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Lumpectomy Preserves Sexual Well-Being Among Breast Cancer Patients

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 – Opting for a lumpectomy during breast cancer treatment can protect a woman’s future sex life, a new study suggests. Breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is associated with b...

Increase Seen in Percentage of Rural Patients Traveling More Than an Hour for Surgical Care

THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 – The percentage of patients traveling more than 60 minutes to obtain surgical care increased significantly between 2010 and 2020, according to a research letter published...

Almost Half of Rural Americans Face Long Drives for Surgery

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – As closures of rural hospitals across the United States continue, more Americans are facing hour-plus drives to reach surgical centers, two new reports find. By 2020, data...

New Facial Plastic Surgery Survey Illustrates Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medications for weight loss are significantly transforming the field of facial plastic surgery, according to the results of...

Baseline Characteristics ID Risk for Recurrent Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 -- A few baseline characteristics can predict the need for recurrent endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), acc...

Racial, Ethnic Minorities Still Underrepresented in Internal Medicine Residency Programs

TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – U.S. internal medicine (IM) residents from ethnicities and races underrepresented in medicine (URIM) remain underrepresented compared with their program's county population,...

Weight-Loss Surgery Protects Liver Health

THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – Weight-loss surgery can protect the liver health of patients with obesity and fatty liver disease, a new study reports. Patients had a 72% lower risk of developing serious...

Multicomponent Prehabilitation Beneficial for Surgical Patients

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Exercise prehabilitation, nutritional prehabilitation, and multicomponent interventions involving exercise may be beneficial for adults undergoing surgery, according to a...

Mortality Lower With Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Emphysema

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with lung volume reduction surgery...

Survival Improved With Lobectomy, Segmentectomy in Early NSCLC

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – For patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), lung resections, including lobectomy and segmentectomy, are associated with improved long-term survival...

Eating Right, Exercising Before Surgery Improves Outcomes

FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – Patients can improve their odds for a successful surgery by actively preparing for the procedure through diet and exercise, a tactic called “prehabilitation,” a new evidence r...

Increased Surgeon Stress Linked to Reduced Surgical Complications

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – Increased surgeon stress at the beginning of a surgical procedure is associated with reduced major surgical complications, according to a study published online Jan. 15 in...

Perioperative GLP-1 RA Use Reduces Risk for Complications in Patients With Diabetes

MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – For patients with diabetes undergoing a surgical procedure, an active perioperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) prescription is associated with...

FDA Approves Symvess, an Acellular Tissue-Engineered Vessel

THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Symvess, the first acellular tissue engineered vessel indicated for use in adults as a vascular conduit for extremity...

Lean Quality Improvement Helps Surgical Residency Programs

THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – Surgical residency programs can improve working environments using Lean methodology, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in JAMA Surgery. J. Jeffery Reeves, M.D., ...

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