Americans Borrowed $88 Billion in Past Year to Pay for Health Care
Many do not seek treatment for health issues due to cost or reduce spending to pay for health care
March 2019 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Doctors Unclear on Legal Obligations in Caring for Patients With Disability
Doctors report having little formal training, have incorrect understanding of care for patients with disability
Awake Endoscopic Spinal Fusion Appears to Be Safe, Effective
Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion without general anesthesia is safe
Three Interventions Involved in Decrease in Combat Mortality
Increased use of tourniquets, blood transfusions, rapid prehospital transport time key to mortality reduction
Doctors With Malpractice Claims More Likely to Leave Medicine
Physicians with five or more malpractice claims more than twice as likely to go into solo practice
Virtual Reality Cuts Time to Guide Catheter to Target Blood Vessels
Compared with fluoroscopic guidance, VR reduces time to select GDA, splenic, right hepatic artery
Receiving Activated Charcoal Bag Tied to Proper Opioid Disposal
Less medication flushing, inappropriate garbage disposal seen for those receiving activated charcoal bag
Fewer Complications Seen With Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Both UFE and myomectomy are useful for treating symptomatic uterine fibroids
Risk for Miscarriage Increased With Night Work During Pregnancy
Two or more night shifts during previous week tied to miscarriage risk after pregnancy week 8
