Surgery

How taking time to reflect after the loss of a patient can help physicians endure everyday loss.

Legislators and a libertarian think-tank have flaunted the merits of the Right-to-Try experimental drug policy. But physicians question its value and the message it sends to patients.

Doctors of osteopathic medicine have long sought to be viewed equally in the eyes of their colleagues, but their differences may have helped shape modern medicine. Does stigma still exist?

Challenges negatively influenced career satisfaction with 39% seriously considering leaving residency and 30% reporting advising a female medical student against pursuing a surgical career.

If approved, NTX-011 may help combat the nationwide opioid epidemic.

Vijay Singh, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Northwell Health, discussed the ongoing debate surrounding the use of robotics in surgery, and where the two sides stand.

Medicare expansion was linked to a 1.8% increase in early complications and a 2.6% increase in optimal care.

Physician burnout and stress have grown rampant across the world of medicine. What are some of the practices doctors, universities, and health care leaders use to fight them?

Depressed elderly patients undergoing SAVR or TAVR had a 7.3% higher rate of mortality compared to non-depressed patients.

The new technology allows surgeons to develop customized surgical plans prior to entering the OR.

Interventions are lacking for MSDs, which can result in lost time at work and early retirement.

The Intristic Therapeutics product was advised against by the FDA's Advisory Committee by a vote of 5-8, with 1 abstention.

The system was approved to aid in minimally invasive surgeries.

67% to 92% of surgical patients prescribed opioids reported having unused medication.

A study from the University of Warwick revealed a link between levels of gut hormone FGF-19 and diabetic remission in bariatric surgical patients.

Jared Huston, MD, discusses the development and application of a new neural tourniquet device in the field of surgery.

Ten patients to undergo the transplant were treated with direct-acting antiviral Zepatier for 12 weeks post-op.

Readmission because of complications from colorectal surgery has been a challenge for surgeons.

Surgeons can collaborate with pharmacists to reduce medication errors.

Doctors should have an honest discussion with patients who exhibit red flags showing that they should not be given opioids, Larry Greenblatt, MD, of Duke University School of Medicine said at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.

A Haitian nurse offered advice: "Keep your textbook nearby".

“Today, hernia is really an endocrine disease,” according to Hong Zhao.

Heart damage after non-cardiac surgery is usually missed. A test finds it.

Uveitis recurrence was associated with failure of trabeculectomy, not implant.