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A photo of a man holding a cannabis cigarette.

<乌鸦传媒>Cannabis Use Disorder Raises Risk of Perioperative Complications

Not a "harmless substance," researcher maintains

A photo of Ron DeSantis

<乌鸦传媒>Misinformation Obscures Standards Guiding Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

Misconceptions and misinformation conflate treatments, stripping youth of essential care

A photo of a male patient and surgeons in the operating room

<乌鸦传媒>ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgery

Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying

FDA APPROVED donislecel (Lantidra) over a photo of hypoglycemic woman testing her blood sugar with a glucose meter.

<乌鸦传媒>First Cellular Therapy Approved for Type 1 Diabetes

Infusion made from deceased donor pancreatic islet cells

EASL over a photo of Messe Wien Exhibition Congress Center, Wien, Austria

<乌鸦传媒>Fecal Matter Transplant Shows Promise in Cirrhosis

Pilot trial demonstrates that FMT can boost gut health, prevent serious infections

A computer rendering of endometrial ablation.

<乌鸦传媒>Hysterectomy Ultimately Needed After 1 in 8 Endometrial Ablations

Ballpark figures of treatment failure suggest rising need for surgery over time

A computer rendering of ventral hernia.

<乌鸦传媒>Transfascial Mesh Fixation During Complex Hernia Repairs: To Skip or Not to Skip?

No fixation was noninferior to fixation in open retromuscular ventral hernia repair, trial shows

MRI images of stage I breast cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk Varies by Molecular Subtype

Korean study suggests need for individualized surveillance, optimized use of breast MRI

<乌鸦传媒>Massive Kidney Stone Sets New Record

Surgeons in Sri Lanka removed the record-setting stone earlier this month

A photo of Brian H. Williams, MD, next to the cover of his book.

<乌鸦传媒>I Never Asked Why the Bodies Kept Coming

An excerpt from Brian Williams' forthcoming book on racism, violence, and how we heal

A photo of the the blisterpack and packaging of Neurontin gabapentin tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Gabapentinoid, Opioid Prescriptions Rose in Older Patients After Surgery

Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed

A computer rendering of aortic dissection.

<乌鸦传媒>Bicuspid Aortic Valves and Aortopathy Cluster Among Close Relatives

Large study supports wider screening of family members of probands

A photo of Christopher Duntsch

<乌鸦传媒>Texas Law Aims to Prevent Another 'Dr. Death'

New law gives medical board more teeth to protect patients from potentially dangerous doctors

A CT scan of a patient with a subdural hematoma

<乌鸦传媒>Dexamethasone or Surgery for Chronic Subdural Hematoma?

More complications, greater risk of later surgery with glucocorticoid treatment

A computed tomography angiography of the aorta with stent-grafting in a patient with aortic aneurysm

<乌鸦传媒>Cautious Hope for Endovascular Aortic Tx in Connective Tissue Disease

Success observed in usually contraindicated Marfan, Loeys-Dietz syndromes

AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Urged to Do More to Safeguard Adolescent Gender-Affirming Care

Association needs to move from passive support to proactive protection, delegate says

AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>States Must Stop Criminalizing Medicine, AMA Delegates Say

"This is unacceptable...and it's time for us to push back"

SLEEP over a photo of the Indiana Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Upper Airway Stimulation Device for OSA Holds Up in Real-World Analysis

Another study looked at the feasibility of a noninvasive strategy for obstructive sleep apnea

A photo of a surgeon holding a donated heart.

<乌鸦传媒>Trial Affirms Safety of Circulatory-Death Heart Transplants

6-month results reported for perfusion-tested hearts outside of normal brain-death donation route

A photo of a femur nail laying on on a green surgical drape.

<乌鸦传媒>Nails or Sliding Hip Screws to Repair Trochanteric Fractures?

Patients report similar quality of life at 1 year with either option

Photos of the packaging of Prevymis and Valcyte next to a photo of a kidney transplant scar.

<乌鸦传媒>New Antiviral Option for CMV Prophylaxis After Kidney Transplant

Letermovir proved noninferior to standard of care in clinical trial

ASCO over a photo of McCormick place in Chicago, IL.

<乌鸦传媒>New Data in NSCLC Bolster Support for Perioperative Immunotherapy

EFS benefit with pembrolizumab in KEYNOTE-671, but no OS benefit "yet," says investigator

ASCO over a photo of McCormick place in Chicago, IL.

<乌鸦传媒>New Standard in Operable EGFR-Positive Lung Cancer

"We should firmly close the door on one-size-fits-all treatment," says ASCO expert

A computer rendering of a female torso with the DIEP flap location highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients鈥� Options for Breast Reconstruction

Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery

ASCO over a photo of McCormick place in Chicago, IL.

<乌鸦传媒>Neoadjuvant Chemo Flops Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

Survival 13 months better with surgery, but "curiosities" in neoadjuvant arm muddy the results

ASCO over a photo of McCormick place in Chicago, IL.

<乌鸦传媒>De-Escalated Surgery Suffices for Low-Risk Cervical Cancer

Simple hysterectomy non-inferior to radical operation

A photo of a mature woman watering her garden.

<乌鸦传媒>'Practice Changing' Trial on Activity Recs After Prolapse Surgery

In randomized study, noninferior outcomes for expedited activity versus standard wait of 6 weeks

A photo of a female nurse helping her female patient use a walker in a hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>Standing, Walking After Major Surgery Tied to Less Risk of Post-Op Complications

Median mobilization was 1.6 hours per day, less than recommended

A photo of surgeons performing gastric bypass surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Bariatric Surgery in Kids With Obesity Becoming More Common

Increased rates observed after a 2019 policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics

A photo of a male audiologist pointing his pen at a display of various kinds of hearing aids.

<乌鸦传媒>OTC Hearing Aids Are Here, but Are They Shaking Things Up?

The market is still sorting itself out, experts say

ASCO over a photo of McCormick place in Chicago, IL.

<乌鸦传媒>Less-Invasive Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Proves Safe, Effective

Radical resection rate noninferior to open surgery in early-stage disease, with similar survival

HRS over a photo of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Extravascular ICD Continues to Show Effectiveness

Anti-tachycardia pacing prevented shocks in about half of cases

A photo of surgeons performing liposuction on a patient.

<乌鸦传媒>From Botched Buttocks to Botulism

Insidious threats continue to plague the global cosmetic bazaar

HRS over a photo of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Conduction System Pacing Techniques Tied to Improved LVEF in Heart Failure

Compared with biventricular pacing, increase in LVEF was found to be significant

HRS over a photo of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Biologic Envelope Cuts Complications After Cardiac Device Implantation

"Any strategy to reduce infection rates in these patients is important," expert says

SCAI over a photo of the Phoenix Convention Center

<乌鸦传媒>Distal Radial PCI Safety for the Hand Holds Up Longer Term

Randomized trial weighs in with extended follow-up

A photo of male surgeons performing laser-assisted cataract surgery on a female patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Study Throws Shade on Cost, Benefits of Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery

Higher cost, less quality-adjusted benefit with FLACS versus standard phacoemulsification

EuroPCR over a photo of Le Palais des Congr猫s de Paris, in Paris, France.

<乌鸦传媒>Door Shut on Excess Noncardiac Deaths After Intervention for Stable CAD

Earlier signal of noncardiovascular mortality refuted by large meta-analysis

<乌鸦传媒>Plastic Surgeon Who Livestreamed Procedures on TikTok May Lose License

"Dr. Roxy" faced 11 lawsuits detailing severe complications from surgeries

EuroPCR over a photo of Le Palais des Congr猫s de Paris, in Paris, France.

<乌鸦传媒>Mitral Valve Replacement Gets a Favorable Match-Up Against GDMT in Functional MR

TMVR fares at least as well as conservative treatment in observational analysis

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