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U.S. Scrambles to Find Hospital IV Fluids After Helene Damages NC Plant
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant for a major supplier of IV fluids for U.S. hospitals, officials said the federal government is reaching...
Online Tool Enhances Decision-Making for Timing of Breast Reconstruction
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – An online decision aid is helpful for breast cancer patients deciding about immediate breast reconstruction (BR) after mastectomy, according to a study published in the...
Multiple Surgeries Tied to Worsening Brain Health
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Surgeries are generally safe but cumulatively are associated with cognitive decline and neurodegeneration, according to a study published in the September issue of The ...
Liposomal Bupivacaine No Aid for Intracapsular Femoral Neck Fracture Outcomes
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – Liposomal bupivacaine is not associated with significant improvement in postoperative pain or function or hospital length of stay following hip hemiarthroplasty for a femoral...
Female Residents Underrepresented in High-Compensation Specialties
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – Female physicians remain underrepresented among residents entering high-compensation specialties, according to a research letter published online Sept. 30 in the Journal of ...
Extended Lymphadenectomy Fails to Improve Survival in Bladder Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 – For patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, extended lymphadenectomy does not improve disease-free or overall survival compared with standard lymphadenectomy,...
AAP: Low Vitamin D Linked to Slower Fracture Healing in Pediatric Patients
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – For pediatric patients with lower-extremity fracture and surgical management, low vitamin D is associated with slower clinical and radiographic healing, according to research...
ASTRO: Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy Safe After Breast Reconstruction
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – For patients undergoing breast reconstruction, a 16-fraction course of hypofractionated postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) is noninferior to a 25-fraction conventional...
Wearable Tied to Better Physical Activity Recovery Following Lung Cancer Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – A postoperative wearable device may improve physical activity and patient-reported dyspnea at six months after lung cancer surgery, according to a study published online...
UBE Microdiscectomy Beneficial for Lumbar Disc Herniation
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – For adults with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation, unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) microdiscectomy is associated with longer operating times and with lower pain...
Study: Five-Year Survival for Face Transplant Is 85 Percent
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – The overall survival for face transplants is encouraging, with 10-year survival at 74 percent, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Surgery. Pauliina ...
Cataracts Gone Without Surgery? New Science Suggests It's Possible
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Research in rats and hibernating squirrels has pinpointed a naturally occurring protein that appears to reverse cataracts, scientists report. Animal studies don't always pan...
Did Your ACL Surgery Work? Try Hopping Backwards
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – Hopping backward is a good test to see if someone’s ACL surgery has gone well, a new study says. That backward hop is an effective way of measuring the strength of a p...
Long-Term Outcomes Good for Face Transplant Recipients, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – There have been 50 face transplants performed in 11 countries since the surgery was pioneered back in 2005, and long-term outcomes have been favorable, a new review...
Perioperative Nivolumab Beneficial for Resectable NSCLC
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – For patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), perioperative nivolumab is associated with event-free survival (EFS) benefit compared with neoadjuvant...