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Stent for MI Linked to Subsequent Surgery Risks

More evidence supporting waiting period for noncardiac surgery

Obesity Groups Say States Denying Bariatric Surgery Violate ACA

Discrimination complaint calls on HHS to require bariatric surgery coverage

Weight-Loss Surgery a Safe Option for Mildly Obese With T2D

Patients faced a 4.2% complication rate in 30 days

Surgery May be Best Tx for Hashimoto's Disease

Thyroidectomy leads to significant improvement in chronic fatigue

Could Vitamin D be Linked to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Lower levels correlated with earlier age for disease development

Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System?

Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system

What鈥檚 The Score On Surgeon Scorecards?

Public reporting of surgeon performance remains a "work in progress"

Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

Excerpt: Black Man in a White Coat

A new book by Damon Tweedy, MD, explores the role of race in medicine

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins

This week's topics include complications following surgery for urinary incontinence, real-life data on HIV prevention in high-risk men, transmission of pertussis among siblings, and telemedicine recommendations.

No Joke: 'Extraction of Phallic Objects Requires Ingenuity'

How do you remove a sex toy stuck in a man's rectum?

Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay

The case of the $1,700 mammogram

Playing the Name Game With Horner Syndrome

Many people described oculosympathetic palsy before Johann Friedrich Horner

Tales from the OR: Appalling? Criminal? And Anonymous

Bad actors in the OR, but who tells?

Tom Donner: Neurosurgeon, Triathlete and Louisiana Distiller

Making booze isn't brain surgery, he says, but it's a lot of fun

13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians

Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves

Dorry Segev, Extreme Renaissance Man

"Every day, I try to take on something Im not good at," says renowned transplant surgeon.

Orthopedists' Financial Conflicts Can Hurt Patients, Surgeon Says

It's financially compelling for doctors to do things that don't help patients.

Stop DMARDs Before Orthopedic Surgery in RA Patients?

Deft medication management is important.

These Men Had Their Penises Broken, Cut, and Shot

Industrial accidents, self-inflicted genital mutilation, and gunshots: It's dangerous out there for the male member.

Are There Fewer 'Tasty' Meals After Bariatric Surgery?

Taste buds may be diminished by weight-loss surgery.

Evolution: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy

Techniques have changed and improved.

Two Gastric Balloons May Be Better than One

A dual-balloon intragastric device helped patients shed more pounds.

BCS: 'Jolie Effect' Drives Genetic Test Referrals

SAN FRANCISCO -- Referrals for genetic testing almost doubled in the first 6 months after actress Angelina Jolie said she would undergo bilateral mastectomy after testing positive for BRCA1 mutation.

Truth vs. Fiction: Measuring 'The Knick'

How does John Thackery -- from Cinemax's "The Knick" -- measure up to the surgeon his character is based on, William S. Halsted?

Staples or Sutures: Which Is Better After C-Section?

The decision to use sutures or staples to close incisions after a cesarean delivery has been debated in the obstetrics community, but results from a new study seem to give sutures the edge.

Antibiotics No Help After Gallbladder Surgery

Postoperative antibiotics after gallbladder removal do not reduce the risk of infection, researchers reported.

AMA Highlights: VA, Cheerleaders, and Guns

CHICAGO -- Wrapping up a full agenda, the AMA agrees cheerleading is a sport, doctors outside the VA need to pitch in to help care for veterans, and e-cigarettes need to be regulated.

AMA Clamps Down on MOC, But Punts on Gun Regs

CHICAGO -- The AMA鈥檚 House of Delegates drew the line on this year's hot button topic -- maintenance of certification (MOC), saying it should not be mandatory, nor should it be a condition of licensure.

CCSVI Practices Suboptimal but Patients Don't Mind

DALLAS -- Canadian multiple sclerosis patients who left the country to undergo the controversial procedure called chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) often received poor pre- and postoperative care, but most were still relatively satisfied overall, a researcher reported here.

Lung Foam Disappoints in COPD

SAN DIEGO -- A trial of hydrogel-based lung volume reduction therapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complicated by emphysema failed to show consistent enough results and has been abandoned by the agent's developer, researchers said here.

Medtronic's Infuse Moves From Operating Room to Courtroom

An investigative series by 51成人动漫/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been tracking the spinal fusion device called Infuse in a 4-year-long series and now reports how a flawed FDA system for device approval may have led to a long string of adverse events culminating in thousands of liability suits.

Dieting Shrinks Liver, Eases Gall Bladder Surgery

CHICAGO -- A 2-week-long restrictive diet appears to shrink obese patients鈥� livers enough to make gall bladder laparoscopic surgery quicker and easier, researchers reported here.

Patients鈥� Eye Color a Clue to Pain Tolerance

TAMPA -- Caucasian women with light-colored eyes -- blue or green -- appear to tolerate pain better than Causcasian women with brown or hazel eyes, researchers reported here.

Missed Doses Cripple Postop DVT Prevention

Missed doses of prophylactic anticoagulation account for much of the deep vein thrombosis that occurs in surgery and trauma patients, a study showed.

ACC: CoreValve Bests Surgery

WASHINGTON -- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with the CoreValve device improved survival compared with surgery in the high-risk pivotal trial cohort.

Stroke Rounds: Early Surgery Looks Safe After tPA

Performing carotid endarterectomy or stenting in patients who were recently treated with thrombolytic therapy for an acute stroke appeared to be safe, an observational study showed.

Medtronic Sued by 1,000 Infuse Patients

Medtronic said about 1,000 people have sued the company over its bone morphogenetic protein-2 product, Infuse, and that many more lawsuits may be coming.

Which Bullets Are Safe in an MRI?

Don't go ballistic -- only steel bullets will cause problems in MRI, says a study of 39 kinds of the projectiles.

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