U.S. Woman Living Healthy With Kidney Sourced From Pig
SABCS: Risk-Reducing Surgery Improves Outcomes in Young Breast Cancer Patients With BRCA Mutations
Findings show survival benefits for both risk-reducing mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy
SABCS: Omission of Axillary Staging Noninferior for Node-Negative Breast Cancer
Omission noninferior to sentinel-lymph-node biopsy for clinically node-negative early-stage invasive breast cancer
Early Bilateral Oophorectomy Increases Risk of Alzheimer Disease
Risk even higher among women with bilateral oophorectomy carrying an APOE4 allele
SABCS: Active Monitoring Noninferior to Guideline Care for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Two-year cumulative rate of invasive ipsilateral breast cancer 5.9 and 4.2 percent for guideline-concordant care, active monitoring
Breast Reconstruction Rates Stable After Increase From 2005 to 2012
Higher increase in rates over time seen for Black and Asian patients versus White patients and for Medicaid, Medicare patients
Altered Gait Following ACL Surgery May Lead to Additional Knee Problems
Gait becomes more symmetrical over 12 months after ACL reconstruction, but aberrant gait biomechanics persist
Hypovolemic Phlebotomy Beneficial Before Liver Resection
Hypovolemic phlebotomy reduces perioperative red blood cell transfusions, with no increase in incidence of complications
Removal of Tonsils, Adenoids May Increase Stress-Related Disorders in Children, Teens
Higher subsequent risk for stress-related disorders seen compared with unexposed population controls, matched sibling cohort
