Extra-Tunical Grafting Effective for Peyronie's Deformities Patient outcomes and satisfaction appeared good at 3 years follow-up Nov 15, 2020
Non-Cardiac Surgery Poses 'Sobering' Risks for People With LVADs MACE rate reached as high as 16.9% after some procedures Nov 12, 2020
Patient's Ventricles Removed as Bridge to Heart Transplant Rare therapy a variation of BIVAD support Nov 11, 2020
Cameras In the Hospital? No Thanks Privacy and trust are more important than surveillance Nov 08, 2020
Ethics Consult: Amputate a Healthy Limb? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Nov 06, 2020
Doctor And Nurse Play 'Would You Rather' Scrubs vs underwear, dating, and difficult patients Nov 05, 2020
HCA Workers Tell Investors the Company Fails to Protect Them "We are astonished at this" Nov 05, 2020
Bariatric Surgery in Heart Failure Andrew Perry, MD, delves into its role with Radha Gopalan, MD Nov 02, 2020 podcast
Some Hospitals Giving Back CARES Act Funds Not clear if they're returning unspent money or simply repaying loans; reporting discrepancies abound Oct 28, 2020
Infectious Disease Docs Get Same Pay for More Work During Pandemic Some survey respondents report negative financial impact Oct 26, 2020
High-Dose SBRT More Effective for Painful Spine Metastases Roughly one-third of patients had a complete pain response at 3 and 6 months Oct 26, 2020
More Data Tie Biologics to Fewer Colectomies in Ulcerative Colitis Temporal trends analysis found reduction coincided with linear increase in prevalence of biologic medication Oct 26, 2020
More Hospitals Offering Uterus Transplant More transplant programs opening outside of clinical trials, but questions about cost and access remain Oct 22, 2020
'Drug-Based Therapy is Here to Stay' in Angioplasty for PAD TCT Connect studies report reassuring safety data, promise in challenging segments Oct 18, 2020
FDA Warns Against NSAIDs in Pregnancy After 20 Weeks Risk of kidney complications and low amniotic fluids may jeopardize fetus Oct 15, 2020
Bariatric Surgery Boosts Life Expectancy, Long-Term Data Show Gain of 3 years in Swedish study Oct 14, 2020
Look for Bone Mets at Soft Tissue Sarcoma Diagnosis Lung scan only would have missed 40% of all metastases, majority of bone disease, study finds Oct 12, 2020
Hospital Debates Penis Transplant in Transgender Patient Landmark procedure could revolutionize sex-reassignment surgery Oct 08, 2020
How Beaumont's Megamerger Fell Apart Staff, donors at Detroit-area system upset as "efficiency" seemed to be pushing patient care aside Oct 08, 2020
Stress Tests: A Waning Practice Before Knee, Hip Replacement Yet one surprising group actually saw an increase Sep 30, 2020
COVID-19 in Health Workers; Stimulating New White Blood Cells: It's TTHealthWatch! This week's topics also include gene expression and COVID infection, and outbreaks in childcare settings Sep 19, 2020 podcast
Double Mastectomy Linked to Sexual, Body Image Issues in Young Women Pre-op counseling or decision aids could help women make better informed decisions Sep 16, 2020
DCIS Tied to Higher Chance of Breast Cancer Death Black women and those under 40 at particularly high risk Sep 16, 2020
New Guidelines Issued on Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain International task force shares recommendations for dosing, administering Sep 13, 2020
Did Reformulated OxyContin Really Discourage Abuse? FDA advisors to review Purdue Pharma's flagship product, redesigned in 2010 to resist snorting and injection Sep 09, 2020
Virtual Reality May Ease Chronic Pain Immersive, multi-sensory VR experiences can help alleviate symptoms Sep 08, 2020
Capsaicin Injection Improves Knee OA Pain Investigational treatment targets capsaicin receptor to inactivate local pain fibers Sep 06, 2020
Spinal Cord Stim Cuts Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Real-world data in multiple etiologies shows clinically significant relief Sep 05, 2020
Hospital CEO Resigns After Playing Doctor Surgeon who encouraged him also gone from hospital Aug 27, 2020
In Lupus, Older Age and Male Sex Raise Cancer Risk Role of most medications, though, not yet clear Aug 21, 2020
Kamala Harris Introduces Bill on Uterine Fibroids More funding will "push the needle" on treatments for this disease, ob/gyn says Aug 20, 2020
New York Hospital Visitor Policies Too Strict for ICU, Docs Say "In truly grave situations, people need more support" Aug 19, 2020
Antibiotics May Dull Efficacy of Birth Control Researchers urge extra precautions to avoid unintended pregnancy Aug 18, 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