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Returns From Tommy John Surgery Are Common, but Recovery Can Bring Grief, Isolation

More than 2,200 professionals have undergone the surgery since its introduction 50 years ago

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A Health System in Critical Condition

An excerpt from the new book, The Sky Was Falling

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Trump's Anti-Vax Rhetoric; Amputations After NFL Game; 'Overdose' or 'Poisoning'?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Leaked AAMC Emails Reveal Concern About ERAS Exodus

What AAMC calls "fragmentation," critics call "competition"

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One-Week GLP-1 Agonist Hold Not Enough Before Anesthesia?

Even following this rule, increased residual gastric content still prevalent

A photo of a female physician checking on her senior female patient鈥檚 recovery after total hip arthroplasty

Three-Drug Combo Wins for Opioid-Sparing Pain Relief After Hip Replacement

Less morphine needed with multiple analgesics

A photo of surgeons helping each other put on rubber gloves prior to surgery.

Emergency Surgery Rates Higher in Primary Care Shortage Areas, Study Suggests

Retrospective study on Medicare patients shows disparities in serious complications, readmissions

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Gene-Guided Immunotherapy Misses Mark in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

Few responses with or without guidance in small first step for "personalized" treatment

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Toxic Gas That Sterilizes Medical Devices Prompts Safety Rule Update

The EPA is set to take action after public outcry

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'The Good Doctors' -- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Medicine

Strengths, challenges, and stories of "real" Dr. Shaun Murphys

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Vismodegib-RT Regimen Achieves High Rate of Disease Control in Head and Neck BCC

Local control in 91% of cases at 1 year in small prospective trial

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Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns' Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease

Study supports hypothesis that placental abnormalities are intertwined with brain development

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Flawed Medical Malpractice Legislation Can Have Deadly Consequences

A current lawsuit in Florida offers an alarming case study

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Multimodal Pre-Op Program Aids Knee Replacement Candidates

Patients feel better as they wait for surgery; a few find they no longer need it

A photo of a mature male surgeon in the operating room during robot-assisted surgery

Robotic Surgery for Pancreatic Tumors Proves Safe, Feasible in Experienced Hands

Shorter stays, faster surgeries, and less blood loss versus open surgery in Chinese study

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Cancer Prevention Strategies Linked to Mortality Reduction in BRCA Carriers

Cohort studies indicate oophorectomy, breast MRI surveillance save lives, researchers say

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Biden 'Continues to Be Fit for Duty,' His Doctor Says

"Nothing different than last year," president says after undergoing annual physical

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Sinusitis Tied to Later Autoimmune Disease

Olmsted County analysis points to substantial risk

Doctor Mistakenly Accused of Shouting Racist Slurs at Woman

Being the target of social media misinformation "can happen to anybody"

A photo of surgeons performing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery.

Bariatric Surgery a Long-Term Winner for Type 2 Diabetes

Clinical trials show advantages over lifestyle, medication out to 12 years

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Fact Check: No, COVID-Vaccinated People Aren't Banned From Giving Blood

Debunking false claims of "tainted" blood

A photo of surgeons performing surgery on a patient with lung cancer

Changing the Surgical Paradigm in Oligometastatic NSCLC

Propensity-score matched analysis suggests survival benefit with surgery to the primary tumor

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NBA Champion, 'Survivor' Contestant Receives Heart Transplant

Scot Pollard "feeling great" following surgery, his wife says

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Why Patients Need to Come Clean About Cannabis to Their Anesthesiologist

If they don't, things could get complicated

A photo of surgeons preparing a donor kidney for transplantation

Do Organ Transplants Cause Personality Changes?

Anecdotal evidence suggests a real possibility, but more research is needed

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AGA Backs Fecal Microbiota-Based Therapies for Recurrent C. Diff

But new guidelines do not recommend use in inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome

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Potential Biomarker for Perforated Appendicitis Shows Link to Severe Sepsis

Test that can differentiate between simple and perforated appendicitis is "highly desirable"

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Surgical Remission of Cushing's Disease Tied to New Autoimmune Conditions

But glucocorticoid replacement right after surgery may be protective

Reversing Anticoagulation in Hemorrhagic Stroke; E-Cigs for Smoking Cessation

Also in TTHealthWatch: an online program for long COVID

AAOS over a photo of Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA

Looking for Source of Knee Implant Failure? Biomarkers May Help

Blood or synovial fluid tests can help pinpoint what went wrong, studies suggest

AAOS over a photo of Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA

Rotator Cuff Tears: Take Surgeons' Word That MRI Is Needed

Most scans ordered at first visit showed pathology that physical therapy wouldn't fix

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Bad Doctors Caught on Camera

Dr. Mike reacts to mocking patients, dark humor, live streaming surgeries, and more

AAOS over a photo of Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA

Clear Opportunity to Identify Patients With Osteoporosis Commonly Missed

Hip surgeons could, but mostly don't, send at-risk patients for screening

AAOS over a photo of Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA

Minimizing Opioids After Teens' Spine Surgeries Appears Practical

Alternatives prove mettle in studies

FDA APPROVED iloprost (Aurlumyn) over a photo of a man with severe frostbite on his fingers and thumbs.

FDA Approves First Drug for Severe Frostbite

Vasodilator iloprost significantly cut the risk of amputations in trial

AAOS over a photo of Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA

Orthopedic Surgeons on Track to Earn Less Than Taco Bell Workers

If current trends continue, patients are in big trouble

FDA ADCOMM TriClip G4 system over a photo of the device

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

Safety Events at Hospitals More Common in Black and Hispanic Kids

"Many factors could be driving these disparities," researcher says

AAOS over a photo of Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA

Study: Let's Revisit Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Joint Replacement

One center's experience puts recent policy in doubt

A photo of surgeons performing a kidney transplant.

Immunotherapy May Hold Promise for Skin Cancers After Kidney Transplant

Two studies had "important differences," but can help guide clinicians

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