Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Alleviates Pain From Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Mild procedure also improves physical function through one year of follow-up
7.9 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in January to June 2024
No change seen in percentage of people who were uninsured from 2023 to first half of 2024; lower percentage had public coverage
RSNA: Genicular Artery Embolization Effective, Safe for Knee Osteoarthritis
Improvement seen in KOOS quality of life and visual analog scale scores at six months among patients with refractory knee OA
Fast-Acting Sub-Perception Therapy Spinal Cord Stimulation Reduces Back Pain
In addition, improvement in disability seen, with high patient satisfaction
Preferential Promotion of White Men Persisting in Academic Medicine
Black women significantly less likely to be promoted to assistant professor, full professor compared with White men
Poor Control Over Aspects of Work Linked to Physician Burnout
Poor control over patient load, team composition, clinical schedule, and workload independently linked to burnout
Trump Picks Vaccine Mandate Critic Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to Head National Institutes of Health
RSNA: Levothyroxine Tied to Bone Loss Over Time in Older Adults
Authors say findings may be due to relative excess of thyroid hormone even when treatment is targeted to reference range goals
President-Elect Trump Names His Picks to Head the CDC and FDA
In addition, the president-elect has chosen his nominee for surgeon general
Spinal Cord Stimulation Holds Promise for Chronic Pain
Meta-analysis reveals benefits for pain intensity for both conventional and novel spinal cord stimulation
