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A photo of Feng Qin, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Vascular Surgeon Admits Doing Unnecessary Procedures

Feng Qin, MD, will pay $800,000 and be excluded from Medicare for 4 years

A close up of a surgical assistant handing a clamp to a surgeon in the operating room

<乌鸦传媒>Wait at Least This Long After COVID for Surgery

Large international study defines period of high mortality risk

CRT21 Virtual over a computer rendering of colorful abstract

<乌鸦传媒>Pre-TAVR Leaflet Cut Backed by Registry

BASILICA procedure for people at risk of coronary obstruction

A computer rendering of transcatheter aortic valve replacement

<乌鸦传媒>Low-Risk TAVR at 2 Years: Thrombosis Concerns Creep In

PARTNER 3 showing trends toward convergence of outcomes with surgery

AAN over several MRI scans of a brain

<乌鸦传媒>How Long Do COVID Olfactory Problems Last?

Sense of smell can be altered for 5 months or longer, Canadian study suggests

A BLACK HISTORY MONTH graphic

<乌鸦传媒>Recognizing Medical Contributions by Africans and Black Americans

From early inoculations to modern medical devices

An x-ray image of a person鈥檚 chest showing a retained pacemaker wire

<乌鸦传媒>Abandoned Cardiac Device Leads More MRI-Friendly Than Previously Thought

Safety of scans supported by observational study

pembrolizumab (Keytruda) over a close up of a pink breast cancer ribbon pinned to a woman鈥檚 tank top above FDA ODAC

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Slows the Roll for Pembrolizumab in Breast Cancer

Advisory committee: Wait for more data before considering neoadjuvant indication

A photo of Mercy Medical Center

<乌鸦传媒>Negligent Credentialing Suit in Iowa Could Affect Hospitals Everywhere

State Supreme Court hears potential bellwether case next week

A close up of a woman pouring mouthwash into a small cup in the bathroom

<乌鸦传媒>Anti-COVID Mouthwash: Spit, Don't Swallow?

Some reduction in viral load in infected patients, pilot study finds

A kidney transplant scar healing after surgery with peritoneal dialysis tubing protruding from the belly.

<乌鸦传媒>Is it OK to Cut Back on Prednisone After Kidney Transplant?

15-year follow-up data support the use of early steroid cessation

STS over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the heart and lungs highlighted

<乌鸦传媒>Promising Tissue Valve Tech Blocks Calcium Buildup

Zero structural valve deterioration at 5 Years in the COMMENCE study

STS over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the heart and lungs highlighted

<乌鸦传媒>Some of Last Year's Deferred Cardiac Surgeries Likely Still in Backlog

Report describes effect of COVID on surgical case volumes, outcomes

WCLC over a computer rendering of a person receiving stereotactic body radiation for lung cancer

<乌鸦传媒>Promising Data for Preop Checkpoint Inhibition in NSCLC

Major response rate of 21%, encouraging survival with single-agent atezolizumab

STS over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the heart and lungs highlighted

<乌鸦传媒>Combined Cath Approach No Match for Surgery for Aortic Stenosis, CAD

Pacemakers increasingly an issue in TAVR plus PCI

STS over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the heart and lungs highlighted

<乌鸦传媒>Will Recovering COVID-19 Patients Soon Be Walking Around on ECMO?

This year's winner of the STS "Shark Tank" session

A photo of the Abbott MitraClip device

<乌鸦传媒>CMS Expands MitraClip Coverage by Medicare

Transcatheter mitral valve repair for secondary mitral regurgitation can now be reimbursed

A computer rendering of oropharyngeal cancer

<乌鸦传媒>Nuanced View of Oral Sex, HPV+ Oropharyngeal Cancer

Age at first oral sex, 'intensity,' number of partners all influence risk

A photo of Dr. Dre.

<乌鸦传媒>Dr. Dre's Brain Aneurysm

Rapper and entrepreneur hospitalized

A woman who has had a mastectomy holds a breast prosthesis to her chest.

<乌鸦传媒>Most Women Satisfied With 'Going Flat' After Mastectomy

Lack of surgeon support key factor in later dissatisfaction, study shows

<乌鸦传媒>What's Behind the Ivermectin-for-COVID Buzz?

Maverick physicians spurn randomized trials while "people are dying"

A close up of a woman鈥檚 neck which has a scar from thyroid surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Few Qualifying Medicare Patients Undergo Parathyroidectomy

Less than a third with primary hyperparathyroidism had definitive operation

A photo of Jessie J performing live at The Peppermint Club in Los Angeles, California

<乌鸦传媒>Pop Star's Bout With M茅ni猫re's Disease

Jessie J spent time in the hospital with inner-ear disorder

A box and blister pack of Gabapentin 600mg tablets

<乌鸦传媒>Gabapentinoids Plus Opioids Up Overdose Risk After Surgery

Absolute risks of adverse events were low, however

A CT scan of the abdomen showing perforated diverticulitis

<乌鸦传媒>Laparoscopic Lavage a Safe Option in Perforated Diverticulitis

No difference versus resection in long-term severe complications, but recurrence more common

Surgeons practice on a surgical dummy

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Gym for Surgeons?

To perform like athletes, surgeons need to train like athletes

A closeup of a surgeon holding an aortic valve replacement with forceps.

<乌鸦传媒>New Valve Disease Guideline: Rethinking TAVR vs SAVR, MitraClip Indications

PARTNER 3, Evolut Low Risk, COAPT trials make their mark

Bridge-EnhancedACL Repair (BEAR) Implant over a computer rendering of the implant above FDA APPROVED

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OK's First-Ever Synthetic Implant for ACL Tears

Bioresorbable device fills gap between torn ligament ends

AIBD over a photo of a woman with her hands on her abdomen highlighted in red

<乌鸦传媒>IBD and COVID-19: Who Is at Risk?

Worse outcomes for older patients and those with comorbidities and on steroids

A modern hospital building is topped by a very high chimney.

<乌鸦传媒>Greenhouse Gas Emissions From U.S. Healthcare On the Rise

U.S. healthcare sector pollutes more than any other industrialized health system in the world

A collage of newspaper clippings from Chicago鈥檚鈥済land larceny鈥� in the early 1920s

<乌鸦传媒>Gland Larceny: When Testicle Thefts Took Chicago by Storm

Male rejuvenation craze sparked kidnappings and organ harvesting

A computer rendering of a tumor in the prostate

<乌鸦传媒>High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Can Wait 6 Months for Surgery: Study

Can be considered low priority procedure during COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say

Two photos of Joe Biden with his dog Major

<乌鸦传媒>Joe Biden's Fractured Foot

A closer look at the President-elect's recent slip

ASH over a computer rendering of blood flowing through an artery

<乌鸦传媒>Gene Therapy Stops Bleeding in Hemophilia

Single injection had durable effectiveness, study showed

ASH over a computer rendering of blood flowing through an artery

<乌鸦传媒>JAK Inhibitor Wins in Second-Line Chronic GVHD

Twice as many patients achieved a response at week 24

RSNA over a collection of various x-ray images

<乌鸦传媒>Bone Marrow Improves Healing With ACL Grafts

MRI confirms better outcomes than with allograft alone in randomized study

A photo of Robert Safian, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Beaumont Cardiologist Wants Executives Fired

Robert Safian, MD, wrote system's board about toxic culture, pursuit of profit over people

Photos of Eva Mendes

<乌鸦传媒>Eva Mendes Gets Mono-Threading

A look at the movie star's recent beauty procedure

Photos of Texas Governor John Connally and Lee Harvey Oswald

<乌鸦传媒>Parkland 1963: The 'Heroic' Efforts to Save Governor, Assassin

One nearly died 57 years ago, and a literal twist of fate doomed the other

A mother with her newborn infant on her chest

<乌鸦传媒>C-Section Babies More Likely to Develop Infections in Early Childhood

Potential microbiome effect?

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