Trump's Memory Issues? Surgeon Charged in Wife's Death; Consent for Sterilization Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jun 20, 2024
CMS Star Ratings Unreliable for Surgical Quality? Higher ratings tied to better surgical outcomes, but variability was high even within star groups Jun 18, 2024
98-Year-Old Man Believed to Be the Oldest American Organ Donor Ever Increasingly, older adults can donate organs upon their death, according to one expert Jun 13, 2024
Amino Acid Infusion Before Cardiac Surgery Reduced Acute Kidney Injury The amino acid mixture reduced stage 3 AKI by 44% compared with placebo Jun 12, 2024
The AMA Will 'Fight for Our Profession and Our Patients,' Says New President Health system should "not get in the way" of providing good care, says Bruce Scott Jun 12, 2024
Rifaximin Prophylaxis Fails for Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Patients "Is it time to say primary prophylaxis is dead?" one expert asks Jun 11, 2024
Repeat Anesthesia in Kids With Cystic Fibrosis Didn't Lead to Neurobehavioral Harms Repeated BAL-directed therapy with general anesthesia at young ages safer than once believed? Jun 11, 2024
Established TAVR Platforms Evolving for Lifetime Management New additions to Sapien, Evolut, Navitor lines aim to ensure coronary access Jun 10, 2024
Are We Ready for AI-Assisted Surgery? Some may be reluctant to let this technology into the training and treatment settings Jun 10, 2024
Patients With Severe ACLF on Liver Transplant Waitlists Face High Mortality Rates Urgent need for organ allocation system reform, researchers say Jun 09, 2024
Can Mitral Valve Innovators Dig Themselves Out of a Rut? Current transcatheter mitral valve replacement devices a poor match for clinical need Jun 06, 2024
Guess Which Specialty Gets the Most Behavior Complaints From Coworkers ... And the physicians with the least complaints won't come as a surprise either Jun 06, 2024
Dreaming Under Anesthesia? Max Feinstein, MD, on studies looking at dreams under anesthesia Jun 06, 2024
Brain-Protected TAVR Results in Fewer Real-World Disabling Strokes Also, patients with prior stroke ID'd as likely responders in TVT registry analysis Jun 05, 2024
Surgeons, Trainees Experience Distress After Medical Errors Female and racial minority trainees reported more negative emotions, self doubt Jun 05, 2024
A Win for Liver Transplantation in Unresectable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Three new trials address CRC liver metastases Jun 04, 2024
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Surgical Castration for Sex Crimes Against Kids Bill now heads to the governor Jun 03, 2024
No Need to Wean Off of Scoliosis Bracing Randomized trial finds no advantage over immediate stop for teens Jun 03, 2024
How to Perfect Your Operating Room Etiquette Be studious, be gracious, be polite, but above all, be curious Jun 01, 2024
Woman Is Back on Dialysis After Doctors Remove Transplanted Pig Kidney Patient was the second person to receive a kidney from a gene-edited pig May 31, 2024
Complete Success Rate Not as High as Expected With Gel Stent Implant for Glaucoma Furthermore, re-operations, bleb needling were needed in 28% and 18% of patients May 30, 2024
The Sickening Reality of 'White' Beauty Standards From hair straighteners to racial surgery, the physical and emotional harm runs deep May 29, 2024
Changes to Liver Transplant Policy Increased Costs in Vulnerable Areas Hospital costs increased 12% in low-income areas vs 5.1% in high-income areas May 29, 2024
NIH Scandal Grows; Ancient Skull Shows Brain Surgery; Drugs in New York's Rivers Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff May 29, 2024
Monoclonal Antibody May Benefit Patients With Kidney Transplant Rejection But results were not fully durable after treatment cessation May 28, 2024
FDA Urged to Relax Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay, Bisexual Men Advocates say policy should be based on individualized risk assessments, "not historic bias" May 28, 2024
Springsteen's Health; Minimum Staffing Rule Challenged; Probiotic Sodas Probed Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff May 28, 2024
Outcomes OK With Transplant of Previously Dialyzed Kidneys Risk for delayed graft function higher, but other endpoints no different May 23, 2024
Earbuds and Hearing Loss; Campaign Rally Deaths; Cannabis vs Alcohol Use Daily Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff May 23, 2024
Clarifying Misconceptions About Youth Gender-Affirming Care What trans people, clinicians, and families really want others to know about youth gender care May 22, 2024
Endoscopic Ablation Reduces 'Hunger Hormone,' Yields Weight Loss in Early Trial First-in-human study targets ghrelin production with mucosal ablation as obesity treatment May 21, 2024
Can Robots Make Gallbladder Surgery Safer? Observational study suggests benefit compared with laparoscopic surgery May 20, 2024
What to Know About the U.K.'s Tainted Blood Scandal Tens of thousands contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions during the 1970s and 1980s May 20, 2024
Whole Foods Hepatitis; Plane Crash Kills Physician; Docs Criticize Mask Ban Proposal Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff May 20, 2024
Novel Heart Device Lead Sails Through Performance Hurdles Next-gen Medtronic ICD lead wire meets pivotal trial safety and efficacy endpoints May 18, 2024
U.S. Doctors Trapped in Gaza Hospital by Israeli Assault 35 doctors wait for escape and for replacements May 18, 2024
More Evidence Supports Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer No difference in surgical, oncologic outcomes with immediate versus delayed surgery May 17, 2024
Perioperative Nivolumab Boosts EFS in Resectable Lung Cancer CheckMate 77T trial shows 42% reduction in risk of tumor recurrence, progression, or death May 15, 2024
Bicuspid Anatomy: Wrench Thrown in TAVR for Younger, Low-Risk Patients? Controversial findings of low-risk trial allowing bicuspid patients May 15, 2024
Resection for Early Liver Cancer Tied to Improved Survival 5-year OS rate nearly doubled vs nonsurgical approaches for early HCC, retrospective study finds May 15, 2024