Surgery

HRSA will invite organizations to bid for contracts for different parts of the transplant system's functions

Though 295 drugs were in shortage last year, the latest number is 130; about 15 critical drug products have been scarce for a decade

Veterans with VA health care only, Tricare less likely to live in family having problems paying medical bills than those with private insurance

Additionally, those with developmental delay have higher incidence of comorbidities, prematurity

The 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Highest odds of opioid overdose seen when both the individual and another household member had opioid fills in previous six months

No difference seen in keratinocyte cancers or actinic keratoses for organ-transplant recipients receiving oral nicotinamide or placebo

Few adverse events seen, even in prophylactic use

Overall, 6.3 percent of these injuries required surgery

Younger adults reported slightly worse pain, function, quality of life than late elder patients one year after TKA