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Surgeons Billed $2 Billion for Unnecessary Spine Surgeries: Report

Lown Institute names hospitals, states with high rates of overuse

Nov 14, 2024
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Resistance Training Falls Short in Severe Hip Arthritis

Trial finds conservative approach inferior to joint replacement

Oct 31, 2024
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Surprising Mediator Links Poverty and Knee Pain

Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it

Oct 29, 2024
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Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests

Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns

Oct 23, 2024
ASA over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.
IV Fluid Shortage May Impact Surgeries Around the U.S. for Weeks

Hurricane-related damage keeps sterile fluids factory shut down

Oct 22, 2024
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Another Stab at Disease-Modifying OA Drug Hits Home in Early Study

Taking a page from HIV medicine

Oct 22, 2024
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Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger

Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use

Oct 20, 2024
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Common Dupuytren's Therapy Falls Short in Trial

British study tested collagenase injections against fasciotomy for hand contractures

Oct 09, 2024
A photo of the surgical scar from Dupuytren’s contracture surgery on a man’s hand.
Pause or Keep RAS Inhibitors Before Surgery? Take Your Pick.

Either choice is "acceptable" based on randomized study

Aug 31, 2024
ESC over a photo of ExCeL London conference and exhibition center.
Dalai Lama's Surgery; New Surgeon General Advisory; Concerns Over Drinking Water

Health news and commentary gathered by 鶹ý staff

Aug 28, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Counseling for PAD Walking Issues Might Hold Cardiovascular Benefit

Quality-of-life improvement could explain the reduction in MACE, trial analysis suggests

Aug 22, 2024
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Make the Diagnosis: Can You Diagnose This Painful, Tingling Lesion?

A 55-year-old man visited his doctor for a growth that developed on his right leg, at the site of previous surgery, 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient?

Aug 20, 2024
Photo of a lesion on a man's leg
Opinion
Life as an Olympic Doctor

An orthopedic surgeon on the best thing she's ever done and how you can get involved

Aug 16, 2024
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Study: Hand OA May Affect Tendons Too

But clinical importance remains uncertain

Aug 08, 2024
 A computer rendering of the palmar face of the hand and its contents: median nerve, tendons, radial artery.
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