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A medical illustration of a transperineal biopsy

<乌鸦传媒>No More Men Need to Die From Transrectal Prostate Biopsies

A movement toward transperineal biopsies

ONS over a photo of a young female nurse hugging a young girl wearing a headwrap

<乌鸦传媒>Are Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema Precautions Needed for All?

Standard risk reduction efforts may not decrease incidence, researchers say

A checkmark and X in circles over an x-ray image of spinal fusion.

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Groups Object to New Prior Authorization Rules in Medicare

Requirements for two spinal procedures set to take effect July 1

A photo of the Abbott MitraClip

<乌鸦传媒>Post-MitraClip Gradients Not So Dangerous After All

COAPT analysis suggests benefit of MR reduction offsets risk of mitral stenosis

A photo of an operating room in a hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Surgery Is Forever Changed by COVID

And it's for the better

A vial of Tranexamic Acid Injection over a computer rendering of a thrombosis

<乌鸦传媒>Reassuring Data on Tranexamic Acid and Blood Clots

Yet concerns of thrombotic complications remain

A computer rendering of the human heart showing a lack of blood flow

<乌鸦传媒>CaMKII Inhibitor Disappoints in Post-MI Cardioprotection

First agent of its kind to test the waters in heart disease

NKF over a computer rendering of kidney disease

<乌鸦传媒>NKF 2021: Skewed Transplant Waitlists; Daft Diabetes Care

Other noteworthy research presented at the National Kidney Foundation's annual meeting

AACR over a computer rendering of a tumor

<乌鸦传媒>A Win for Nivolumab as Preoperative Therapy for Lung Cancer

Pathologic CR rate 12 times higher with the addition of anti-PD-1 agent to chemo

AACR over a computer rendering of a tumor

<乌鸦传媒>Nivolumab Alone Prevails in Resected Melanoma

Adding ipilimumab in adjuvant setting failed to improve relapse-free survival

A patient鈥檚 eye view of a team of surgeons in the operating room discuss the procedure

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: How to Teach in the OR

Sometimes, you have to "use the force"

NKF over a computer rendering of kidney disease

<乌鸦传媒>Pegloticase Safe for Dialysis Patients With Gout

Significant drop in monthly ESA dose seen after treatment, too

A computer rendering of a hysterectomy

<乌鸦传媒>Complications Common in Excision of Retained Cervix After Hysterectomy

Occur in almost 40% of procedures, cancer in 18% of cases

A close up of a baby recovering from heart surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Childhood Hypertension Risk Lingers Years After Heart Defect Surgery

Researchers push for updated recommendations for BP monitoring after surgery

A young man lays on the couch wincing and pinching the bridge of his nose which is highlighted in yellow

<乌鸦传媒>Chronic Sinusitis May Affect Neural Function

Study supports inflammation as link between sinonasal inflammation, cognitive deficits

FDA ADCOMM TransMedics Organ Care System (OCS) Heart over a photo of the device

<乌鸦传媒>Donor Heart Preserver Survives Review by FDA Advisors

Panel had many bones to pick with the Transmedics OCS device

<乌鸦传媒>Anesthesiology Group Squeezed 'Like a Boa Constrictor' Sues Insurer

U.S. Anesthesia Partners alleges UnitedHealthcare is blocking competition

A computer rendering of MegaVac Mechanical Thrombectomy System

<乌鸦传媒>Cath Lab Team Easily Trained to Do Stroke Intervention

European center reports good results from the start of its endovascular program

A vial of Bavencio (avelumab) injection over a computer rendering of throat cancer

<乌鸦传媒>Anti-PD-L1 Flops in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

No PFS benefit from adding avelumab to chemoradiation, hazard ratio favored placebo

A patient points to a heart diagram on a clipboard held by a cardiologist

<乌鸦传媒>Language Matters During This 'Exciting Time' in Heart Failure

A rethinking of what heart failure is and how to communicate with patients

A mature female physician talks to a young female resident in a hospital

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Compassion Goes a Long Way in Medical Education

Every trainee deserves a "Hillary"

Three surgeons performing a surgery

<乌鸦传媒>A Win for Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Esophageal Cancer

And other highlights from the Society of Surgical Oncology's virtual 2021 meeting

A photo of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi

<乌鸦传媒>Portia de Rossi's Appendicitis

Looking at the star's emergency surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Star Surgeon Took Family Medical Leave. Then She Was Fired

Courtney Stephenson, DO, whose young daughter was seriously ill, sues Atrium Health

FDA APPROVED MEDTRONIC HARMONY TRANSCATHETER PULMONARY VALVE over 3 photos of the device

<乌鸦传媒>Harmony Pulmonary Valve Gets FDA Nod

Transcatheter valve implantation approved for people without surgical RVOT conduits

SGO over a computer rendering of the female reproductive system

<乌鸦传媒>Triage System Gets High Marks for Ovarian Cancer Debulking Surgery

Key factors predicted threefold higher risk of 90-day mortality with primary surgery

SGO over a computer rendering of the female reproductive system

<乌鸦传媒>HIPEC Combo Doubles PFS in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Cisplatin/paclitaxel boosts outcomes without increasing complications in registry study

A vintage advertisement with a can of Schlitz beer in a baseball glove

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Boozy Athlete's Liver Transplant Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

A surgical assistant arranges surgical instruments on a tray

<乌鸦传媒>Model: Give COVID-19 Vaccine to All Patients Before Surgery

Prioritizing surgical patient population could avert more COVID deaths

SGO over a computer rendering of the female reproductive system

<乌鸦传媒>Little Benefit With Adjuvant Therapy for High-Risk Endometrial Cancer

Chemo prevented relapse but did not improve survival, no benefit from radiotherapy

ISC over a computer rendering of a male figure with the front of his brain highlighted by a flash of light

<乌鸦传媒>Positive Data Salvaged for Thrombectomy on Basilar Strokes

BEST, BASICS trials not wholly negative, group finds

SGO over a computer rendering of the female reproductive system

<乌鸦传媒>Is MIS Viable for Interval Debulking in Ovarian Cancer?

Retrospective study compared approach versus open surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

A vintage advertisement with a can of Schlitz beer in a baseball glove

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Liver Transplant for Alcoholic Baseball Legend?

You make the call

ISC over a computer rendering of a male figure with the front of his brain highlighted by a flash of light

<乌鸦传媒>Stroke Care: Some Progress on Racial Disparities

But substantial gaps remain

ISC over a computer rendering of a male figure with the front of his brain highlighted by a flash of light

<乌鸦传媒>Adjustable Stent Retriever Passes Muster

Novel device offers better grip on clots in LVO strokes

Surgeons in the operating room successfully completing a lung transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>'COVID-to-COVID' Double Lung Transplant Performed

Northwestern calls February procedure a success, opens door to more

A healthcare worker wearing white gloves palpates a woman鈥檚 swollen thyroid

<乌鸦传媒>Hyperthyroid Patients Fare Just as Well After Total Thyroidectomy

Rate of certain complications were similar to euthyroid patients

ISC over a computer rendering of a male figure with the front of his brain highlighted by a flash of light

<乌鸦传媒>Time to Stop Routine Anesthesia for Stroke Thrombectomy?

Neurologists debate pandemic-related guidelines

A computer rendering of a transparent female body showing breast cancer tumors spreading to the lymphatic system

<乌鸦传媒>Time to Revisit Distant Nodal Status in Breast Cancer Curability?

Comparable survival for distant and regional nodal involvement, when treated similarly

A purple-gloved hand holds a scalpel with an out of focus tray of tools in the background

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: OK to Perform 'Female Circumcision'? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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