FDA Advisors Nearly All Aboard the TriClip Train for Tricuspid Regurgitation Committee voted 13-1 that the benefits of the TEER device outweigh the risks in certain patients Feb 14, 2024
Safety Events at Hospitals More Common in Black and Hispanic Kids "Many factors could be driving these disparities," researcher says Feb 14, 2024 video
Study: Let's Revisit Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Joint Replacement One center's experience puts recent policy in doubt Feb 13, 2024
Immunotherapy May Hold Promise for Skin Cancers After Kidney Transplant Two studies had "important differences," but can help guide clinicians Feb 13, 2024
15 Residents in Limbo as Surgical Residency Program Loses Accreditation Health system has filed an appeal, but residents eye an escape Feb 13, 2024
Risk Score Proposed to Anchor Forthcoming Donor Heart Allocation Rules Current six-tier system on the outs due to excessive manipulation Feb 13, 2024
Turf War: Study Backs Natural Grass as Less Injurious Than Artificial Surface And some fake grasses appear more dangerous than others Feb 13, 2024
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Long-Term Cognitive Benefits Surgical weight loss linked with improved cognitive function, mood, and brain parameters on MRI Feb 12, 2024
FDA Reviewers Skeptical on TriClip for Tricuspid Regurgitation Tricuspid valve repair system is up for advisory committee scrutiny on Tuesday Feb 12, 2024
Former NBA Player, 'Survivor' Contestant Waits in Hospital for Heart Transplant But few donors can provide a match for his extra-large body Feb 09, 2024
Stigmatizing Language Common on Liver Transplant Websites Researchers searched for terms including "alcoholic," "alcoholism," and "alcohol abuse" Feb 08, 2024
One Way to Make It to the Super Bowl: Become the Team Doctor A Q&A with the head physician for the San Francisco 49ers Feb 07, 2024
Cedars-Sinai Anesthesiologists Unionize Concerns about staffing, quality of care, and pay cuts push physicians to organize Feb 01, 2024
Iodine-Based Skin Prep Better for Certain Fracture Surgeries Large randomized trial comparing alcohol antiseptic solutions could change practice Jan 31, 2024
Pushback on Rule for Surgical Lymph Node Sampling During Lung Resection Surgeons debate the right standard for lymph node dissection in lung cancer Jan 31, 2024
IBD Surgery Linked to Improved Patient-Reported Pain, Physical Health However, this was not the case for social, emotional outcomes Jan 31, 2024
CABG Surgeons Link Multi-Arterial Grafts to Patient Longevity Short of a definitive trial, MAG proponents make do with national registry data Jan 31, 2024
Perioperative Complications Not Deciding Factor Between Two Bariatric Procedures Short-term complications and safety similar for sleeve gastrectomy and RYGB Jan 30, 2024
Most Immunocompromised Patients Clear Omicron Infections B-cell malignancies, B-cell treatments associated with longer duration of infection Jan 30, 2024
Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
Merrick Garland's Surgery; Neuralink's Human Brain Chip; Novel Drug Cuts Pain Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 30, 2024
PA Convicted of Fraud for Amniotic Fluid Shot Scheme Ray Anthony Shoulders, PA, faces up to 240 years in prison Jan 29, 2024
Caution Raised for Post-TAVR Cardiac Surgeries Surgeons report rise in TAVR explants and other risky procedures Jan 29, 2024
Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest Jan 29, 2024
Kate Middleton Discharged; Philips to Halt Apnea Device Sales; Pet Dragon Warning Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 29, 2024
Princess of Wales Discharged After Abdominal Surgery King Charles III remains hospitalized Jan 29, 2024
Surgical LAA Closure Rises to the Top in STS Guideline for Afib Society strongly endorses concomitant LAA occlusion during cardiac surgery Jan 28, 2024
FFR-Guided PCI Saves $$ Clamping Down on Unnecessary Stents in MI Patients Cost-effectiveness shown over angiographic guidance for complete revascularization Jan 26, 2024
Transgender Veterans Sue to Have Gender-Affirming Surgery Covered by VA Lawsuit seeks to compel the VA to codify verbal assurances in its regulations Jan 26, 2024
CDC Reports Deaths After Medical Tourism in the Dominican Republic Fatalities frequently involved Brazilian butt lifts Jan 25, 2024
Multiple Societal Factors Contribute to High HIV Risk in Transgender Women Discrimination, homelessness, low PrEP uptake are key factors, according to CDC survey Jan 25, 2024
Novel Gene Therapy Allows Kids With Inherited Deafness to Hear "This is real proof showing gene therapy is working," says researcher Jan 25, 2024
New Federal Health Agency Sets Bold Goals Changing rural health delivery, perfecting whole eye transplants among ARPA-H's aims Jan 24, 2024
Surgical Volumes Matter for Outcomes at Ambulatory Centers, Too Case-control study looked only at older patients on Medicare, however Jan 24, 2024
White House Pharmacy a Mess; Doctor Dies in Avalanche; Gene Therapy for Deafness Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 24, 2024
First-Ever Experiment Shows How Pigs Could One Day Help Liver Failure Patients Penn surgeons externally attached gene-edited pig liver to brain-dead human Jan 19, 2024
Trump and GOP Rivals' Positions on Major Healthcare Issues Here's where the top candidates stand on abortion, the ACA, and gender-affirming care Jan 16, 2024
Surgeon Dies in Plane Crash; Austin Released From Hospital; Animal Pandemic Spreads Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 16, 2024
Vaccine 'Promising' for Delaying Relapse in KRAS-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer, CRC T-cell response linked to 86% reduced risk of relapse, death Jan 09, 2024
