Lasting Decrease Seen in Risk for All-Cause Mortality After Bariatric Surgery
Both women and men had significantly lower mortality, but suicide risk increased, mainly in those aged 18 to 34 years
Inflation Reduction Act Estimated to Yield Billions in Drug Savings
Ceiling prices for negotiation would have reduced Medicare prescription drug spending by ~5 percent if implemented from 2018 to 2020
Evidence for Efficacy of Antidepressants for Pain Is Limited
In 11 comparisons, antidepressants were efficacious, but they were inefficacious or evidence was inconclusive for 31 comparisons
High-Quality Surgical Videos Lacking for Vaporization of Prostate
Average video score was 6.65; only 24.3 percent of videos emphasized critical steps of surgery
Machine Perfusion of Kidneys Protects Against Delayed Graft Function
Outcomes after transplant better with machine perfusion, combination therapy than with therapeutic hypothermia among brain-dead kidney donors
Neoadjuvant Oxaliplatin-Fluoropyrimidine Chemo Improves Colon Cancer Outcomes
Benefits include histopathologic downstaging, fewer incomplete resections, and better two-year disease control
Black, Hispanic Patients Have Worse Outcomes for Retinal Detachment
However, authors say preoperative factors may explain this disparity
Many Anesthesiologists Do Not Accurately Report Anesthesia Start Time
68.74 percent of cases had anesthesia start time documented after in-room time, corresponding to $638,671.57 of lost revenue
Mortality Down With Surgery for Stenosis With, Without Spondylolisthesis
Reduced mortality and lower treatment costs seen for surgical treatment versus nonsurgical treatment
FDA Could Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
Draft recommendations around the new policy center on 'individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV'
