Transgender Veterans Sue to Have Gender-Affirming Surgery Covered by VA
(MedPage Today) -- A group of transgender veterans filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to begin providing and paying for gender-affirming surgeries.
The lawsuit from the Transgender American Veterans Association... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 26, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
New Federal Health Agency Sets Bold Goals
(MedPage Today) -- So you want to propose a project to that new federal agency, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)? Well, they have grant money available -- they just won't say how much.
"There isn't a set price for any... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 24, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Surgical Volumes Matter for Outcomes at Ambulatory Centers, Too
(MedPage Today) -- As seen for hospital-based procedures, ambulatory surgical outcomes were significantly better on average at centers with relatively high volumes, Medicare data indicated.
Odds of hospital admission or emergency department visit... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 24, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Surgeon Dies in Plane Crash; Austin Released From Hospital; Animal Pandemic Spreads
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A Texas surgeon and his two children died in a plane crash over the weekend, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. (New York Post)
Federal scientists... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 16, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Make the Diagnosis: Eeesh ….When Something Goes “Pop” While You’re Weightlifting
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Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 3, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Donated Heart Valves Still Growing a Year After World's 1st Partial Heart Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- The newborn that received the world's first partial heart transplant in 2022 continued to do well a year later, according to a case report from the transplant team.
Born with type A2 persistent truncus arteriosus and irreparable... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 2, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Dangerous Brazilian Butt Lifts Get a Makeover in Florida
In this report, we follow up on what has happened since plastic surgeons began raising concerns... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - December 23, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Ditch Sterile Gloves When Treating Wounds?
(MedPage Today) -- Use of sterile gloves might not be necessary to prevent infections when treating wounds, a meta-analysis of randomized trials found.
Pooled results from four randomized controlled trials (RCTs), with moderate-certainty evidence... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - December 14, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Make the Diagnosis: His Lower Arm is a Mess, but Specifically, What Kind of Mess?
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Source: MedPage Today Surgery - December 14, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Recurrence Rate of Colorectal Adenomas Reduced With Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
(MedPage Today) -- Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of large colorectal adenomas resulted in a lower recurrence rate compared with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), but the more technically complex ESD had a higher rate of adverse events... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - December 11, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Hashimoto's Patients Felt Better for 5 Years After Thyroidectomy
(MedPage Today) -- Total thyroidectomy boosted patient-reported general health in euthyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis for up to 5 years, an extension of a randomized trial showed.
Measured via the Short Form-36 Health Survey, the big bump in quality... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 27, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Male vs Female Surgeons; China Beefs Up Fever Clinics; C. Diff Survives Disinfecting
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Patient-surgeon gender concordance may not make a difference in death rates after U.S. surgeries, according to a study in The BMJ.
Health officials in China are... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 27, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Mahvash Disease Case Resolved With Liver Transplantation
(MedPage Today) -- A woman with Mahvash disease presented with portal hypertension that necessitated liver transplantation; the liver complications observed in this case report distinguish it from what's more typically seen in patients with this... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 22, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Who's Deejaying in the OR? And What Are They Playing?
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Anesthesiology resident Max Feinstein, MD, goes into the logistics of listening to music in the OR.
Do you have a favorite song you like to play while you work? Let us know in the comments.
Following is a partial transcript... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 21, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Angioplasty Redeemed for Stable Angina in Sham-Controlled ORBITA-2
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- The symptoms of stable angina can be eased by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) alone in the absence of antianginal medications, the randomized ORBITA-2 trial showed.
Compared with a sham control, such... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 11, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
