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Noncardiac surgery has 7% covert stroke rate in elderly
HONOLULU – Covert strokes were linked with a doubled rate of cognitive decline in older patients after noncardiac surgery.
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House committee passes AMA-endorsed firearm bill
WASHINGTON – H.R. 8 would require a background check on all firearms transfers, including private sales, with...
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Outcomes similar for skin graft, synthetic mesh in incisional hernia repair
This study suggests that skin graft possibly has a future role in hernia repair.
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Culture change needed to improve gender inequalities in medicine
LONDON – A group of prominent female physicians and thought-leaders discuss cultural changes needed to address gender inequality in science and...
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Minimally invasive ICH lysis safely helps when clot adequately shrinks
HONOLULU – The primary endpoint from the phase 3 MISTIE III trial was neutral, apparently because clot lysis often fell short.
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FDA panel tackles mesh for anterior repair of POP
Patient-reported outcomes should trump anatomic outcomes as FDA evaluates marketed devices.
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TNFi use may not affect joint replacement rates for RA patients
Investigators examined joint replacement rates during 2001-2016 in the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register for RA.
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What makes women leave surgical training?
Training is a “pinch point” with multiple factors at play which stack up until a threshold is reached that results in the impetus to leave.
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ONC aims to help docs, patients with information sharing in proposed rule
The HHS wants to help health professionals and patients securely and easily access electronic health information using smartphones and mobile...
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Fund projects, not people to address gender bias in research funding
LONDON – Female investigators are less likely to secure research funding than men simply because they are women, according to research published...
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In California, opioids most often prescribed in low-income, mostly white areas
Opioid-related overdose deaths are highest in low-income white areas.