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Interventional cardiologists can competently perform stroke thrombectomy after training, with similar outcomes to neuroradiology centers, a study shows. US neuro-interventionalists oppose that strategy. Medscape Medical News Source…

Despite surgery and subsequent treatment with chemotherapy and radiation, the majority of patients experience recurrence of malignant brain tumors. Source link

Maintenance of good oral health is more important than use of antibiotics in dental procedures for some heart patients to prevent a heart infection caused by bacteria around the teeth, according to a new American Heart Association…

AACE Clin Case Rep. 2020 Dec 28;7(1):20-22. doi: 10.1016/j.aace.2020.11.014. eCollection 2021 Jan-Feb.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a novel group of oral hypoglycemic agents with multiple proven…

With spring baseball season underway, Eric Makhni, M.D., a Henry Ford Health System sports medicine orthopedic surgeon, warns about how overuse can contribute to the high rate of arm injuries among youth players. Source link

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Christi Arnerich, MD, a pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist at Stanford Children’s Health Specialty Services in Emeryville, Fremont and Walnut Creek, answers one parent’s question. Q: My child has PFAPA, a condition that…

The top priority in the field of transplantation is to ensure that donor organs are allocated to the patients with the greatest need. Source link

Taking temozolomide in the morning, rather than the evening, was associated with improved survival in some patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Medscape Medical News Source link

Facial disfigurements can have drastic effects on any individual. With already a multitude of stresses at play, diagnosing a problem in such cases is quite challenging. The orthognathic surgeon can be faced with both smooth and difficult…

Researchers at Henry Ford Health System have found that workers in construction and other manufacturing jobs are more susceptible for developing carpal tunnel syndrome than those who work in office jobs. Source link

(MedPage Today) -- Children who underwent surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) were at much higher risk of developing hypertension in the long term compared with healthy controls, a retrospective cohort study showed. The incidence…

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Obesity is a global pandemic, affecting about 40% of adults in the United States. There is an enormous unmet need for an effective weight-loss solution. Source link

New research by a team from the Cleveland Clinic and the London School of Economics and Political Science has determined that surgeries performed late in the workweek, and those culminating in discharge to a specialty care facility, are…

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Summary: The ambiguity of medical finances, both to the patient and to the provider, has direct effects on the quality of care that is delivered to the patient. To encourage transparency in health care, physician reimbursement is a…

Background: Opioid prescribing practices contribute to opioid misuse, dependency, and diversion. There are currently no comprehensive and quantitative evidence-based guidelines that give procedure-specific recommendations regarding…

A team of Mount Sinai surgeons has performed the world's first human tracheal transplant--an achievement that has the potential to save the lives of thousands of patients around the world who have tracheal birth defects, untreatable…

(MedPage Today) -- Thirteen new rare gene variants in loci related to synaptic function and neuronal development were associated with Alzheimer's disease. (Alzheimer's and Dementia) In an unusual JAMA op-ed, three members of the FDA's…