Disgraced Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini Sees New Wave of Media Attention A podcast, Netflix series, and TV adaptation examine regenerative medicine doctor's wrongdoings Nov 30, 2023
Rude Awakening on Trying to Keep Donor Hearts Usable With Common Hormone Infusions Long-standing practice of levothyroxine supplementation fails in randomized trial Nov 30, 2023
Henry Kissinger Dies; Humana, Cigna in Merger Talks; Male Surgeons More Pricey? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 30, 2023
Stronger Quads May Lower Risk for Knee Replacement Surgery Higher quadricep-hamstring ratio associated with 82% lower odds in NIH cohort Nov 29, 2023
Pelosi vs Trump on ACA; Life Expectancy Rises; Legal Definition of Death Questioned Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 29, 2023
Stephen Colbert Has Surgery for Ruptured Appendix Recent studies have focused on whether appendicitis can be managed with antibiotics alone Nov 28, 2023
Medical Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Court Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster Nov 28, 2023
Stephen Colbert's Surgery; BA.2.86 Variant Triples; Ransomware Attack Hits Hospitals Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 28, 2023
Hashimoto's Patients Felt Better for 5 Years After Thyroidectomy But high complication rate should dissuade clinicians from routinely offering treatment Nov 27, 2023
Diagnostic Imaging Not Yet Enough for Biopsy-Free Radical Prostatectomy Study validates concerns about benign prostatic hyperplasia-related PSMA-PET false positives Nov 27, 2023
Male vs Female Surgeons; China Beefs Up Fever Clinics; C. Diff Survives Disinfecting Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 27, 2023
Days Before Surgery, Clerical Error Cuts Off Patient's Insurance Lost in the mix of Medicaid "unwinding" Nov 26, 2023
Two Approaches for Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis Go Head-to-Head Upfront endoscopic necrosectomy wins out on reinterventions, time to clinical improvement Nov 24, 2023
Mahvash Disease Case Resolved With Liver Transplantation Rare disease should be part of the differential in the presence of massive pancreaticomegaly Nov 22, 2023
Who's Deejaying in the OR? And What Are They Playing? The ins and outs of listening to music while operating Nov 21, 2023
Wondering Which Specialty to Choose? Consider This Pediatric specialists are in high demand, and the work is immensely satisfying Nov 18, 2023
Impaired Neurodevelopment in Preemies Screened for Retinopathy: Nature or Nurture? Study highlights role of insurance type/socioeconomic factors in neurodevelopmental outcomes Nov 18, 2023
Emergency Liver Transplant Effective for Severe Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure 1-year survival reached 78% for patients who received an emergency transplant Nov 14, 2023
AKI Response Tied to Improved Survival for Patients Waiting on Liver Transplant Results highlight the importance of prompt recognition and treatment of acute kidney injury Nov 13, 2023
MASLD Predicted to Increase by 23% by Middle of the Century AASLD president: "No way we are going to be able to transplant our way out of this" Nov 12, 2023
Angioplasty Redeemed for Stable Angina in Sham-Controlled ORBITA-2 Reduced angina frequency with anti-anginal meds out of the picture Nov 11, 2023
Hospitals Have Many Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say Radiology departments and operating rooms are good targets Nov 10, 2023
Breaking Legs in Pursuit of the 'Perfect Body' What are the ethics of leg-lengthening surgery? Nov 09, 2023
Doctors Perform First Partial-Face, Full-Eye Transplant Stem cells injected into optic nerve, but unclear whether recipient will regain his sight Nov 09, 2023
Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplant Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients Nov 07, 2023
FDA Panel Backs High-Risk Designation for Salvaged Blood Irradiators With Class III designation, sponsors would have to prove safety, efficacy with randomized trials Nov 07, 2023
Sexual Health Suffered After Radical Hysterectomy for Early Cervical Cancer Compared with simple hysterectomy, analysis shows more sexual toxicities, worse quality of life Nov 07, 2023
Surgeries Without Anesthesia; CDC Expands Traveler Testing; Human Skull for Sale Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 07, 2023
Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
Kidney Transplant Rates Stubbornly Resist Systems Intervention in Canada Multi-pronged approach to boost living and deceased donor transplant fails in randomized trial Nov 06, 2023
Evidence of Safety, Efficacy for Salvaged Blood Irradiators Lacking, FDA Staff Say Devices are aimed at preventing metastasis during surgery Nov 03, 2023
EP Study During TAVR Offers Better Prediction of Late Conduction Disturbances Interventional cardiologists trained to handle His bundle recordings at one center Oct 27, 2023
Small Aortic Annuli Not Inherently More Amenable to TAVR TAVR, SAVR result in similar outcomes in female-dominated VIVA randomized trial Oct 26, 2023
Spider, Exoskeleton Removed From Patient's Ear Woman said she felt a creature moving in her ear Oct 26, 2023
Drug-Coated Balloon Answers 'Embarrassing' Need for In-Stent Restenosis in U.S. Agent device avoids additional layer of stenting in patients with recurrent blockages Oct 25, 2023
Early Experience Keeps Tendyne TMVR on Track for MR and Severe MAC Will preliminary results be confirmed by SUMMIT trial to come? Oct 25, 2023
Amulet vs Watchman Comparison Still Muddy Any Which Way LAA Leaks Are Defined The two devices continue to lead to similar clinical outcomes Oct 24, 2023
Low-Risk TAVR Converging or Diverging With Surgical Outcomes, Depending on the Valve Intermediate-term reports from PARTNER 3 and Evolut Low Risk trials Oct 24, 2023
Carbohydrates and Long-Term Weight Change; Value of Cardiac Transfers Also in TTHealthWatch: reducing infections in joint replacement Oct 21, 2023 podcast
Surgery Gets a Win for Clearing Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty more effective than nasal spray management in people with a deviated septum Oct 19, 2023
