Sublobar Resection Not Inferior to Lobar Resection for T1aN0 NSCLC
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sublobar resection is not inferior to lobar resection for patients with peripheral non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a tumor size of 2 cm or less, according to a study published in the Feb. 9 issue of t…
Learn MoreHospital Volume Affects Liver Surgery Outcomes
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The rates of in-hospital mortality and failure to rescue decrease from a hospital volume threshold of more than 25 liver resections per year, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in the British Journal…
Learn MorePatients With Degenerative Meniscus Tears Do Not Benefit From Surgery
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed degenerative meniscus tears do not benefit from arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) versus nonsurgical or sham treatment, according to a study published o…
Learn MorePostop White Matter Injury Rates Down Over Time for Neonates With Complex CHD
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For neonates with complex congenital heart disease (CHD), the rates of postoperative white matter injury (WMI) have decreased over time, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the…
Learn MoreGot Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to bunions, millions of Americans are painfully familiar with the signs: Swelling, redness, a telltale bulge on the side of the big toe. Corns and calluses where other toes rub together. And pain….
Learn MoreLas trompas de Falopio de algunas mujeres se deben extirpar, aun con un riesgo bajo de cáncer de ovario
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más mujeres que ya han tenido todos los hijos que quieren, incluso las que tienen un riesgo bajo de cáncer de ovario, deberían someterse a una extirpación de las trompas de Falopio como medida de pre…
Learn MoreEven When at Low Risk, Some Women Should Remove Fallopian Tubes to Avoid Ovarian Cancer: Experts
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More women, even those at low risk for ovarian cancer, who have finished having children should have their fallopian tubes removed as a precaution to prevent the deadly disease, a leading research group has …
Learn MoreBlack, Hispanic Patients Have Worse Outcomes for Retinal Detachment
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic patients treated surgically for retinal detachment have worse vision results than White patients, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.Jia …
Learn MoreCoágulos sanguíneos en los pulmones: sopesar unas cirugías más tempranas para ayudar a salvar vidas
MIÉRCOLES, 25 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La Asociación Americana del Corazón (American Heart Association, AHA) publicó una nueva declaración científica sobre las embolias pulmonares (EP), una afección que a veces resulta letal, en que un coá…
Learn MoreBlood Clots in the Lungs: Consider Surgery Earlier to Help Save Lives
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American Heart Association has issued a new scientific statement on pulmonary embolism (PE), a sometimes fatal condition in which a blood clot travels to the lungs.The American Heart Association (AHA) s…
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