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Patients with delirium following major surgery are more likely to have worse outcomes

Post-Op Delirium Diminishes Recovery in Older Patients

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Worse outcomes include increased hospital length of stay, disability, and mortality
In a review article published online Sept. 3 in the New England Journal of Medicine

Suggested Response Provided for In-Flight Medical Emergencies

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Article offers tips for physicians providing emergency in-flight medical care
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning that injectable skin-lightening products are potentially unsafe and ineffective.

FDA Issues Warning Regarding Injectable Skin Lighteners

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Injectable products may contain unknown substances or contaminants

August 2015 Briefing – Cosmetic Surgery

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cosmetic Surgery for August 2015. This roundup includes the...
The outcome of a recent case regarding the termination of physicians by an insurance company following a dispute over the necessity of medical services provided has serious implications for physicians and their patients

AMA: Ruling Makes It Easier for Insurers to Terminate Doctors

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Court supported insurance company in termination of doctors after dispute over necessity of services
For most atrial fibrillation patients taking warfarin who require temporary interruption for a procedure

Periop Bridging Unnecessary for Most A-Fib Patients on Warfarin

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Arterial thromboembolism risk doesn't appear to rise without additional drug treatment
Microfocused ultrasound appears safe for improving laxity of the skin of the face and neck in patients with Fitzpatrick skin types III to VI

Microfocused Ultrasound Safe for Fitzpatrick Skin Types III-VI

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Three reported adverse events were temporary and associated with treatment technique
Too few members of certain minority groups are pursuing careers in U.S. medicine

Too Few Blacks, Hispanics Pursuing Careers As Physicians

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Shortage of minority physicians may affect U.S. patient care, experts say
Women tend to manage their femininity so as to be considered adherent to the unspoken code of the non-gendered worker

Women in Academic Medicine ‘Manage Femininity’ to Succeed

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Strategies for this include appearing easy-going or downplaying differences based on gender
Pulsed dye laser therapy seems feasible for treating steroid-induced atrophic scars

Pulsed Dye Laser Feasible for Steroid-Induced Atrophic Scars

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Of 15 patients treated with pulsed dye laser, all but one experienced some degree of improvement