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By the Numbers: That Dang Recordkeeping

Physicians spend a fourth of their time on administrative tasks, study finds

QoL Benefits with Palliative Surgery for Gastric Cancer

Solid food intake facilitated, anxiety and pain decreased

Placebo Effect Works for Heart Procedures, Too

Keeping 'eyes on the prize' appears to improve outcomes

A Case Study in Sacral Chordoma

A neurosurgeon explores the management of a patient with a sacro-coccygeal mass

After Tamponade, Pericardial Drain Removal Safe Once Dry

At one center, no advantage seen to keeping them in longer

Vaping May Increase Plastic Surgery Complications

Patients urged to refrain from e-cigarettes before surgery

3D Mammo Ups Cancer Detection in Women Under Age 50

But tomosynthesis is not without its hassles, expert warns

10 Questions: Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.)

What's the biggest barrier to practicing medicine today? Medical decisions being made by nonmedical people, says Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.), an orthopedic surgeon who has served in Congress since 2005.

Make the Diagnosis: Strange Syncope

Case Findings: A 56-year-old male presents with multiple episodes of syncope. One episode occurred while driving his motorcycle, causing him to sustain multiple nonsurgical cervical spine fractures. An MRI of the brain was obtained. What is your diagnosis?

No Need for Ultrasound for Diagnosing Male Breast Ca

Mammography sufficient in symptomatic men, researchers say

'Dreamland' Author Takes an Opioid Epidemic Trip

Investigative journalist Sam Quinones talks about the crisis

MedPAC Looks at Ways to Adjust Misvalued Services

Commission debates grouping CPT codes into families

301 People Charged With $900 Million in False Medicare Billings

Largest sweep since government fraud team began in 2007

How to Avoid Misdiagnosis

How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen

Podcast: 10th Anniversary for HealthNewsReview.org

Gary Schwitzer reflects on high points, low points, lessons learned

Early, Personalized Vit D Needed After Bariatric Surgery

Most patients go into surgery malnourished

10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD

'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier'

Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry

There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD

When "Unremarkable" Is Not Clear Enough

Radiology reports need to be held to higher standards, argues Saurabh Jha, MD

Timing of Injections Affects Trigger Finger Outcome

Need for surgery high if steroid injections repeated within 6 months

Chilling the Brain to Understand Speech Processing

Neurosurgeon describes novel technique for assessing specific functions within brain regions

Tophaceous Gout: When Is Surgery Needed?

Indications include skin ulcerations, nerve entrapment, recurrent infection

Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education

In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing

Gross Anatomy: Breast Implant Makes a Break for It

Interthoracic migration not unheard of

Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities

NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine

Stent for MI Linked to Subsequent Surgery Risks

More evidence supporting waiting period for noncardiac surgery

Obesity Groups Say States Denying Bariatric Surgery Violate ACA

Discrimination complaint calls on HHS to require bariatric surgery coverage

Weight-Loss Surgery a Safe Option for Mildly Obese With T2D

Patients faced a 4.2% complication rate in 30 days

Surgery May be Best Tx for Hashimoto's Disease

Thyroidectomy leads to significant improvement in chronic fatigue

Could Vitamin D be Linked to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Lower levels correlated with earlier age for disease development

Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System?

Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system

What鈥檚 The Score On Surgeon Scorecards?

Public reporting of surgeon performance remains a "work in progress"

Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

Excerpt: Black Man in a White Coat

A new book by Damon Tweedy, MD, explores the role of race in medicine

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins

This week's topics include complications following surgery for urinary incontinence, real-life data on HIV prevention in high-risk men, transmission of pertussis among siblings, and telemedicine recommendations.

No Joke: 'Extraction of Phallic Objects Requires Ingenuity'

How do you remove a sex toy stuck in a man's rectum?

Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay

The case of the $1,700 mammogram

Playing the Name Game With Horner Syndrome

Many people described oculosympathetic palsy before Johann Friedrich Horner

Tales from the OR: Appalling? Criminal? And Anonymous

Bad actors in the OR, but who tells?

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