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A-Fib Catheter Ablation Cuts Risk for Ischemic Stroke After 30 Days, Mortality, Heart Failure Hospitalization

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 – For patients with atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation reduces the risks for ischemic stroke at more than 30 days, mortality, and heart failure hospitalization, while...

Considerable Variation Seen in Commercial Pricing for Surgery Services

THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 – Commercial pricing varies considerably for general surgery services, with facility prices exhibiting greater variability, according to a research letter published online...

Thresholds for Preop Serum Calcitonin Predict Lymph Node Metastasis in Thyroid Cancer

WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 – Updated threshold values of preoperative serum calcitonin predict different extents of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC),...

No Link Found for Preprocedural Fasting and Witnessed Pulmonary Aspiration

WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 – For patients undergoing surgical procedures, there is no association between liberal preprocedural fasting policies and witnessed aspiration, according to a systematic...

Fasting Might Not Be Necessary Prior To Surgery, Review Concludes

FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 — Fasting is a well-known hassle associated with surgery. Patients are required to go without food or liquid for hours because of fears they’ll vomit while under anesthesia, pot...

More Than One in 10 Surgical Patients Face Food Insecurity

FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 – Food insecurity is a significant burden among U.S. surgical patients, according to a study published online June 18 in JAMA Surgery. Annabelle Jones, M.D., from Harvard ...

Racial Disparities Driving Emergency Surgery Costs

TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 — Emergency surgeries are gnawing away at U.S. health care spending, with racial disparities fueling the bill, a new study says. Emergency surgeries cost about 33% more than p...

ASCO: Durvalumab Plus FLOT Beneficial for Resectable Gastric, GE Junction Cancer

THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 – For patients with resectable gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, durvalumab plus fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) yields better...

Endolymphatic Sac Decompression Effective for Vertigo, Migraine

WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 – For Meniere disease (MD) patients with migraine, endolymphatic sac decompression (ELSD) is effective, providing postoperative relief of vertigo and migraine, according to a...

One-Week Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Safe, Effective Up to 10 Years

TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 – A five-fraction, one-week schedule of adjuvant breast radiotherapy is as safe and effective as a standard three-week schedule for patients with invasive breast cancer who...

Pediatric Magnet Ingestion Rates Still High

THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 – Global pediatric magnet ingestion rates remain high and incidence has increased, despite the implementation of national policies, according to a review published online May...

Many Seniors Fear Cataract Surgery

WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 — Cataract surgery is one of the most foolproof procedures in medicine, with a success rate as high as 95%. Nevertheless, many seniors don’t get cataract surgery because they f...

Similar Survival Seen With Simple Versus Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer

WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 – For patients with low-risk cervical cancer, survival is similar following simple hysterectomy (SH) versus modified radical hysterectomy (MRH) or radical hysterectomy (RH),...

Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Feasible After Radical Prostatectomy

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 – Post-radical prostatectomy (post-RP) stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is well tolerated, with patient-reported outcomes (PROs) comparable to those seen after...

Doctors Perform First-Ever Human Bladder Transplant in U.S.

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Doctors in Southern California have performed the first human bladder transplant, offering new hope to people with serious bladder problems. The surgery was done earlier this m...

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