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Great Ormond Street Acts to End Dispute Between Surgeons

News January 17, 2020

A rift between two consultants at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children was putting the safe operation of the urology unit at risk, a report warned.
GPs in England Reject New Contract

News January 17, 2020
Northern Ireland Nurses Suspend Strike Action

News January 16, 2020

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A Fine Balance: Report Aims to Curb Opioid Epidemic, Manage Pain

Medscape Medical News January 7, 2020

A new consensus report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine aims to address the US epidemic of opioid misuse and overdose while ensuring effective pain management.
Prominent Surgeon Dies 'Trapped by Flames' in Australia Fires

Medscape Medical News January 6, 2020
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Omit Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer? Not Yet

Medscape Medical News December 17, 2019

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Repair of Proximal Humerus Fracture Linked to Worse Outcomes in Elderly

Reuters Health Information January 16, 2020
Doctor Lets Patients 'Pay' for Surgeries With Volunteer Service

Medscape Medical News January 16, 2020
Comparative Harms of Prostate Cancer Treatment Estimated in New Analysis

Reuters Health Information January 16, 2020
Breast Conservation After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Less Common in US Than Elsewhere

Reuters Health Information January 15, 2020
Knee Replacement Timing Out of Step for Most Candidates

Medscape Medical News January 15, 2020
Three Simple Things to Improve Cancer Care

Medscape Medical News January 15, 2020
Kidneys From Donors With AKI Safe for Transplant, But Often Unused

Medscape Medical News January 14, 2020
Electric Scooter Injuries Rising, Often Involving the Head

Reuters Health Information January 13, 2020

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Doc Gets New Heart, Loses Residency

Article December 17, 2019

After receiving an emergency heart transplant, a resident learns her residency program is closing.
Hold This Drug? Perioperative Medication Management

Commentary December 27, 2019

The Curbsiders, a trio of practicing internists, share tips they've learned about the tricky issue of perioperative medication management.
Hospital of the Future: 0% Autopsy Rate

Commentary December 17, 2019
Hospital for Special Surgery

Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound--Do You Know Best Practices?

Commentary December 17, 2019

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Dermatitis After 2-Octyl Cyanoacrylate Exposure

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery January 17, 2020
Procedural Anxiety, Pain Catastrophizing, and Pain During EGD

Southern Medical Journal January 17, 2020
National Trends in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery

Spine January 16, 2020
Autologous Cell Harvesting and Processing Devices for Burns

Wounds January 15, 2020
Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury

Anesthesiology January 9, 2020
Costs Associated With Surgery in the Medicare Population

Annals of Surgery January 9, 2020

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Doc Guilty in 'Heinous' Fraud Case Involving False Diagnoses

Medscape Medical News January 16, 2020

Jorge Zamora-Quezada, MD, falsely diagnosed patients has having rheumatoid arthritis, treated them with toxic drugs, and falsified medical records to mislead a federal investigation.
Doctor Lets Patients 'Pay' for Surgeries With Volunteer Service

Medscape Medical News January 16, 2020
Of Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, Which Docs Have Highest Burnout?

Medscape Medical News January 15, 2020
FDA Accepting Less Data, More Surrogate Endpoints in Trials

Medscape Medical News January 15, 2020

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