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Antibiotics Inferior to Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Kids

Treatment failure rate at 1 year reached 34% with antibiotics versus 7% with appendectomy

8 Hrs Ago
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Opinion
Independent Surgeons Are Disappearing. Here's Why That Matters.

Private practices offer personalized care, expanded access, and physician autonomy

Jan 18, 2025
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One Racial Group Is Less Likely to Go Through With Bariatric Surgery

No disparity emerges, though, in discussing weight-loss surgery with a healthcare provider

Jan 16, 2025
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Do Stressed Out Surgeons Have Better or Worse Patient Outcomes?

Study's unexpected findings have parallels to observations in elite athletes

Jan 16, 2025
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Surgical Patient's Face Catches Fire; Drug Prices Up; Slime at Boar's Head Plant

Health news and commentary gathered by app staff

Jan 15, 2025
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Opinion
Here's What It Will Take to Grow HIV-Positive to HIV-Positive Transplant Access

Updated federal regulations are an essential step, but more work remains

Jan 14, 2025
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Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity

To people in the amputee community, the coverage disparity amounts to discrimination

Jan 11, 2025
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FDA Panel Backs Injection for Leg Pain Caused by Herniated Discs

Evidence supports narrow indication for intervertebral injections of condoliase, advisors say

Jan 10, 2025
FDA ADCOMM condoliase (Hernicore) over a photo of a syringe pointing at a lumbar disk hernia.
Operative Vaginal Delivery Riskier at Lower Volume Hospitals

Hospital experience is connected to a range of obstetric and neonatal outcomes

Jan 09, 2025
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Hospital Indicted for Fraud; HHS Advice for RFK Jr.; Matt Damon Joins Debt Effort

Health news and commentary gathered by app staff

Jan 09, 2025
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Headlines About Doc Who 'Catches' Patient's Cancer Are Popping Up Again

News outlets run stories based on 30-year-old case report of accidental cancer transplantation

Jan 07, 2025
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Opinion
Bodies Into Other Bodies

A patient's perspective on transplantation and time

Jan 07, 2025
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Opinion
How AI Could Help Solve the Global Blood Shortage Crisis

"Blood deserts" can benefit from high-tech solutions

Jan 07, 2025
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Opinion
Don't Be a Jerk in a Donor OR

It is a privilege to work as a guest in another facility

Jan 05, 2025
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