<ѻý>Doctors Perform First Partial-Face, Full-Eye Transplantѻý> Stem cells injected into optic nerve, but unclear whether recipient will regain his sight Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplantѻý> Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Panel Backs High-Risk Designation for Salvaged Blood Irradiatorsѻý> With Class III designation, sponsors would have to prove safety, efficacy with randomized trials Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Sexual Health Suffered After Radical Hysterectomy for Early Cervical Cancerѻý> Compared with simple hysterectomy, analysis shows more sexual toxicities, worse quality of life Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Surgeries Without Anesthesia; CDC Expands Traveler Testing; Human Skull for Saleѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgeryѻý> Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Kidney Transplant Rates Stubbornly Resist Systems Intervention in Canadaѻý> Multi-pronged approach to boost living and deceased donor transplant fails in randomized trial Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Evidence of Safety, Efficacy for Salvaged Blood Irradiators Lacking, FDA Staff Sayѻý> Devices are aimed at preventing metastasis during surgery Nov 03, 2023
<ѻý>EP Study During TAVR Offers Better Prediction of Late Conduction Disturbancesѻý> Interventional cardiologists trained to handle His bundle recordings at one center Oct 27, 2023
<ѻý>Small Aortic Annuli Not Inherently More Amenable to TAVRѻý> TAVR, SAVR result in similar outcomes in female-dominated VIVA randomized trial Oct 26, 2023
<ѻý>Spider, Exoskeleton Removed From Patient's Earѻý> Woman said she felt a creature moving in her ear Oct 26, 2023
<ѻý>Drug-Coated Balloon Answers 'Embarrassing' Need for In-Stent Restenosis in U.S.ѻý> Agent device avoids additional layer of stenting in patients with recurrent blockages Oct 25, 2023
<ѻý>Early Experience Keeps Tendyne TMVR on Track for MR and Severe MACѻý> Will preliminary results be confirmed by SUMMIT trial to come? Oct 25, 2023
<ѻý>Amulet vs Watchman Comparison Still Muddy Any Which Way LAA Leaks Are Definedѻý> The two devices continue to lead to similar clinical outcomes Oct 24, 2023
<ѻý>Low-Risk TAVR Converging or Diverging With Surgical Outcomes, Depending on the Valveѻý> Intermediate-term reports from PARTNER 3 and Evolut Low Risk trials Oct 24, 2023
<ѻý>Carbohydrates and Long-Term Weight Change; Value of Cardiac Transfersѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: reducing infections in joint replacement Oct 21, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Surgery Gets a Win for Clearing Nasal Obstructionѻý> Septoplasty more effective than nasal spray management in people with a deviated septum Oct 19, 2023
<ѻý>Beefed-Up Antibiotic Prophylaxis No Help for Post-Arthroplasty Infectionsѻý> And adding vancomycin to cefazolin may have increased surgical-site infections after knee surgery Oct 18, 2023
<ѻý>Pembrolizumab Wins FDA Approval in Operable Lung Cancerѻý> Checkpoint inhibitor demonstrated significant survival improvement in perioperative setting Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Hiatal Hernia Repair With Mesh Did Not Reduce Hernia Recurrence Over the Long Termѻý> At 13 years, recurrence rates were 38% with mesh versus 31% with crural sutures alone Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Plastic Glove, Scissors Solve Problem in Single-Lung Ventilationѻý> DIY approach to non-dependent lung collapse succeeds in trial Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Small Piece of Plastic Cuts Throat Damage From Trach Tubesѻý> Why didn't someone think of this sooner? Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Are Female Anesthesiologists Better Than Men?ѻý> Some differences seen in two-center study; reasons, implications uncertain Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Regaining Weight After Bariatric Surgery Did Not Lead to Excess Mortalityѻý> Weight regainers had a similar incidence of mortality as weight-loss maintainers Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggestsѻý> Older patients on anticoagulants benefit from modest delay Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Showerѻý> Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use Oct 15, 2023
<ѻý>Cryoprecipitate, REBOA Flop for Improving Major Hemorrhage Outcomesѻý> The first randomized trials of both approaches failed Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>Did Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Really 'Break His Larynx'?ѻý> A Q&A with a voice and airway expert Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>The Problem of Operating Room Trash (And a Solution to Fix It)ѻý> Join YouTuber and physician Max Feinstein, MD, for a trip to the recycling center Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>'Abortion Test' Sparks Concern; AI in Brain Surgery; 'Is There a Doctor on Board?'ѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Common Shoulder Procedure Found Worthlessѻý> No advantage over sham in randomized controlled trial Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Opportunistic Infections Put a Damper on Belatacept After Lung Transplantѻý> Center had to refine its use of the kidney-friendlier immunosuppression regimen Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>No Surprise? Surgical Leadership Roles Still Dominated by White Menѻý> Underrepresented groups, women may find path to department chair cut short in "service roles" Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. Doc Trapped in Gaza; DEA Extends Virtual Prescribing; Girl's Brain Disconnectedѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Who Should Report Serious Medical Errors? And to Whom?ѻý> A startling study reports that many state medical boards are doing a "dangerously lax job" Oct 05, 2023 video
<ѻý>In BRCA Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy Tied to Better Survivalѻý> PSO should be performed early, particularly for those with the BRCA1 variant, researchers say Oct 04, 2023
<ѻý>Preoperative Algorithm Might Halve Unnecessary Oophorectomies in Childrenѻý> Researchers point to potential for reduction in lifelong consequences Oct 03, 2023
<ѻý>New Two-Tier System to Weed Out Some Pediatric Heart Surgery Centersѻý> Low-volume congenital and pediatric heart programs may be cut in national reorganization Sep 29, 2023
<ѻý>Primary Care Follow-Up After Emergency Surgery Tied to Fewer Readmissionsѻý> Odds of 30-day readmissions 67% lower for Medicare beneficiaries with follow-up visit Sep 27, 2023
<ѻý>Postmenopausal Fracture Risk for SGLT2 Inhibitors Similar to Other Diabetes Drugsѻý> Lower risk compared with DPP-4 inhibitors, and similar risk versus GLP-1 receptor agonists Sep 26, 2023