Should Surgical AVR for Aortic Regurgitation Happen Earlier in Young Adults? Waiting to meet standard criteria less likely to lead to LV normalization 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
No Avoiding Mitral Valve Implant Obstruction With Preemptive Ablation LVOT obstruction remains thorn in the side of TMVI in small case series Sep 15, 2023
Legionnaires Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients Likely From Donor Transmission via organs has not previously been reported, researchers say 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
Fresh Blood Not Always the Best Blood? French study assesses red blood cell transfusions and kidney transplant outcomes Sep 14, 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
Study Questions Use of Aggressive Surgery in Early Mesothelioma Randomized data suggest surgery increases risk of death by 28% over first 42 months Sep 12, 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
Stem-Cell Mobilization Booster Wins FDA Approval for Multiple Myeloma Motixafortide plus filgrastim increased adequate harvest rate from 9.5% to 67.5% Sep 11, 2023
Tacrolimus After Lung Transplant Cuts Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Calcineurin inhibitor significantly reduced CLAD rates in Scandinavian trial Sep 11, 2023
Standard Lymphoma Therapies Tied to Higher Risk for New Malignancies Increased risk for non-melanoma skin cancer, MDS, AML versus the general population Sep 09, 2023
Combo Anesthesia During Retinal Laser Treatment Reduced Pain Perception Topical and subconjunctival technique also reduced treatment interruptions Sep 08, 2023
New Weight-Loss Drugs Spark Debate About Safety During Surgery Some anesthesiologists think current guidelines don't go far enough Sep 08, 2023
Intensive Pretransplant Consolidation in Older AML Fails to Improve Results Newer therapies and strategies might show more promise for boosting survival Sep 07, 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
Most Patients Don't Realize HPV Causes Throat Cancer, Survey Finds But education and shared decision-making can convince some patients to get vaccinated Sep 05, 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
Deciding Who Is Dead: Physician Group Issues New Statement American College of Physicians adds to debate about redefining death 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
Joint Replacement Outcomes a Bit Better With Patient Reports Post-Surgery Not a huge benefit, study finds, but could be a step toward more consistent follow-up care Sep 01, 2023
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
Novel Biomarker Boosts Diagnostic Accuracy of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Screening PPV increased to as much as 44.6% with combined-biomarker screening of high-risk patients Aug 30, 2023
Colchicine Stumbles for Protecting the Heart From Thoracic Surgery Trial meets only post hoc endpoints in extending protection to non-cardiac surgeries Aug 25, 2023
Gender Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in the U.S. From 2016 to 2019 Breast and chest procedures most common, followed by genital reconstruction Aug 25, 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
Cornea Stem Cell Transplants Helped Restore Vision After Chemical Burns Autologous transplants show early promise in first U.S. patients treated Aug 23, 2023
COPD Inhalers' Link to Fracture Risk Supported in Pooled Trials Certain treatment regimens associated with increased risk of fracture Aug 21, 2023
Surgery May Improve Dysphagia Outcomes in Kids With Sleep Apnea Adenotonsillectomy was more likely to resolve difficulty in swallowing versus watchful waiting Aug 20, 2023
It's the Summer of Barbie ... Botox? What's up with the neck-slimming procedure known as Barbie Botox? Aug 18, 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
First Therapy Approved for Ultra-Rare Bone Disorder Oral retinoid lands indication for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva Aug 16, 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