Low Recurrence Seen With Omission of Radiation in Some Breast Cancer Cases
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 -- The incidence of local recurrence at five years is low among women aged at least 55 years with T1N0, grade 1 or 2, luminal A breast cancer who were treated with breast-conserving surgery and endocrine therapy without...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

10 Thursday AM Reads
My morning train WFH reads: • What recession? This summer’s economy is defying the odds. Americans still have jobs and are continuing to spend — on plastic surgery, motorcycles and cruises — leading many to revise their doom-and-gloom forecasts. (Washington Post) • The Anti-California: How Montana…#wfh #montana #atlantic #venture #edwardstanley #matiasøvrum #nt #taxing #norwegians #cambridgecore
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Skipping Radiation May Be Safe for Some With Early Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 -- Many women with early breast cancer undergo breast-conserving surgery along with radiation to kill any errant cancer cells, but some may be able to safely skip radiation, new research suggests. “If the tumors are...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Esketamine for Sedation Among Patients Undergoing GI Endoscopy Esketamine for Sedation Among Patients Undergoing GI Endoscopy
This review aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of esketamine as an adjunct to propofol for sedation during endoscopic procedures.BMC Anesthesiology
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - August 17, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news

Healing Osteomyelitis After Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture Healing Osteomyelitis After Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture
A 62-year-old man ' s late postoperative infection after hip fracture surgery developed into osteomyelitis, but over a 2-year period he was able to achieve fracture union and decreased bacterial burden.Grand Rounds From HSS: Management of Complex Cases
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - August 16, 2023 Category: Radiology Tags: Orthopaedics Clinical Case Source Type: news

A Pig ’ s Kidney Has Been Working in a Human Body for a Month, a Medical Milestone
(NEW YORK) — Surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally — a critical step toward an operation the New York team hopes to eventually try in living patients. Scientists around the country are racing to learn how to use animal organs to save human lives, and bodies donated for research offer a remarkable rehearsal. The latest experiment announced Wednesday by NYU Langone Health marks the longest a pig kidney has functioned in a person, albeit a deceased one — and it’s not over. Researchers are set to track the ki...
Source: TIME: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lauren Neergard / Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized medicine Source Type: news

Allegheny Health Network, AHN Saint Vincent Hospital recognized for best-in-market overall hospital care by CareChex
AGH named the No. 1 hospital in Pennsylvania for Major Cardiac Surgery, West Penn Hospital is No. 1 in Bariatric Surgery, among other top clinical rankings PITTSBURGH, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has been rated the No. 1 health network in...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news

Pig Kidneys Performing Effectively in Two Brain-Dead Patients
In two experiments, researchers implanted the organs into brain-dead patients for extended periods, raising hopes for a new supply of donor organs.
Source: NYT Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Kidneys Genetic Engineering Surgery and Surgeons Dialysis Immune System Transplants Pigs Research Source Type: news

Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests May Alter Lung Cancer Care
(MedPage Today) -- Removing race correction in pulmonary function tests (PFTs) appeared to affect surgeons' recommendations for treatment among African-American patients undergoing lung cancer surgery, a quality improvement study showed. Of the...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 16, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New Eligibility Criteria May Increase Endovascular Thrombectomy Rates
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 -- New eligibility criteria may increase rates of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in the United States, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery, held from July 31 to...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Pig-Kidney Xenotransplants Prove Successful in Two Brain-Dead Men
(MedPage Today) -- A pig-to-human xenotransplant demonstrated successful kidney function in a deceased human with chronic kidney disease, representing a potential solution to the organ shortage crisis, researchers said. In a brain-dead 52-year...
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - August 16, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

New Studies Inform Best Practices for Pelvic Organ Prolapse New Studies Inform Best Practices for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
"Approximately one in five women will undergo surgery for prolapse and/or urinary incontinence by the age of 80, which is more likely than the risk of developing breast cancer."MDedge News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Lifestyle Medicine Program Uses Novel Approach to Care Lifestyle Medicine Program Uses Novel Approach to Care
HSS physiatrist Heidi Prather, DO, discusses a new lifestyle medicine program for people with musculoskeletal conditions and coexisting lifestyle-related diseases in this interview.Hospital for Special Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Commentary Source Type: news

How does trauma secondary to unexpected extreme weather affect orthopaedic surgery departments? An epidemiological study on the Filomena snowstorm - Zarcos-Paredes I, Matellanes-Mielgo I, Ordas-Bayon A.
INTRODUCTION: Trauma secondary to extreme weather events may heavily impact the normal activity of orthopaedic surgery departments, especially in places not prepared to deal with them. The Filomena snowstorm, which happened in January 2021, has been one of...
Source: SafetyLit - August 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

High-Frequency US-Guided Temporal Fat Transplantation High-Frequency US-Guided Temporal Fat Transplantation
Find out how high-frequency ultrasonography can aid autologous fat transplantation by visualizing the injection process.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

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