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Mixing Paxlovid With Specific Immunosuppressants Risks Serious Adverse Reactions
The EMA has warned that Paxlovid should only be administered alongside tacrolimus, ciclosporin, everolimus, or sirolimus if their blood levels can...
Conference Coverage
Are There Benefits to Taking GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Before Joint Surgery?
Two new studies looked at the effects of the weight-loss drugs on rates of complications after hip replacement procedures. The results were mixed...
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FDA Emphasizes Alternative Device Sterilization Strategies
Revised guidance promotes vaporized hydrogen peroxide as a sterilization method to reduce ethylene oxide use.
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Surgery Shows Longer-Term Benefits for Dupuytren Contracture
At 2 years, the success rate was maintained for surgery, but not for the other two invasive treatments.
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Bariatric Surgery Doesn’t Improve Mental Health in Teens
Despite improvements in weight, cardiometabolic health, and physical quality of life, bariatric surgery is an obesity treatment and improvements...
From the Journals
Robotic Mastectomy Is Feasible, But Is It Safe?
Surgeon discusses pros and cons of single-port platform for bilateral mastectomies.
Conference Coverage
Regrowth Predicts Metastasis in Rectal Cancer Watch and Wait
Investigators compared outcomes for ‘watch-and-wait’ patients with those who had total mesorectal excisions after neoadjuvant therapy.
From the Journals
Weight Loss Surgery Yields Long-Term BP Control in Obesity
After 5 years, bariatric surgery, in addition to lowering BMI, maintained blood pressure with fewer medications vs BP medication alone, final data...
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Mega Malpractice Verdicts Against Physicians on the Rise
Multimillion-dollar verdicts against hospital centers are on the rise, according to reports.
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Federal Bill Seeks AI Tools to Stop Medicare Fraud
The legislation would direct the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to test the use of predictive risk-scoring algorithms in finding fraud...
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New Tech Could Record Deep-Brain Activity From Surface
Combining electrical and optical methods with AI, researchers developed a new brain implant that can read deep-brain activity without penetrating...