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Humanitarian surgical care has been provided to local national civilians during the Afghanistan conflict

Study Details Humanitarian Surgical Care in Afghanistan

A total of 5,768 local national civilians had surgery; 49.3 percent classified as non-war-related conditions
The top 10 percent of privately insured U.S. adults without cancer using opioids account for most opioid use

Most Opioid Use Concentrated in Top 10 Percent of Users

Top 10 percent of users accounted for 76 percent of the total annual morphine equivalents
Does being a physician carry a moral obligation to respond to calls for medical assistance on airplanes? That is the topic of an article published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Are Physicians Obligated to Help on Planes?

One administrative physician explains his sense of obligation to help
For patients with locally advanced

Longer Progression-Free Survival for Durvalumab in NSCLC

Longer median progression-free survival from randomization, higher response rate with durvalumab
The median cost of cancer drug development is $648.0 million

Median Cost of Cancer Drug Development $648.0 Million

Total revenue from sales of 10 drugs was $67.0 billion, with total R&D spending of $7.2 billion

Center Surgical Volume Linked to LVAD Patient Outcomes

Worse survival at centers performing ≤10 left ventricular assist device implants/year
Several health care-related organizations have filed an amicus brief in support of veterans seeking a rule change that would amend or repeal the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs policy of not covering sex-reassignment surgery for veterans with gender dysphoria

AMA Joins Brief Seeking VA Coverage of Sex Reassignment Sx

Several organizations support transgender veterans seeking to repeal policy of not covering SRS
Proposed budget cuts could seriously hamper efforts to address antimicrobial resistance

Budget Cuts Threaten Research on Antimicrobial Resistance

Patient safety, international status of the U.S. as leader in combating AMR both at risk
Asking patients to stop smoking before undergoing cosmetic surgery can promote long-term smoking cessation

Pre-Cosmetic Sx Advice May Aid Long-Term Smoking Cessation

More than 40 percent of 42 daily smokers were no longer smoking cigarettes at long-term follow-up
Physicians should be aware of societal codes of conduct that affect family beliefs and behaviors regarding information disclosure to pediatric patients

Docs Should Be Aware of Family Beliefs Regarding Nondisclosure

Evidence from Middle East literature suggests variability in practices, preferences of truth telling