Surgery
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When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges
The disruptions caused by cancer and its treatment can interfere with normal physiological and psychological development, leading to issues with...
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How Common Is Pediatric Emergency Mistriage?
More than half of pediatric emergency patients were overtriaged, and researchers identified multiple disparities among those more likely to be...
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Opioids Post T&A
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Which Surgeries Drive the Most Opioid Prescriptions in Youth?
Three procedures accounted for 59.1% of morphine milligram equivalents: Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, open treatment of upper extremity...
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Alternative antirejection regimen is efficacious in pediatric heart transplant
Results of the head-to-head TEAMMATE trial show the combination of everolimus and low-dose tacrolimus can be considered an alternative to MMF plus...
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Minimally invasive surfactant shows some benefit in infants’ first 2 years
MIST, compared with sham treatment, did not reduce death or neurodevelopmental disability, but infants who received MIST had lower rates of poor...
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‘Decapitated’ boy saved by surgery team
The key element in surgeries of the cervical spine – trauma and complex spine surgery – is planning.
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Five ways to avert a malpractice lawsuit with better EHR techniques
Physicians often assume that if they put a note in the electronic chart, others will look for it, but one expert says it’s far more prudent to...
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Could a malpractice insurer drop you when you need it most?
It’s essential to know what your specific policy’s exclusions are, or you may be surprised to find that your malpractice liability insurance doesn...
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Docs using AI? Some love it, most remain wary
Most medical practices are shying away from tools powered by artificial intelligence, a recent poll shows. Many want more evidence of its accuracy...
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Pig kidneys show ‘life-sustaining’ function in human
During the first 24 hours after transplantation, the pig kidneys made more than 37 liters of urine. “It was really a remarkable thing to see.”