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Al Roker's Shoulder Replacement

"Today" co-host and weatherman battles osteoarthritis pain

Is the Medicare 'Inpatient Only' List History?

"Drastic" changes in CMS proposed rule worry surgeons: outpatient amputation is "kind of crazy"

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Few Risks for Sjogren's Patients With Joint Surgery

Transfusion rates raised but no increase for infection, revision, or mortality

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Muscle Relaxer Rx Doubled Over 12-Year Span

Spike in prescriptions among older adults particularly concerning, researchers note

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Little Richard Dies of Bone Cancer

A look at the musical icon's disease

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Why These Athletes Went Ahead With Their Elective Surgeries

Sports medicine physicians weigh in on special treatment

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IL-17A/F Inhibitor a Winner in Spine Disease

Targeting both cytokines had rapid, sustained benefits in ankylosing spondylitis

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Tanezumab: A Win as Last-Ditch Osteoarthritis Tx

Modest pain reduction seen in patients with no other drug options

First 'Single Match' Pushes Residency Placements to New Record

Finally a unified Match Day for DO and MD grads

A surgeon in the operating room bending over to get closer to his work

A Real Pain in the Neck: Surgeons' Posture

Wearable tech confirms ergonomic stress of surgery

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With Hip Surgery, Watch for Kidney Injury

Complications included infection, transfusion, revision, and death

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Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control?

One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets

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Scripts for Dead Patients; School Nurse Charged; Life Sentence for 'Angel of Death'

Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

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Informed Consent: Docs Should Ask Permission to Touch

It's 2020, and no, it's not implied by patient's mere presence in exam room

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Denosumab Use in Myeloma Soars for No Obvious Reason

More expensive than competitor without being better, so why does it now have nearly half the market?

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More Evidence That Aspirin Can Stave Off Death

PLCO follow-up data support protective effect

ACR over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

ACR: Draft OA Guidelines Stress Non-Drug Tx, Leave Opioid Door Open

But group comes down hard on stem cells, PRP, electrical therapy; downgrades hyaluronic acid shots

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Joint Injections: Are They Worth the Risk?

Adverse outcomes hastening joint replacement have raised concerns

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The Afterlife of Afterbirth

Placenta donations may be feeding stem-cell scams

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John Elway’s Debilitating Hand Condition

Hall of Famer fights Dupuytren's contracture

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High-Dose Vitamin D: No Help for Bone Health

Surprise in randomized trial: a hint of actual adverse effect from supplementation

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Osteoporosis Tx: Good for Bones, but Not for Cutting Death Risk

Fracture risk reduction fails to translate to improved survival in large meta-analysis

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: 'Red Flag' for Subsequent ATTR, Heart Failure

Goal is to catch cardiac amyloidosis early, clinicians say

Two Knees at Once: More Clarity on Pluses and Minuses

Surgeons say it's feasible in even severely obese patients, but beware of complications

Elbow Injuries Up in Youth Baseball. Are Coaches to Blame?

Many admit "lack of desire" to count pitches as recommended

Concussions in Sports: Don't Neglect Rugby

Most playing for more than a few years suffer head trauma, and few get adequate treatment

Robotic Knee Surgery: Fewer Problems, More Expensive

Balancing benefits and costs now the challenge for physicians, patients and payers

Doing Shoulder Surgery in Denver (or La Paz)? Read This

40-fold (!) increase in 30-day pulmonary embolism risk with procedures performed at high altitude

Black History Month: Talking With Antonio Webb, MD

A challenging upbringing, then service in Iraq, now orthopedic surgery

'Not a Haircut': Two Knees, Same Day ... More Risk?

Evidence, experience mixed on simultaneous bilateral knee replacement

ACR: Can Tanezumab Be Revived for OA?

Low incidence of rapidly progressive OA seen with lower doses

ASBMR: High-Dose Forteo Plus Prolia Increased BMD

Responses greater than what was seen with either drug alone in high-risk women

ASBMR: Meeting to Focus on Fractures

Topics will include men's bone health, the use of burosumab, and bisphosphonate drug holidays

Repeat CRP Tests If Spine Disease Uncertain

Post-hoc analysis of patients with axial spondyloarthritis

Joint Replacements Linked to Gout?

Risk is elevated both before and after gout diagnosis

Proteinuria Flags Risk for Post-Op Kidney Injury

Even trace levels of urinary protein tied to elevated rate of acute renal impairment

MD<40: Finding Your Joy Spot

Sometimes, just one thing makes it all worthwhile

Make the Diagnosis: At Least this Groom Doesn’t have Cold Feet

Just a few days after returning from his honeymoon at a Brazilian beach resort, a 29-year-old man went to his primary care doctor complaining of extremely pruritic toes and feet. After he started scratching, he noticed some small black dots, umbilicated papules, and crusts on the soles and at the tip of his toes under the nail. He had been finding it uncomfortable to walk since the last day of the trip. Can you diagnose the patient?

RA Patients Pose Perioperative Challenges

Expert discusses risk evaluation, stopping antirheumatic drugs

Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts

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