CDC Establishes New ‘Clean Hands Count’ Campaign
Campaign urges health care professionals and patients and loved ones to keep hands clean
Substantial Aggregate Costs of Care for Cervical Cancer
Advanced age, stage at diagnosis, comorbidities predict greater costs in most care phases
Staging System Developed for Revision Rhinoplasty
Three-component preoperative staging system measures prognosis in revision rhinoplasty
Revascularization Beats Exercise for PAD Patients
Researchers analyzed levels of TGF-β1 and collagen in biopsies of affected calf muscles
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 30-May 4
The 84th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons The annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons was...
CT-Gross Tumor Volume Predicts Outcome in Larynx Preservation
CT-GTV predicts persistence of tracheostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
Review Finds CABG Bests PCI in End-Stage Renal Disease
Updated review and meta-analysis show beneficial effect for CABG for long-term mortality
Readability of Online Info About Pancreatic Cancer Varies
Lowest accuracy scores for alternative tx websites; websites with higher accuracy more difficult to read
No Benefit Found for Perioperative Statin Therapy
Statins don't prevent complications and may cause acute kidney injury, researchers report
Lung Cancer Resection Linked to Longer Survival for Older Patients
Researchers find those 65 and older survive longer when they have surgery
