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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...
Use of Composite Allocation Score for Lung Transplant Wait List Improves Outcomes
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 – Wait-list outcomes for lung transplants have substantially improved in the composite allocation score (CAS) era, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic...
Trump's Surgeon General Pick Touts Psychedelics for Health
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — President Donald Trump's choice for U.S. surgeon general has raised eyebrows for promoting the use of psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin, in a 2024 book and her personal n...