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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...

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...

Preinjury Mobility Predicts Adults' Recovery After Lower-Extremity Fracture

THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 – Preinjury mobility data predicts recovery following a lower-extremity fracture in adults, according to a proof-of-concept study published online April 28 in the Journal of ...

First-Of-Its-Kind Surgery Uses Eye Socket To Remove Spinal Cancer

TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 — A first-of-its-kind surgery has gone through a young woman's eye socket to remove a cancerous tumor wrapped around her spine. Surgeons threaded a thin lighted tube called an e...

Preoperative SGLT2 Inhibitor Users Have Increased Risk for Postoperative Euglycemic Ketoacidosis

TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – Patients using sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) preoperatively have a slightly increased risk for postoperative euglycemic ketoacidosis (eKA) but a lower...

Worried About Prostate Cancer Screening? New Study Shows Better Judgment In Treatment

THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 – Some men would rather skip screening for prostate cancer due to fears that they’ll be rendered impotent or incontinent from cancer surgery. But new research says those fears a...

Female Ophthalmology Trainees Perform Fewer Cataract Procedures During Residency

THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 – Female residents reported fewer cataract procedures than male residents from 2014 to 2023, according to a study published online May 1 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Susan M. ...

Racial Disparities Persist in Immediate Breast Reconstruction Rates

WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – While there has been an increase in immediate breast reconstruction rates following mastectomy, racial disparities in reconstruction persist in the United States, according...

Nasal Endoscopic Surgery Beneficial for Chronic Sinusitis, Nasal Polyps

TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 – For patients with chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps, nasal endoscopic surgery can remove polyps in a shorter time, with less intraoperative blood loss compared with...

Muscle Quality Could Be Key To Successful Hip Replacement

WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 – Folks are less likely to recover successfully from a total hip replacement if they have poor muscle quality going into the procedure, a small-scale study says. Patients...

Miscommunication Between Health Workers Puts Patients At Risk Regularly

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 – Miscommunication between hospital staff regularly puts patients at risk, a new study says. Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital...

Preop Macular Thickness May Be Marker of Postop Delirium in Seniors

FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 – In older patients undergoing surgery, preoperative macular thickness may be a marker for vulnerability to developing postoperative delirium, according to a study published...

NeuroSAFE Improves Erectile Function After Radical Prostatectomy

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 – Use of the NeuroSAFE technique, a standardized frozen section analysis that enables accurate real-time detection of positive surgical margins during nerve sparing in...

Eye Exam Can Assess Risk Of Delirium Following Surgery

WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 – They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. The eyes also might help detect seniors at risk for a common syndrome in which they emerge from surgery in a state of...

Breasts Can Shrink Following Cancer Surgery, Radiation

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 – Breast-conserving therapy for breast cancer might not conserve as much as previously thought, a new study suggests. Women’s breasts can shrink considerably after they’ve und...

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