April 26, 2023
Seven months after Lahavah Wallace’s weight loss operation, a New York bariatric surgery practice sued her, accusing her of “intentionally” failing to pay nearly $18,000 of […]
February 15, 2023
In 2018, when The Lancet pulled two studies by once-celebrated transplant surgeon Paolo Macchiarini after he was found guilty of misconduct, we suggested in a post that the journal’s chapter of the […]
January 30, 2023
For a patient who needs a liver, living donation offers an alternative to staying on a list of over 10,000 people waiting for a liver transplant. […]
January 11, 2023
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it has issued warning letters to manufacturers of medical scopes used in surgical procedures, citing […]
December 5, 2022
Female Surgeons Are Disadvantaged Women surgeons face physical disadvantages that men don’t, according to a review by an Italian research group. Specifically, surgical instruments and operating […]
December 2, 2022
Women are better surgeons, particularly for female patients, according to a study recently published in JAMA Surgery. The study showed that male and female patients do […]
November 29, 2022
After reading a paper published in The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England last March, Andrew Thomas, an orthopedic surgeon in the UK, […]
November 17, 2022
A redesign of outpatient orthopedic operating room services increased efficiency and reduced costs at a tertiary care academic hospital in Ontario, Canada, according to a new […]
November 10, 2022
Routine glove and instrument changes prior to closing abdominal incisions can reduce surgical site infections (SSIs), according to a large clinical trial conducted in low- and […]