<ѻý>How Did a Patient Survive a Decade With Metastatic RCC?ѻý> Surgery had beneficial role May 17, 2021
<ѻý>Adding GLP-1 Drug Makes Sleeve Gastroplasty a Diabetes Treatmentѻý> Endoscopic procedure could yield benefits now seen only with more invasive surgery May 14, 2021
<ѻý>Post-Vax Adverse Events; Blood Groups and Disease: It's TTHealthWatch!ѻý> Also this week: nanoparticle vaccine for COVID and dexamethasone for surgical site infections May 08, 2021 podcast
<ѻý>Ohio Surgeon Pens His Own Hilarious Obitѻý> Thomas Flanigan wrote his own "shocking and unexpected, yet fabulous, exit" May 07, 2021
<ѻý>Neurosurgeon Settles Kickback, Unnecessary Spine Surgery Chargesѻý> Allegedly performed unnecessary procedures with spine devices, got kickbacks from Medtronic May 05, 2021
<ѻý>Patient Awake for 13 Minutes of Surgeryѻý> Paralytic initiated, but sevoflurane never turned on May 05, 2021
<ѻý>Report: Worst Hospitals for Unnecessary Proceduresѻý> Lown Institute says report is the first to name hospitals with high rates of overuse May 04, 2021
<ѻý>Non-English Speakers Get Less Care for C-Section Painѻý> Disparities in post-op pain management highlight the need for standardization of care May 03, 2021
<ѻý>Gender Surgery Tied to Mental Health Gains for Transgender Peopleѻý> Psychological distress and substance use decreased with affirming surgeries Apr 28, 2021
<ѻý>Complete Coronary Revascularization: One Definition to Unite Them All?ѻý> New framework proposed around ISCHEMIA trial findings Apr 22, 2021
<ѻý>Surveillance Spurned for Small Papillary Thyroid Tumorsѻý> Nearly all head and neck surgeons would opt for lobectomy or total thyroidectomy Apr 22, 2021
<ѻý>No More Men Need to Die From Transrectal Prostate Biopsiesѻý> A movement toward transperineal biopsies Apr 21, 2021
<ѻý>Are Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema Precautions Needed for All?ѻý> Standard risk reduction efforts may not decrease incidence, researchers say Apr 21, 2021
<ѻý>Doc Groups Object to New Prior Authorization Rules in Medicareѻý> Requirements for two spinal procedures set to take effect July 1 Apr 20, 2021
<ѻý>Reassuring Data on Tranexamic Acid and Blood Clotsѻý> Yet concerns of thrombotic complications remain Apr 14, 2021
<ѻý>Complications Common in Excision of Retained Cervix After Hysterectomyѻý> Occur in almost 40% of procedures, cancer in 18% of cases Apr 09, 2021
<ѻý>Anesthesiology Group Squeezed 'Like a Boa Constrictor' Sues Insurerѻý> U.S. Anesthesia Partners alleges UnitedHealthcare is blocking competition Apr 06, 2021
<ѻý>Cath Lab Team Easily Trained to Do Stroke Interventionѻý> European center reports good results from the start of its endovascular program Apr 05, 2021
<ѻý>A Win for Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Esophageal Cancerѻý> And other highlights from the Society of Surgical Oncology's virtual 2021 meeting Mar 31, 2021
<ѻý>Star Surgeon Took Family Medical Leave. Then She Was Firedѻý> Courtney Stephenson, DO, whose young daughter was seriously ill, sues Atrium Health Mar 30, 2021
<ѻý>Triage System Gets High Marks for Ovarian Cancer Debulking Surgeryѻý> Key factors predicted threefold higher risk of 90-day mortality with primary surgery Mar 26, 2021
<ѻý>HIPEC Combo Doubles PFS in Advanced Ovarian Cancerѻý> Cisplatin/paclitaxel boosts outcomes without increasing complications in registry study Mar 26, 2021
<ѻý>Model: Give COVID-19 Vaccine to All Patients Before Surgeryѻý> Prioritizing surgical patient population could avert more COVID deaths Mar 25, 2021
<ѻý>Little Benefit With Adjuvant Therapy for High-Risk Endometrial Cancerѻý> Chemo prevented relapse but did not improve survival, no benefit from radiotherapy Mar 23, 2021
<ѻý>Is MIS Viable for Interval Debulking in Ovarian Cancer?ѻý> Retrospective study compared approach versus open surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy Mar 21, 2021
<ѻý>Hyperthyroid Patients Fare Just as Well After Total Thyroidectomyѻý> Rate of certain complications were similar to euthyroid patients Mar 18, 2021
<ѻý>Time to Revisit Distant Nodal Status in Breast Cancer Curability?ѻý> Comparable survival for distant and regional nodal involvement, when treated similarly Mar 16, 2021
<ѻý>Wait at Least This Long After COVID for Surgeryѻý> Large international study defines period of high mortality risk Mar 09, 2021
<ѻý>Recognizing Medical Contributions by Africans and Black Americansѻý> From early inoculations to modern medical devices Feb 17, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Panel Slows the Roll for Pembrolizumab in Breast Cancerѻý> Advisory committee: Wait for more data before considering neoadjuvant indication Feb 09, 2021
<ѻý>Negligent Credentialing Suit in Iowa Could Affect Hospitals Everywhereѻý> State Supreme Court hears potential bellwether case next week Feb 09, 2021
<ѻý>Some of Last Year's Deferred Cardiac Surgeries Likely Still in Backlogѻý> Report describes effect of COVID on surgical case volumes, outcomes Jan 31, 2021
<ѻý>Will Recovering COVID-19 Patients Soon Be Walking Around on ECMO?ѻý> This year's winner of the STS "Shark Tank" session Jan 30, 2021
<ѻý>What's Behind the Ivermectin-for-COVID Buzz?ѻý> Maverick physicians spurn randomized trials while "people are dying" Jan 06, 2021
<ѻý>Few Qualifying Medicare Patients Undergo Parathyroidectomyѻý> Less than a third with primary hyperparathyroidism had definitive operation Jan 06, 2021
<ѻý>Gabapentinoids Plus Opioids Up Overdose Risk After Surgeryѻý> Absolute risks of adverse events were low, however Dec 29, 2020