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Significant Benefit with Liver Transplantation in ACLF: CHANCE Study
The findings highlight “the inadequacy of current transplant allocation criteria for patients with ACLF 2 and 3,” said Dr. Rajiv Jalan.
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Plastic Surgeon to Pay $5 Million for Restriction of Negative Reviews, Directing Fake Reviews
Surgeon’s actions, including having staff post positive fake reviews, violated federal consumer fairness law, says ruling.
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Whether GLP-1 RAs Significantly Delay Gastric Emptying Called into Question
Study finds that GLP-1 RAs do not slow gastric emptying significantly, removing need to stop meds before surgery.
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Vocacapsaicin Could Lessen Pain, Opioid Use Post Surgery
Versus placebo, vocacapsaicin reduced opioid consumption by 50% in first 4 days and pain by 37% in first week post surgery.
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Feds May End Hospital System’s Noncompete Contract for Part-Time Docs
NLRB issued a complaint against Mount Sinai Health System for contracts that request confidentiality, bar docs from poaching.
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Time Warp: Fax Machines Still Common in Oncology Practice. Why?
Oncologists are among the many specialists across the country at the mercy of telecopiers.
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Scope of Practice Concerns Lead to Hospital’s Temp Ban on CRNAs
California hospitals receive citations for CRNAs who were practicing outside their scope, one leading anesthesia teams.
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Which Surgery for Vaginal Vault Prolapse? No Clear Winner
Various surgical approaches to treat vaginal vault prolapse may be similarly safe and effective.
From the Journals
Liver Resection Beats Out Alternatives in Early Multinodular HCC
Researchers compare the efficacy of liver resection, percutaneous radiofrequency ablation, and TACE in patients with early multinodular HCC.
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CMS Announces End to Cyberattack Relief Program
Payments from the Accelerated and Advance Payment program will close for application in July.
Commentary
Is This Journal Legit? Predatory Publishers
Physicians discuss various publishing models, and what journal characteristics to look out for as predatory.