Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Have Minimally Invasive Fibroid Surgery
They are also less likely to have surgery performed by a gynecologic surgeon with subspecialty training in minimally invasive techniques
Early Postoperative Microneedling May Improve Surgical Scars
Small study with 25 patients suggests benefit for the use of microneedling on acute postsurgical scars
Batwing Mastopexy Performed in Immediate Breast Reconstruction
Complication rates comparable for women receiving concurrent batwing mastopexy, standard implant-based reconstruction
Feds Tighten Safety Standards on Tiny High-Powered Magnets That Have Injured Children
New standards aim to reduce injuries that can occur when swallowed magnets attract to each other inside the body
Multidisciplinary Effort Key in Hip Fracture Care for Elders
Collaborative hip fracture care improves continuity of care with the hospital team
U.S. Safety-Net Providers Report Moral Distress in Early Pandemic
Moral distress emerged from being unable to provide optimal care, seeing pandemic’s effects on patients, coworkers
Postop Breast MRI Features May Predict Risk for Second Breast Cancer
Background parenchymal enhancement at surveillance breast MRI linked to increased risk for future second breast cancer
Outcomes of Living, Unrelated Donor Kidney Transplants in Children Examined
Graft survival comparable for living unrelated donor, living related donor kidney recipients
Global Disease Burden Related to Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Explored
Number of new cases, deaths, and DALYs attributable to NMSC expected to increase at least 1.5-fold by 2044
U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased 0.9 Years From 2020 to 2021
Declines in life expectancy seen for males and females, and for all race and Hispanic-origin groups
