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<乌鸦传媒>DDW 2017: Diversity Will Be Meeting's Strength

Four-society meeting has plenty to offer across and among specialties

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Issues Guide to Prevent Surgical Site Infection

Recommendations for hygiene, antimicrobials, glycemia, oxygen

<乌鸦传媒>Radiation Tx for Persistent Acromegaly Safe, Effective

Helped normalize IGF-1 levels after surgery failed

<乌鸦传媒>Thymectomy Effective for MG Patients Without Chest Tumor

Randomized trial confirms benefit from surgery

<乌鸦传媒>After Bariatric Surgery, Renal Nutrition Vital

Expert: dietitians must address these patients' special needs

<乌鸦传媒>Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia Prevented Through Novel Glucagon Pump

In small study, novel system used CGM with investigational liquid treatment

<乌鸦传媒>Beta-Cells Improved After Two Most Popular Bariatric Surgeries

Similar short-term improvements after Roux-en-Y, sleeve gastrectomy

<乌鸦传媒>Roux-en-Y or Sleeve: Which Is Better?

Retrospective study found bypass more effective; little difference in safety

<乌鸦传媒>No SOAP to Clean Up Columbia's Match Day Mess

Opted for no heart surgery residents after accidentally skipping Match

<乌鸦传媒>Choose Non-Opioid for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Bupivacaine liposome use warrants controlled trials, say researchers

<乌鸦传媒>Self-Fixating Mesh Doesn't Improve LIHR Outcomes

No difference in pain, QoL scores at 1 year

<乌鸦传媒>REMS Impact on Opioid Overdose Rates Unclear

Overdoses fell but deaths did not in claims analysis

<乌鸦传媒>Pre-TKA Opioid Script Predicts Post-Op Prescription

Especially prevalent after 6 months post-op

<乌鸦传媒>ACC: Novel Drug Fails to Reduce Post-Op Risks

A calcium sensitizer flops in study aimed at cutting post-op risks

<乌鸦传媒>Fewer Vets on Opioids Following VA Initiative

But questions about pain severity, functional outcomes remain

<乌鸦传媒>Some Opiates May Boost Hospital Infection Risk

More hospital-acquired pneumonia with fentanyl, morphine exposure

<乌鸦传媒>Positive Real-World Data for Naloxone Nasal Spray

Reversed nearly all overdoses with modest withdrawal rates

<乌鸦传媒>SURTAVI: TAVR Matches Surgery in Lowest-Risk Cohort

But reinterventions, parvalvular regurgitation, and pacemaker implants mar a supposed victory

<乌鸦传媒>Time for Interventional Radiologists, Surgeons to End Turf War?

A look at two areas of contention: stenting, IVC filter implants

<乌鸦传媒>No Heart Surgeon Match Day for Major Medical Center

Columbia University missed deadline to submit residents' ranking list

<乌鸦传媒>CRT: Physicians Squabble Over Tricuspid Valve Technologies

How low should tricuspid regurgitation go?

<乌鸦传媒>Flag Football Has Higher Youth Injury Rates

But comparison to tackle leagues hampered by study limitations

<乌鸦传媒>Make the Diagnosis:聽Callus Conundrum

Case Findings: A 52-year-old man presents with possible calluses on either side of his thumb, forefinger, and middle finger. He reports cutting them off with nail clippers, but they return. He also reports using an over-the-counter wart treatment without success. What is your diagnosis?

<乌鸦传媒>By the Numbers: That Dang Recordkeeping

Physicians spend a fourth of their time on administrative tasks, study finds

<乌鸦传媒>Um, Excuse Me, Why Did You Stop My Post-Op Anticoagulant?

Cardiology writer learns firsthand about real-world practice

<乌鸦传媒>SAVR Beats Expectations in Intermediate Risk Trial

Lower mortality than surgical risk score predicted in PARTNER 2A

<乌鸦传媒>Arterial Grafting Seen as Better for Moderate Coronary Blockages

Observational study shows less ischemia, but some experts skeptical

<乌鸦传媒>Afib Ablation May Erase Poorer Mitral Valve Tx Outcomes

Registry data suggest combo treatment might help

<乌鸦传媒>Heater-Cooler Infections: Incidence Most Likely Underreported

'We've only begun to scratch the surface'

<乌鸦传媒>QoL Benefits with Palliative Surgery for Gastric Cancer

Solid food intake facilitated, anxiety and pain decreased

<乌鸦传媒>Headline-Making Issues at SCCM Congress

EMR hacking, terror, contemporary science on display

<乌鸦传媒>Placebo Effect Works for Heart Procedures, Too

Keeping 'eyes on the prize' appears to improve outcomes

<乌鸦传媒>A Case Study in Sacral Chordoma

A neurosurgeon explores the management of a patient with a sacro-coccygeal mass

<乌鸦传媒>Knee Cartilage Repair Product Wins FDA Nod

First of its kind to be approved, agency says

<乌鸦传媒>Nephrology Training Programs a Hard Sell

Pay, lifestyle issues may hamper interest in the specialty

<乌鸦传媒>After Tamponade, Pericardial Drain Removal Safe Once Dry

At one center, no advantage seen to keeping them in longer

<乌鸦传媒>Vaping May Increase Plastic Surgery Complications

Patients urged to refrain from e-cigarettes before surgery

<乌鸦传媒>3D Mammo Ups Cancer Detection in Women Under Age 50

But tomosynthesis is not without its hassles, expert warns

<乌鸦传媒>10 Questions: Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.)

What's the biggest barrier to practicing medicine today? Medical decisions being made by nonmedical people, says Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.), an orthopedic surgeon who has served in Congress since 2005.

<乌鸦传媒>Make the Diagnosis: Strange Syncope

Case Findings: A 56-year-old male presents with multiple episodes of syncope. One episode occurred while driving his motorcycle, causing him to sustain multiple nonsurgical cervical spine fractures. An MRI of the brain was obtained. What is your diagnosis?

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