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Live-donor liver transplants for patients with CRC liver mets
"For the first time, we have been able to demonstrate [outside of Norway] that liver transplantation for patients with unresectable liver...
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FDA to decide by June on future of COVID vaccines
“We’d love to see an annual vaccination similar to influenza but realize that the evolution of the virus will dictate how we respond in terms of...
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‘Outbid on three houses!’ Doc frustrated by crazy market
“I knew the market was bad when I started looking and that home prices had gone up. What I didn’t realize was that it would still be so hard for...
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Extraction of infected implanted cardiac devices rare, despite guidelines
Prompt extraction for implantable device infections is guideline recommended but not often performed.
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Ohio bill bans ‘co-pay accumulator’ practice by insurers
Co-pay accumulators, which prevent rebates and coupons from counting toward a patient’s deductible, can put the cost of treatments out of reach...
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Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict
“One thing that everybody agrees on is it’s going to have a dampening effect on the reporting of errors or near misses, which then has a...
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Performance anxiety highly common among surgeons
“I wish we talked about it more and shared our insecurities. Most of my colleagues pretend they are living gods.”
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‘Eye-opening’ experience on the other side of the hospital bed
“I spent many hours last week observing the practice of medicine while sitting at my mom’s hospital bedside and was reminded of some important...
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U.S. hospitals warned about potential Russian cyberattacks
The Russian military intelligence service is extremely capable and dangerous, according to one expert, who doubts that many healthcare systems in...
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VALOR-HCM: Novel drug may delay, avert invasive therapy in OHCM
Mavacamten looks promising as a medical alternative to highly invasive septal reduction therapy for patients with obstructive hypertrophic...
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FAME 3 subanalysis adds twist to negative primary results
A quality of life subanalysis suggests PCI with fractional flow reserve might be preferred over CABG by at least some patients.