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AI Can Help Predict Complications of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Outcomes of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Compared by Surgeon Rank

Long-term hernia recurrence rates similar for abdominal wall reconstruction performed by surgical fellows, faculty

The clinical burden associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is high

High Clinical Burden Associated With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Prevalence of NAFLD was 5.7 percent, with cumulative risk for mortality of 12.6 percent for NAFLD
Fecal immunochemical testing has advantages as a colorectal cancer screening method

Advantages of FIT As CRC Screening Method Discussed

FIT has several advantages over gFOBT, but practical concerns should be considered

Robotic Platforms Not Superior for Abdominopelvic Surgery

Robot-assisted surgery had longer operative duration than laparoscopy, but no obvious difference compared to open surgery

Multidimensional Factors Shaped Physician Stress During Pandemic

Physicians' perceptions of occupational stress at individual level were shaped by stressors within and across four levels

Consumers should not eat and retailers should not sell or serve l'Explorateur soft ripened cheese due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination

FDA: French Soft Ripened Cheese Possibly Contaminated

Agency warns of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination of l'Explorateur cheese
Older black Americans are more likely than whites to develop interval colorectal cancer

Risk for Interval CRC Higher in Blacks Than Whites

Differences most pronounced for cancer of the distal colon and the rectum
From 1999 to 2016

Percentage of Women in Internal Med Residencies Increasing

But percentage of women entering nine subspecialty fields decreased; lowest increase seen in cardiology
For older persons

Mediterranean Diet May Modulate Gut Bacteria in Seniors

Diet tied to increased abundance of specific taxa linked to markers of lower frailty, improved cognition
Just over three-quarters of health care personnel received a flu vaccine last season

Three-Quarters of Health Care Workers Got Flu Shot Last Year

Lowest rates seen among health workers in long-term care settings