LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth, though lawmakers could enact the restriction over his objections….
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Study: Bariatric surgery significantly reduces cancer risk for certain patients
Bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of cancer—and especially obesity-related cancers—by as much as half in certain individuals, according to a study by researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s Center for Liver Diseases and Liver Masses. The…
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Brief Intervention Can Prompt Lasting PTSD Relief in Injured Patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Focused exposure using an integrated stepped approach by trauma center clinicians can lead to a significant reduction in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in injured patients, according to a randomized clinical trial. As Dr. Douglas…
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‘Price Is Right’ Surgical Photos Bring Investigation
A group of medical residents in Michigan are under investigation after posting photos on Instagram that showed them holding an organ from one patient and fibroid tissue from another, according NBC affiliate WOOD TV 8. In one photo, a doctor…
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Prescription Pad a ‘Lethal Weapon’ for MD Indicted for Murder
A New York physician has been indicted on five counts of murder, with prosecutors alleging he demonstrated a depraved indifference to human life when he prescribed opioids and other drugs to patients who professed substance use disorders and later overdosed….
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Blood Test Predicts Organ Rejection Risk After Kidney Transplant
A functional immunologic assay that could easily be incorporated into routine laboratory work can predict which patients are at high risk for rejection of their newly transplanted kidney early enough in the process that it would give physicians time to…
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New ASH Guidelines: VTE Prevention, Treatment in Cancer Patients
New guidelines from the American Society of Hematology “strongly recommend” using no thromboprophylaxis over using parenteral thromboprophylaxis in ambulatory patients receiving cancer chemotherapy who have low venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk, and using no thromboprophylaxis over oral thromboprophylaxis with vitamin K…
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New web-based tool predicts the risk of post-surgical complications
Heart attack, kidney failure, stroke. These are just a few of the life-threatening complications that patients are at risk for following surgery. Now Jefferson researchers have developed an easy-to-use, web-based tool that predicts the risk of post-surgical complications such as…
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Model identifies risk of serious complications following surgery
Heart attack, kidney failure, stroke. These are just a few of the life-threatening complications that patients are at risk for following surgery. Now Jefferson researchers have developed an easy-to-use, web-based tool that predicts the risk of post-surgical complications such as…
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