men Underrepresented groups, women may find path to department chair cut short in "service roles" Oct 11, 2023
U.S. Doc Trapped in Gaza; DEA Extends Virtual Prescribing; Girl's Brain Disconnected Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 11, 2023
Who Should Report Serious Medical Errors? And to Whom? A startling study reports that many state medical boards are doing a "dangerously lax job" Oct 05, 2023 video
In BRCA Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy Tied to Better Survival PSO should be performed early, particularly for those with the BRCA1 variant, researchers say Oct 04, 2023
Preoperative Algorithm Might Halve Unnecessary Oophorectomies in Children Researchers point to potential for reduction in lifelong consequences Oct 03, 2023
Primary Care Follow-Up After Emergency Surgery Tied to Fewer Readmissions Odds of 30-day readmissions 67% lower for Medicare beneficiaries with follow-up visit Sep 27, 2023
Ultrasound May Help Early Breast Cancer Patients Avoid SLNB No axillary surgery matches SLNB for patients with a negative ultrasound of axillary lymph nodes Sep 21, 2023
Fewer Serious Problems With Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal Than Robotic Surgery Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy tied to higher rate of bile duct injury in older adults Sep 20, 2023
Delaying Esophageal Cancer Surgery After Neoadjuvant CRT Fails in Trial Histological complete response rates no better and survival appears worse Sep 19, 2023
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Lower Blood Cancer Risk in Women Consider surgery for primary prevention in people with obesity, researchers suggest Sep 15, 2023
Flu-Like Symptoms, Then Amputation; Docs Charge for Emails; Wait List for Psilocybin Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 15, 2023
Are Water Beads a Health Hazard for Kids? These sensory toys have reportedly caused bowel obstructions, other injuries Sep 13, 2023
Early Oophorectomy May Accelerate Onset of Chronic Health Problems Premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy tied to higher odds of arthritis, sleep apnea, and more Sep 13, 2023
Is Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk Shared via Blood Transfusion? Findings may suggest a transfusion-transmissible agent linked to some types of spontaneous ICH Sep 12, 2023
Novel System Snags FDA Approval for Severe Peripheral Arterial Disease Device designed to prevent amputation in chronic limb-threatening ischemia Sep 12, 2023
Mask Attack Leaves Actor Blind; Diabetes Risk in Night Owls; U.S. Blood Shortage Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 12, 2023
New Weight-Loss Drugs Spark Debate About Safety During Surgery Some anesthesiologists think current guidelines don't go far enough Sep 08, 2023
Reusable Surgical Head Covers Reduce Emissions, Environmental Impact After 16 to 19 uses, cloth caps reached a lower carbon footprint than disposable ones Sep 07, 2023
Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use Sep 06, 2023
Patient Develops Inflamed Rash After Double Mastectomy Incision sites were itchy, painful, red, and oozing and were not showing signs of healing Sep 05, 2023
Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay? Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill Sep 03, 2023 video
Patients See Better Outcomes With Female Surgeons, Studies Find Fewer complications and lower likelihood of adverse postoperative outcomes with women surgeons Aug 31, 2023
Less Velopharyngeal Insufficiency at Age 5 With Earlier Cleft Palate Surgery More infants with early primary surgery had canonical babbling at 1 year Aug 30, 2023
Early Cholecystectomy Questioned for More Severe Acute Biliary Pancreatitis Retrospective analysis suggests worse outcomes versus delayed procedure Aug 25, 2023
Mohs Surgery Best for Early-Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma? Retrospective data suggest superior survival in pathologically confirmed node-negative disease Aug 23, 2023
Older Surgical Procedure for Pelvic Prolapse Repair Prevails in Randomized Trial Another study showed vaginal estrogen during prolapse repair did not affect surgical outcomes Aug 17, 2023
Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests May Alter Lung Cancer Care Path to eliminating these tests, while crucial, will be challenging, researchers say Aug 16, 2023
Residency: Long Hours and Lifetime Connections Adriana Wong on bonding with people who "become your friends throughout the years" Aug 15, 2023 video
Who Is to Blame for the Rampant Overtreatment of Peripheral Artery Disease? The loudest critics are the biggest offenders Aug 13, 2023
Most Appendicitis Patients See Good Long-Term Outcomes With Conservative Tx Decades after antibiotic treatment, 60% of patients had avoided appendectomy Aug 10, 2023
Can Aromatherapy Relax Post-Op Patients? Cardiac surgery patients report better sleep after inhaling peppermint essence Aug 03, 2023
Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Quality Outcomes were mixed, depending on the operation Aug 02, 2023
Novel Drug Reduces Acute Pain After Common Surgeries Investigational sodium channel blocker shows benefit in two trials Aug 02, 2023
Should Surgery Be Offered for Malignant Bowel Obstruction? Study finds no benefit in terms of days alive and out of the hospital, but symptom burden eased Aug 02, 2023
Handheld Pen Helps Surgeons Distinguish Between Thyroid, Parathyroid Tissues Dye-less device works in about 15 seconds Aug 02, 2023
