General Surgery News

Too Old to Practice Medicine? In Brazil, there is no age limit for practicing medicine. Many Brazilian physicians support periodic self-evaluations, but not mandatory age-related assessments.
Medscape Medical News, October 05, 2022
How to Avert Physician Misbehavior Whether it's disruptive behavior, physician misconduct, or treating colleagues badly, it's important to deal effectively with doctors' bad behavior.
Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
Bariatric Surgery May Up Risk for Epilepsy Bariatric surgery can raise the risk of developing epilepsy, new research suggests. However, experts note the mechanisms for this association are unclear.
Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
In the Aftermath of Medical Errors: Podcast Dives Deep A new storytelling podcast explored shame among clinicians, in an effort to offer healthcare professionals space to explore their own experiences.
Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
Online Tool Predicts Complications From Hysterectomy Researchers have developed multivariable logistic regression models to provide personalized risk estimates that aid in shared decision-making for patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign disease.
Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
Alert Class I Recall of LifeSPARC Advanced Circulatory Support System A software malfunction may cause the system's controller to wrongly enter critical failure mode causing the pump to stop working; 66 complaints and 2 injuries have been reported.
Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2022
Image-Guided Superficial Radiation as First-line in Skin Cancer? For non-melanoma skin cancer, image-guided superficial radiation therapy offered comparable disease control to Mohs surgery. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.
First Look, September 30, 2022
Alert FDA Clears Nexpowder Endoscopic Hemostasis System Nexpowder provides improved visibility and control for treating nonvariceal upper GI bleeding, according to the company's news release.
FDA Approvals, September 29, 2022
Ontario Doctors Seek to Ease Strain on Healthcare System The Ontario Medical Association proposes to work with the government to create a centralized referral system so patients can be distributed among available doctors, regardless of where they live.
Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2022
Poll: Do Doctors Come to Work Sick? Whereas physicians coming to work sick was fairly common in the past, has the COVID pandemic changed the culture of coming to work while feeling ill?
Medscape Reader Polls, September 28, 2022
Female Docs Rarely Earn Highest Drug, Device Payouts: Study A new study finds gender disparities common in industry payouts, resulting in female physicians earning less and having fewer opportunities to network and advance their careers.
Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2022
Improved Screening for Post-op Delirium Holds Promise Older adults are more likely to experience delirium after surgery, but a new study found effective screening can reduce their chances of developing the complication.
Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
Post-Transplant Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Kidney Recipients Combined family history and early postoperative plasma glucose, but not glycated albumin, predicted post-transplant diabetes mellitus in kidney recipients in a new study.
First Look, September 27, 2022
TCT 2022 Post-PCI FFR in Multivessel Disease Predicts Target Vessel Failure In a new analysis of the FAME 3 trial, post-PCI fractional flow reserve predicted both target vessel failure and the risk of cardiac events.
MDedge News, September 26, 2022
Does Your Gender Matter? Why Some Patients Prefer a Same-Sex Doctor When patients prefer a physician’s gender, it’s likely chalked up to a same-sex preference, a personal reason, religious or comfort reasons, and accommodating that preference may help patients seek care. When the reason is gender discrimination, however, physicians must stand up for one another.
Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2022
Calif. Safety-Net Hospitals Lost Over $3.2B During Pandemic: Study New research indicates that COVID-19 had a debilitating effect on operating revenue at safety-net hospitals in California ― but government assistance provided much needed relief.
Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2022
First Known Opiate Biomarker Shows Fentanyl's Effect on Brain For the first time, a newly identified electrical signature shows the effect an opioid, in this case fentanyl, has on the brain.
Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
What Med Students Need to Know About Money Medical schools often focus on debt management and financial aid counseling but fall short of student expectations regarding financial literacy and operating a business.
Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
Bariatric Surgery While Young Yields Enduring Health Benefits People with severe obesity who underwent bariatric surgery as teens still reap the health rewards at least a decade later, a new study found.
Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022
Nixing 'Race Adjustment' May Up Kidney Transplant Odds for Black Patients Creatinine-based eGFR is best at reducing racial differences in access to kidney transplants, show new data. But nixing race-based adjustment of eGFR may have other unintended consequences, say editorialists.
Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2022

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