Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns Oct 23, 2024
IV Fluid Shortage May Impact Surgeries Around the U.S. for Weeks Hurricane-related damage keeps sterile fluids factory shut down Oct 22, 2024
Another Stab at Disease-Modifying OA Drug Hits Home in Early Study Taking a page from HIV medicine Oct 22, 2024
Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use Oct 20, 2024
Common Dupuytren's Therapy Falls Short in Trial British study tested collagenase injections against fasciotomy for hand contractures Oct 09, 2024
Pause or Keep RAS Inhibitors Before Surgery? Take Your Pick. Either choice is "acceptable" based on randomized study Aug 31, 2024
Dalai Lama's Surgery; New Surgeon General Advisory; Concerns Over Drinking Water Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 28, 2024
Counseling for PAD Walking Issues Might Hold Cardiovascular Benefit Quality-of-life improvement could explain the reduction in MACE, trial analysis suggests Aug 22, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: Can You Diagnose This Painful, Tingling Lesion? A 55-year-old man visited his doctor for a growth that developed on his right leg, at the site of previous surgery, 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient? Aug 20, 2024
Life as an Olympic Doctor An orthopedic surgeon on the best thing she's ever done and how you can get involved Aug 16, 2024 video
Senate Hearing on Noncompete Agreements Gets Contentious Sen. John Kennedy spars with orthopedic surgeon who fought to leave his practice Jul 31, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: There are Lots of Clues, but Can You Make the Diagnosis? A 68-year-old man presented to the doctor with complaints of right shoulder pain, joint stiffness, and decreased range of motion that developed over the last 2 months. Can you diagnose the patient? Jul 30, 2024
A 'Day Off' in the Life of a Spine Surgeon Join Antonio Webb, MD, for his day off as he battles insurance, gets an MRI, and more Jul 25, 2024
Pemafibrate Takes a Small Step Forward in Diabetic Foot Ulcers After CVD Flop Signal of reduced ischemic ulceration, gangrene in PROMINENT Jul 15, 2024
Novel Rotator Cuff Repair Device Modeled After ... Python Teeth? Preclinical studies demonstrate nearly doubled repair strength Jun 28, 2024
Sen. Durbin's Surgery; Dangerous Bacteria on Apple Watches? Princess Anne Discharged Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jun 28, 2024
No Need to Wean Off of Scoliosis Bracing Randomized trial finds no advantage over immediate stop for teens Jun 03, 2024
How to Perfect Your Operating Room Etiquette Be studious, be gracious, be polite, but above all, be curious Jun 01, 2024
Colonoscopy Near Time of Joint Replacement Doesn't Increase Infection Risk However, several comorbidities, male sex may play a role May 07, 2024
Study: Skinny-Leg Runners Face Higher Rates of Knee Arthritis Questions about risks from weight-bearing activities may now be settled Apr 30, 2024
Think Twice Before Excising Bursa in Shoulder Surgery Might doing so actually worsen outcomes? Apr 24, 2024
Hands-On Treatment May Help in Knee Osteoarthritis And patients can administer it themselves Apr 22, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: A Martial Arts Misstep: What’s the Damage? An 11-year-old boy presented to the emergency room due to an injury that occurred earlier that day. Can you diagnose the patient? Apr 11, 2024
Industry Payments to Physicians Topped $12 Billion Over Nearly a Decade More than half of eligible physicians received payments, most related to a marketed product Mar 28, 2024
Day in the Life of an Orthopedic Surgeon Get a behind-the-scenes look at the practice of YouTuber and physician Antonio Webb, MD Mar 21, 2024
Returns From Tommy John Surgery Are Common, but Recovery Can Bring Grief, Isolation More than 2,200 professionals have undergone the surgery since its introduction 50 years ago Mar 13, 2024
Multimodal Pre-Op Program Aids Knee Replacement Candidates Patients feel better as they wait for surgery; a few find they no longer need it Feb 29, 2024
Biden 'Continues to Be Fit for Duty,' His Doctor Says "Nothing different than last year," president says after undergoing annual physical Feb 29, 2024
Looking for Source of Knee Implant Failure? Biomarkers May Help Blood or synovial fluid tests can help pinpoint what went wrong, studies suggest Feb 16, 2024
Rotator Cuff Tears: Take Surgeons' Word That MRI Is Needed Most scans ordered at first visit showed pathology that physical therapy wouldn't fix Feb 16, 2024
Clear Opportunity to Identify Patients With Osteoporosis Commonly Missed Hip surgeons could, but mostly don't, send at-risk patients for screening Feb 15, 2024
Minimizing Opioids After Teens' Spine Surgeries Appears Practical Alternatives prove mettle in studies Feb 14, 2024
FDA Approves First Drug for Severe Frostbite Vasodilator iloprost significantly cut the risk of amputations in trial Feb 14, 2024
Orthopedic Surgeons on Track to Earn Less Than Taco Bell Workers If current trends continue, patients are in big trouble Feb 14, 2024
Study: Let's Revisit Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Joint Replacement One center's experience puts recent policy in doubt Feb 13, 2024
Turf War: Study Backs Natural Grass as Less Injurious Than Artificial Surface And some fake grasses appear more dangerous than others Feb 13, 2024
One Way to Make It to the Super Bowl: Become the Team Doctor A Q&A with the head physician for the San Francisco 49ers Feb 07, 2024
Iodine-Based Skin Prep Better for Certain Fracture Surgeries Large randomized trial comparing alcohol antiseptic solutions could change practice Jan 31, 2024
