Wasteful tests before surgery: Study shows how to reduce them safely
For many patients, getting ready to have surgery means getting their blood drawn, their heart rhythm checked, or having other tests in the weeks leading up to their… read more.
For many patients, getting ready to have surgery means getting their blood drawn, their heart rhythm checked, or having other tests in the weeks leading up to their… read more.
Researchers have provided the molecular explanation for why some osteoporosis drugs offer protection against Covid-19. The study, by researchers at the University of York, builds on work conducted… read more.
Researchers report that adjuvant (post-surgical) trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) treatment of women with high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer has reduced their long-term risk of death or invasive disease by 46%… read more.
Women are less likely to receive a lung transplant and spend an average of six weeks longer on the waiting list, according to a study published today (Thursday)… read more.
Mesoblast Limited announced the FDA approved Ryoncil (remestemcel-L) as the first mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapy in the United States. Rynocil is the only MSC therapy approved in… read more.
Surgeons are quicker and more successful at completing a buzz wire game compared with other hospital staff, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. However, surgeons… read more.
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of a marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Osenvelt (denosumab biosimilar), intended for the prevention… read more.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is pleased that Anthem has reversed course on its deeply flawed policy proposal to no longer pay for anesthesia care if the… read more.
For people with an injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee, surgical ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is an effective treatment for restoring joint stability, however, many treated patients… read more.
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. announced FDA Premarket Approval Application (PMA) Supplement approval for the Oxford Cementless Partial Knee. The approval is based on safety and effectiveness data from… read more.
Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated appendicitis is a cost-saving alternative to surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). Appendicitis is… read more.
A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, in collaboration with researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public… read more.
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