Patients With Extreme Obesity Face Limitations to Accessing Specialty Care
41 percent of practices declined to schedule appointment for hypothetical patient weighing 465 lb; 52 percent lacked basic standards of care
Guidelines Developed for Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy
PMRT indicated for most with node-positive breast cancer and select patients with node-negative disease
Remote Perioperative Telemonitoring Beneficial After Cancer Surgery
Patients in the RPM care arm had a 6 percent greater functional recovery rate
Shunt Surgery Beneficial in Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus
Shunting improves gait velocity at three months in patients with response to temporary CSF drainage
Photorefractive Keratectomy Safe, Effective for Teenagers
Visual outcomes were similar to or slightly better for teenagers aged 17 and 18 years than adults aged 19 to 40 years
Surgical Volume Increases With Introduction of HoLEP
Surgical volume increased significantly after adoption of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate, with no change in catchment area
Organ Donation Agency Could Be First Ever Shut Down by U.S. Government
Miami’s Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency is being shut down over safety issues
Weight-Loss Surgery Bests Medical Weight Management for Obesity-Related Risk Mitigation
Significantly lower risk seen for developing major metabolic comorbidities
GLP-1 RAs Cost-Effective Versus Usual Care for Knee OA, Obesity
Tirzepatide offers more favorable return on investment, but greater benefits seen at lower costs for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Self-Sufficiency Regained Immediately in Most Patients After Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery
Second study shows uncorrected visual acuity, spherical equivalent refraction as good or better with immediate versus delayed bilateral cataract surgery
