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<乌鸦传媒>Women Get Less Aggressive Tx for Head and Neck Ca

Registry data find that women are less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation than men

<乌鸦传媒>Pilot Study Hints at IABP Benefit for Some STEMI Patients

Trend toward better prognosis in those with persistent post-PCI ischemia

<乌鸦传媒>Make the Diagnosis: At Least this Groom Doesn鈥檛 have Cold Feet

Just a few days after returning from his honeymoon at a Brazilian beach resort, a 29-year-old man went to his primary care doctor complaining of extremely pruritic toes and feet. After he started scratching, he noticed some small black dots, umbilicated papules, and crusts on the soles and at the tip of his toes under the nail. He had been finding it uncomfortable to walk since the last day of the trip. Can you diagnose the patient?

<乌鸦传媒>Better Specificity with Next-Gen Thyroid Gene Sequence Test

Afirma GSC seems to send fewer patients for surgical intervention

<乌鸦传媒>Thyroid Nodule Location Predictive of Malignancy

Nodules in the upper pole more likely to be cancerous

<乌鸦传媒>Multiple Lawsuits, Multiple Deaths, $900k from Medicare

'More than 15, less than 30' malpractice suits, he said

<乌鸦传媒>Low PTH-Calcium Ups Risk for Long-Term Parathyroid Problems

Levels help guide patient management after thyroidectomy

<乌鸦传媒>In Lupus, Time on Dialysis Matters

Survival in lupus nephritis worsens after 24 months of dialysis

<乌鸦传媒>Bundle Payments By Condition, Not Procedure

Experts call for 'upstream' payment model that treats the whole patient

<乌鸦传媒>Intravesical Gemcitabine Reduces Bladder Ca Recurrence

Could be more feasible than mitomycin C

<乌鸦传媒>RA Patients Pose Perioperative Challenges

Expert discusses risk evaluation, stopping antirheumatic drugs

<乌鸦传媒>'Time Is Muscle' When Reversing Facial Paralysis

Surgical technique uses thigh muscle to restore movement

<乌鸦传媒>Nerve-Sparing Prostatectomy Doesn't Help Everyone

Benefits limited mainly to men with strong sexual function before surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Hepatitis C Treatments Reduce Transplants

Therapies also appear to reduce liver-related mortality

<乌鸦传媒>Laparoscopy OK for Penetrating Injuries

Fewer than 20% needed laparotomy for abdominal wound repair

<乌鸦传媒>NKF SCM18 Roundup: Refused Donor Kidneys, Medication Mgmt, and More

Other noteworthy research presented at NKF meeting

<乌鸦传媒>Europe Gets Updated HCV Tx Guidelines

EASL panel touts 'ease of use' of direct-acting antivirals

<乌鸦传媒>Adjuvant Anti-PD-1 Scores Again in Melanoma

Recurrence risk falls by more than 40% with pembrolizumab

<乌鸦传媒>TAP Block Cuts Post-Op Opioid Need in Bariatric Surgery

Less rescue medication needed and shorter length of stay with local anesthesia technique

<乌鸦传媒>Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts

<乌鸦传媒>Unexpected Outcome in Hysterectomy Study

More cancer recurrences, worse survival with minimally invasive surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Women Do Well Without Opioids after Gyn Surgery

An 89% drop in opioid use with restrictive prescribing protocol

<乌鸦传媒>Seven Surgeries, Two Deaths... and Still Practicing

License surrendered in Wisconsin, doc pops up in N.Y.

<乌鸦传媒>NCCN: Don't Let HIV Status Dictate Cancer Treatment

New guidelines focus on most common cancers in HIV-infected patients

<乌鸦传媒>Bariatric Surgery Alters Gene Expression

Inflammatory, metabolic pathways overexpressed as 'hungry intestine' remodels gut

<乌鸦传媒>Hunger Pangs Quashed With Percutaneous Nerve Freezing

Reduced weight, appetite 90 days after cryoablation in pilot study

<乌鸦传媒>Two Agents Equal as Pretreatment for Adrenal Tumor Surgery

Phenoxybenzamine, doxazosin OK for perioperative hemodynamic control during PCC resection

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Drug Reverses Anticoagulation in Emergencies

Andexanet stops 90% of action of factor Xa inhibitors

<乌鸦传媒>Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths

Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis

<乌鸦传媒>NOAC Helps Stem Consequences of Cardiac Damage After Surgery

Fewer major vascular events with therapy after myocardial injury

<乌鸦传媒>Cath Lab Recap: Pacemap Algorithm; Carotid Stent Over Perfusion; 3-D Valves

Interventional cardiology news to note

<乌鸦传媒>Paraplegic PCI; Sonic Renal Denervation; Temporary Polymer in T2D

Exploratory studies of note at the CRT meeting

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: Breast Cancer-Schizophrenia Link; FDA on Essure; Rx for Hearing Loss?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>Optimal Post-Op Pain Management: It's Complicated

Competing demands on nurses seen as biggest barrier to optimal care

<乌鸦传媒>Sapien 3 Evolves Into Novel Mitral Valve Device

No left ventricular outflow tract obstruction seen with novel approach

<乌鸦传媒>Creepy Scam Targeted Young Female HCPs

'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.' Now some women in medicine are feeling the bite

<乌鸦传媒>Things Doctors Should Not Do

... like attacking their nurses, for example

<乌鸦传媒>Study: CABG Bests PCI for Younger People in the Long Run

Fewer repeat revascularizations, MIs over 12 years in single-center study

<乌鸦传媒>Doc-to-Doc: Bringing 'Medicine The Musical' to the New York Stage

Video conversation with physician who thinks the story of medicine is worth singing about

<乌鸦传媒>More Take Up Cardiac Rehab with Launch of Home-Based Offerings

Number of facilities offering more accessible programs on the rise

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