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Surgeons practice on a surgical dummy

Op-Ed: Gym for Surgeons?

To perform like athletes, surgeons need to train like athletes

A person lies covered in surgical cloth, their eye is held open by forceps, a surgeons gloved hands are moving.

Arkansas Ballot Issue Pits Ophthalmologists Against Optometrists

Ophthalmologists want to undo law allowing lesser-educated rivals to perform some laser surgery

A photo of Miley Cyrus smoking a cigarette

Miley Cyrus's Undetected Condition Required Surgery

Singer is currently on vocal rest

Cosmetic, Plastic Surgeons Squabble Over 'Board Certified' Label

California denies privilege to docs not certified by recognized board

Ideal Timing of Post-Mohs Reconstruction

Waiting 7 days or more associated with reduced complications

Laser, Anti-VEGF Therapy Similar for DME

Ranibizumab advantage at 2 years lost at 5

Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths

Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis

Doc-to-Doc: Bringing 'Medicine The Musical' to the New York Stage

Video conversation with physician who thinks the story of medicine is worth singing about

Make the Diagnosis: A Toddler with Swollen Eyelids

Case Findings: A 4 year old male child is brought to your office by his mother who notes that his right eyelids have seemed red and swollen for the past 24 hours. She says that the child was outside playing in the backyard yesterday and thinks he was stung by a bee over the right upper eyelid. The redness and swelling began soon after. Although the child is in some discomfort, he seems otherwise well and is afebrile. On examination there is mild-moderate edema of the upper and lower eyelids but no apparent proptosis. Visual acuity is 20/20 bilaterally with normal extraocular movements, pupillary responses, and IOPs. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Make the Diagnosis:聽Callus Conundrum

Case Findings: A 52-year-old man presents with possible calluses on either side of his thumb, forefinger, and middle finger. He reports cutting them off with nail clippers, but they return. He also reports using an over-the-counter wart treatment without success. What is your diagnosis?

AAO: High Myopia Corrected with Collamer Lens

Endothelial cell loss is minimal

AAO: Topical NSAID Prevents PCME in Cataract Patients With Risk Factors

Study supports off-label use

Make the Diagnosis: More Than A Rash

Case Findings: A 51-year-old woman visited her primary care doctor complaining of a rash, pruritus, myalgias, and muscle weakness that made normally easy tasks like standing from a seated position difficult. The rash was an erythematous blanching patch, spread across her back and shoulders like a shawl and across her chest in a V shape. She had also noticed that her fingernail folds were red and swollen. What is your diagnosis?

Derms Want NP/PA Practice Limits

NPs and PAs who bill Medicaid as independent practitioners are more likely to bill for a dermatology visit than for any other office-based service -- so much so that in 2012, 55% of their Medicaid billings were for derm codes, to which dermatologists claim scope of practice violations.

Losing a Tattoo, Gaining a Tumor

An unintended consequence of laser tattoo removal in a 29-year-old man was a diagnosis of malignant melanoma, according to a German case report.

The Top 10 Medical Advances of the Decade

From genome to hormones, doctors pick the top medical advances of the decade.