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14.6 Percent of U.S. Women Had Received Hysterectomy in 2021
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – In 2021, 14.6 percent of women aged 18 years and older had received a hysterectomy, with the percentage increasing with age, according to a February data brief published...
Will Your Knee Replacement Need a Second Surgery?
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – Increasingly, knee replacement surgeries are requiring follow-up operations when post-op complications arise. Now, new research from the University of Texas Southwestern is...
Preventive Mastectomies May Save Lives of Women With Breast Cancer Genes
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Women who carry certain mutations in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes know they are at heightened odds for breast cancer. Now, Canadian research suggests that for some patients a...
AAOS: Sports-Related Orthopedic Injuries in Seniors Projected to Grow 123 Percent by 2040
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Sports-related injuries among older adults are expected to increase 123 percent between 2021 and 2040, according to a study presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the...
AAOS: Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Reduce Early Revision
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Robotic assistance does not reduce the risk for two-year, all-cause revision or aseptic loosening in cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) when compared with conventional...
ASA: Embolization of MMA Cuts Risk for Subsequent Subdural Hematoma, Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 – For patients with symptomatic subacute or chronic subdural hematoma (SDH), embolization of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) as an adjunct to surgery reduces the risk for...
Initial Outcomes Comparable for Dupuytren Contracture Treatments
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – For patients with Dupuytren contracture, initial outcomes are similar for surgery, needle fasciotomy, and collagenase, but outcomes are superior for surgery at two years,...
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Safety Events in Hospitalized Children
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – There are racial and ethnic disparities in safety events for hospitalized children, according to a study published online Feb. 12 in Pediatrics. Kavita Parikh, M.D., from the...
AI Can Predict Prognosis After Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Machine learning models can inform patients and clinicians about prognosis after lumbar disc herniation surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Network...
Medical Tourism in Mexico Led to Deadly Fungal Illness for Americans
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Medical tourism to Mexico for cosmetic procedures exposed Americans to a deadly fungal infection last year, a new report shows. An outbreak of Fusarium solani meningitis...
New Treatment Approach Good News for People Battling Rectal Cancers
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Rectal cancer often involves surgeries that can lead to a debilitating loss of bowel function for patients. However, new research suggests that a less aggressive approach to...
Bariatric Surgeries Carry Low Perioperative Risks
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) have similarly low perioperative risk among adults with obesity, according to a study...
'Whole Blood' Transfusions Might Save More Lives
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Patients who are bleeding out have a better chance of surviving if they’re given whole blood transfusions, a new study shows. Traditionally, patients with significant bleeding ...
Rate of Venous Thromboembolism Increased With Cancer Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – The rate of venous thromboembolism is increased in association with cancer surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Network Open. Johan Björklund, M.D., ...
Single-Port Robotic System Feasible for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – The da Vinci single-port (SP) robotic system is feasible for performing nipple-sparing mastectomies, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Surgery. Deborah ...