Total Thyroidectomy Offers Lasting Benefit for Hashimoto Disease
Positive treatment effect on general health score seen after 18 months persisted during five-year follow-up
Patient-Surgeon Gender Concordance Does Not Impact Postoperative Mortality
Gender concordance linked to slightly lower mortality for female patients, higher mortality for male patients, but the difference was not clinically significant
Long-Term Weight Regain Common After Body Contouring Surgery
Weight regain seen after nadir weight loss attained, with more weight gain in those who had undergone bariatric surgery
High BMI Increases Complications for Chest Masculinization Surgery
However, regardless of BMI, risk for severe complications during gender-affirming chest surgery are very low
Number of Cancer Treatments Provided Decreased in First Year of COVID-19
No significant change seen in type of cancer treatment provided for majority of cancer sites and stages evaluated
Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care Lower for Black Colorectal Cancer Patients
Disparity explained by health insurance among those with colon and rectal cancer
Opioid Use Down With Erector Spinae Plane Blocks in Lumbar Laminectomy
Bilateral erector spinae plane blocks combined with multimodal analgesia also reduces pain scores, need for antiemetic therapy
Man Maimed by Electric Shock Receives First-Ever Face Transplant That Includes New Eye
Surgery took 21 hours and a medical team of more than 140 surgeons, nurses, and other health care professionals
ASN: Multicomponent Intervention Does Not Increase Steps Toward Kidney Transplant
Intervention does not significantly increase the rate of completed steps toward receiving a kidney transplant
Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness
The DD breast implants physically supported his heart after his infected lungs were removed
