In a Medical First, Kidney Transplant Is Performed With Regional Anesthesia Only
A spinal injection was used to anesthetize the patient while he remained awake
2019 to 2020 Saw Increase in Rate of Firearm Injury EMS Encounters
Higher rates seen for males than females, among non-Hispanic Black or African Americans, and in those aged 15 to 24 years
CMS Hospital Star Ratings Offer Limited Measure of Surgical Quality
Star rating linked to postop mortality, serious complications, readmissions, but wide variation in outcomes within each star rating group
Amino Acids Reduced Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Benefits seen without any increase in adverse events
Multimodal Antiobesity Medications Yield Superior Preoperative Weight Loss
Findings seen in high-risk patients with body mass index ≥70 preparing to undergo metabolic surgery
Pandemic-Era Tax Credits Made Healthcare More Affordable, But They’re Set to Expire
Approximately 7 Percent of U.S. Population Uninsured in 2023
10.9 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years were uninsured at the time of interview in 2023, as were 3.9 percent of children aged 0 to 17 years
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Conversion to Diabetes Over Long-Term Follow-Up
Findings seen at five, 10, and 15 years following surgery versus nonsurgical, matched controls
Epilepsy Surgery for Neuroglial Tumors Shows Good Long-Term Outcomes
Main prognostic factor for seizure outcome is complete lesion resection
Health Care Spending Growth Projected to Outpace GDP to 2032
National health expenditures projected to have increased 7.5 percent in 2023, when COVID-19 public health emergency ended
