Low Dietary Calcium, Potassium Intake Tied to Kidney Stone Recurrence
Adding foods high in calcium and potassium to the diet may help prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones
Removing Small, Asymptomatic Kidney Stones Beneficial
Risk for relapse lower with removal of small, asymptomatic, secondary stones during endoscopic removal of primary stone
Guideline Addresses Anorectal Abscess; Anal, Rectovaginal Fistulas
Clinical guidelines updated for management of anorectal abscess, fistula-in-ano, and rectovaginal fistula
Dexmedetomidine Cuts Perioperative Respiratory AEs in Tonsillectomy
Incidence of PRAEs reduced with dexmedetomidine versus midazolam among children undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Poll: Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care
One in four Americans have put off medical care or prescription purchases due to higher prices
Surgery Feasible Soon After COVID-19 for Vaccinated Patients
No increased risk for perioperative complications seen for fully vaccinated patients, surgery without general anesthesia
Few Women Undergo MRI After Silicone Breast Implant
Adherence to FDA recommendation was 5.9 percent and did not differ for those undergoing cosmetic or reconstructive surgery
Just 8 Percent of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
Before last year's decline, the rate of uninsured Americans was in double digits for decades
Recommendations Issued for Medical Response to Mass Shootings
Eight recommendations have been endorsed by emergency medical services clinicians, emergency medicine doctors, surgeons
Neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX Studied for Borderline Resectable PDAC
For patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, favorable overall survival seen with eight cycles of mFOLFIRINOX
