Beanbag Rounds, While Nonlethal, Still Inflict Serious Injury Case report suggests munitions are unsafe method of crowd control, researchers say Aug 14, 2020
Is the Medicare 'Inpatient Only' List History? "Drastic" changes in CMS proposed rule worry surgeons: outpatient amputation is "kind of crazy" Aug 13, 2020
Thyroid Ultrasounds: How Often Unnecessary? Study compares use by specialists vs primary care docs Aug 12, 2020
Which Women Choose Hormones for Surgical Menopause? Understanding patterns of use can help improve targeting for education and counseling, researchers say Aug 12, 2020
Surgeons Discover Fatal Risks From Mask Wearing (Satire) Medical professionals credit social media for highlighting dangers of CO2 self-poisoning Jul 29, 2020
Does Delirium Cause Long-Term Cognitive Decline? Analysis has "great implications in the COVID era" Jul 13, 2020
Tenet Gets Big Federal $$$ but Still Cuts Employees Stimulus funds, deferred taxes aren't enough to prevent a 10% workforce furlough Jul 09, 2020
Endoscopic Procedure Wins in Early Stomach Cancer In the U.S. and Canada, curative resection high, recurrence low -- and learning curve steep Jun 22, 2020
Second Surgery Gets OS Win in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Survival improved by nearly 8 months with cytoreductive surgery at first relapse Jun 02, 2020
Pembrolizumab May Help in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Upfront therapy extends progression-free survival in metastatic disease, study shows Jun 01, 2020
Surgery for Metastatic Breast Cancer Fails to Boost Overall Survival Cumulative data, though, don't rule out benefit for selected patients with de novo stage IV disease Jun 01, 2020
High-Dose Vitamin D Disappoints for Preventing Crohnβs Recurrence No benefit seen despite substantial increase in serum 25-OH-D May 27, 2020
Drugs Helped Stop Weight Regain After Gastric Bypass Half of patients in retrospective study regained a third of lost weight May 27, 2020
Interval Resection Does Not Cut Surgery or Death in Complex Diverticulitis Study findings run counter to U.S. guidelines and support more conservative management May 14, 2020
An Argument for Losing Weight Prior to Bariatric Surgery Study suggests reduction in already low mortality risk May 14, 2020
S-ICD Pulls Even With Conventional ICDs PRAETORIAN head-to-head trial shows an even tradeoff in outcomes May 08, 2020
Enhanced Recovery Protocols Lower Opioid Use After C-Section Researchers also reported reduction in hospital stay and costs Apr 27, 2020
Why These Athletes Went Ahead With Their Elective Surgeries Sports medicine physicians weigh in on special treatment Apr 22, 2020
Metformin Appears to Shield Diabetic Patients From Post-Op Death Similar to statins, with anti-inflammatory properties suggested as explanation Apr 09, 2020
Favorable Results for DOAC After Peripheral Intervention But the devil's in the details of the VOYAGER PAD trial, expert opines Mar 28, 2020
Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemic Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing Mar 26, 2020
First 'Single Match' Pushes Residency Placements to New Record Finally a unified Match Day for DO and MD grads Mar 20, 2020
Surgeon Accused of Taping Sex Assaults; MD Chokes Nurse; Sex for Pain Pills Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Mar 13, 2020
A Real Pain in the Neck: Surgeons' Posture Wearable tech confirms ergonomic stress of surgery Mar 11, 2020
Study: Robotic Whipple Has Advantages Over Open Surgery But the learning curve is steep, researchers caution Mar 06, 2020
Meth Charge for Family Doc; 'No Merit' to Husel's Suit; Groping Surgeon? Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Mar 06, 2020
Marty Time: The Dangerous Side of Device Overuse Marty Makary, MD, MPH, and Ali Ghomi, MD, on the controversy surrounding a quick-fix for heavy periods Mar 04, 2020 video
The Dangerous Side of Device Overuse Marty Makary, MD, MPH, talks with Ali Ghomi, MD Mar 04, 2020 podcast
Doctors Back Away From 'Quick Fix' for Heavy Periods Concerns raised over improper patient selection, treatment failure Feb 26, 2020
Most Smokers Who Quit Before Bariatric Surgery End Up Smoking Again Even some nonsmokers picked up the habit, despite the risks Feb 21, 2020
From Fraud to Ghana Presidency? Another Sports Doc Abuse Scandal Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 21, 2020
Whistleblower Transplant Surgeon; Uncredentialed Child Abuse Doc This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 19, 2020
Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control? One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets Feb 12, 2020
UCSD, Doc Who Overdosed in Hospital Bathroom Face Lawsuits Anesthesiologist found unconscious, "covered in vomit with his pants down around his ankles" Feb 10, 2020
Antiseptic Cloths No Help Cutting SSI Rates After C-Section But infection rates were surprisingly low overall, even with placebo wipes Feb 07, 2020
How We Used FDA MAUDE Data on NovaSure Attuned to limitations, investigative team used conservative approach Jan 29, 2020
'Out of Control' Child Abuse Docs; Harvard Chair Arrested; $116K Hernia Repair This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 29, 2020
Study: Short Hospital Stays OK After Cardiac Surgery 3 days or less "very safe," one center reports Jan 28, 2020
How to Handle a Heparin Shortage: Effective Strategies With supply chain issues in China, it's a real threat, group says Jan 27, 2020
