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Opponents Use Parental Rights, Anti-Trans Messages to Fight Abortion Ballot Measures

— Groups link gender issues to sway reproductive rights vote

A photo of Steve Sallwasser debating Brittany Nickens outside Planned Parenthood in St. Louis Missouri.

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Resistance Training Falls Short in Severe Hip Arthritis

Trial finds conservative approach inferior to joint replacement

Oct 31, 2024
Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery in Teens Persisted at 10 Years

Remission of coexisting conditions was also maintained, long-term data show

Oct 30, 2024
ASA Advises No Longer Holding GLP-1 Agents Prior to Surgery for Most Patients

New guidance replaces earlier rec of a 1-week and 1-day hold of injectable and oral GLP-1 agents

Oct 30, 2024
Surprising Mediator Links Poverty and Knee Pain

Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it

Oct 29, 2024
ASA Advises No Longer Holding GLP-1 Agents Prior to Surgery for Most Patients

New guidance replaces earlier rec of a 1-week and 1-day hold of injectable and oral GLP-1 agents

Surprising Mediator Links Poverty and Knee Pain

Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it

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People Opting Out of Organ Donation After Donor Mistakenly Declared Dead

The alleged incident even affected donations in France

Oct 29, 2024
A photo of the organ donor field on the back of a driver license.
Opinion
Going Beyond Hearing Aids for Equal Care Access

Hearing loss is only becoming more prevalent

Oct 27, 2024
 A photo of a female physician using sign language to communicate with her female patient who is also wearing a hearing aid.
Opinion
I'm a Black Trauma Surgeon. Ending Gun Violence Demands Fighting for Racial Justice.

An excerpt from Williams' book, The Bodies Keep Coming

Oct 26, 2024
A photo of Brian H. Williams, MD, and the cover of is book The Bodies Keep Coming.
Kidney Transplant Trouble Spelled Out for Newer Rejection Episode Categories

Study details an intermediate prognosis with newer microvascular inflammation phenotypes

Oct 25, 2024
ASN over a photo of San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA.
A Moral Code: Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine

Three physicians face crossroads in patient care

Oct 25, 2024
The Anamnesis logo over an illustration of a doctor presented with three directions at the top of a flight of stairs.
We Don't Always Know What's 'Best' for Our Patients

Grappling with the illusion of patient autonomy

Oct 25, 2024
The Anamnesis logo over an illustration of a doctor presented with three directions at the top of a flight of stairs.
Opinion
A Case of Broca's Aphasia

An excerpt from Theodore H. Schwartz's book, Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery

Oct 25, 2024
A computer rendering of a transparent human head with Broca’s area of the brain highlighted.
UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding

Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school

Oct 24, 2024
A photo of UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, North Carolina.
Want to Fix ED Boarding? Try 'Surgical Smoothing,' Expert Says

And no, it doesn't involve doing surgery on the weekends, notes Peter Viccellio, MD

Oct 23, 2024
A photo of a female physician checking on a patient in a room crowded with patients on gurneys.
Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests

Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns

Oct 23, 2024
ASA over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Opinion
What Will the IV Fluid Shortage Mean for Hospital Finance?

A more strategic approach to production is key to preventing crises like this

Oct 23, 2024
A photo of a bag of IV fluids hanging from a pole as seen from a patient’s perspective.
IV Fluid Shortage May Impact Surgeries Around the U.S. for Weeks

Hurricane-related damage keeps sterile fluids factory shut down

Oct 22, 2024
A photo of the sign outside Baxter International Inc. in Deerfield, Illinois.
No X-Ray Proof of Rare Surgical Complication Tied to GLP-1 Agonists

Conundrum of holding meds continues following conflicting reports of aspiration events

Oct 22, 2024
ASA over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Another Stab at Disease-Modifying OA Drug Hits Home in Early Study

Taking a page from HIV medicine

Oct 22, 2024
A computer rendering of a knee joint highlighted in red.
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