Latest - Plastic Surgery

• 94% of Nurses Say There's Racism in Healthcare: Survey Nursing leaders encourage healthcare settings to confront individual, systemic racism to drive change.
  Medscape Medical News, January 25, 2022
• VTE Risk Assessment and Prophylaxis in Plastic Surgery When it comes to venous thromboembolism risk stratification and prophylaxis, what do plastic surgeons need to know?
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, January 24, 2022
• Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2022: Stress, Anxiety, and Anger Physicians had a rough year in 2021, with many feeling more burned out and stressed than they ever have before. Here's what more than 13,000 doctors had to say.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, January 21, 2022
• Physician Burnout, Depression Compounded by COVID: Survey Doctors were already struggling with burnout; the COVID-19 pandemic didn't help.
  Medscape Medical News, January 21, 2022
• Advancing Testing Reforms for Med Students With Disabilities Medical students with disabilities and their advocates across the country have recently stepped up their campaign for improved testing accommodations to ease the path to becoming a doctor.
  Medscape Medical News, January 20, 2022
• New Combo Therapy for Breast Implant–Associated Lymphoma Women who develop breast implant–associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma can achieve good outcomes with chemotherapy plus brentuximab vedotin.
  Medscape Medical News, January 18, 2022
• Medscape Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2022 More than 10,000 physicians in various specialties told Medscape how they are faring amid the global pandemic.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, January 14, 2022
• MedPAC Draws AMA Ire With Vote on 2023 Physician Pay An influential federal panel gave its okay to a mandated freeze on a base rate for Medicare clinician pay but sought to revisit this issue in the future.
  Medscape Medical News, January 14, 2022
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum Following Breast Reconstruction A patient postoperatively developed pyoderma gangrenosum after undergoing mastectomy with deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction. How was this complication managed?
  Wounds, January 14, 2022
• Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now   Two bouts with cancer and a cardiac arrest at age 35 haven't stopped this ophthalmologist-comedian from becoming a social media phenomenon for hilariously poking fun at medicine and himself.
  Medscape, January 13, 2022
• 5 Things: Lessons I've Learned From Dance Medical student Marshall Hall reflects on how his love of dance has shaped him as a person.
  Medscape, January 13, 2022
• Are These Wise Financial Investments for Docs in 2022? Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have risen in value and are gaining in popularity. But you should be aware of the cautions and warnings before moving ahead.
  Medscape Medical News, January 12, 2022
• As Pandemic Regs Expire, States Get Tougher on Telehealth: Report In some states, insurers no longer have to cover telehealth; difficulties also linger for practicing medicine across jurisdictions.
  Medscape Medical News, January 10, 2022
• Steroid Injection vs Surgery for De Quervain's Tenosynovitis These two approaches are equally effective in the treatment of persistent De Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis, but surgery should be considered for those who fail to respond to injections.
  Current Orthopaedic Practice, January 10, 2022
• Flap Selection Affects Postop Success of Pressure Injuries A new study examines the question of whether flap selection impacts the postoperative success of sacral pressure injury reconstruction.
  Wounds, January 07, 2022
• 5 Legal New Year's Resolutions for Every Practice The five ways to prepare your medical practice for the new year, according to a healthcare attorney.
  Medscape Blogs, January 03, 2022
• Methylene Blue and Gentian Violet Foams in Pediatric Wounds In this article, the author describes the successful use of methylene blue and gentian violet foam dressings in pediatric wound management.
  Wounds, December 31, 2021
• Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report 2021 In a year of upheaval and uncertainty, we asked nurses about the impact of the pandemic, the rising incidence of workplace abuse, and what they think of their chosen professions.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, December 29, 2021
• Ulnar Neurapraxia and Carpal Tunnel After Radius Fracture A patient developed both carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar neurapraxia after a distal radius fracture. How was this case successfully treated?
  ePlasty, December 28, 2021
• A Silver-Containing Microfilm Matrix in Surgical Wounds Is the application of this novel microfilm matrix an effective means of preventing surgical site infections?
  Wounds, December 24, 2021