ASA: Endovascular Therapy Beneficial for Large Ischemic Strokes
Two studies were stopped early due to efficacy of endovascular therapy compared with medical care alone
Disparities Seen in Surgical Resident Representation, Attrition
Risk for attrition significantly higher for female and underrepresented-in-medicine residents, particularly Black residents
Data Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
Number of Americans with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million from 2020 to 2022
Practicing Physicians Saw Excess Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic
However, physicians had substantially lower excess mortality than the general U.S. population
ChatGPT Scores Close to Passing U.S. Medical Licensing Exams
ChatGPT performs at or near the passing threshold of 60 percent accuracy without specialized training
Lower Loading on Patellofemoral Joint Tied to Worse Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction
Lower peak patellofemoral joint contact force linked to prevalent early PFJ osteoarthritis at one year after ACL reconstruction
Sublobar Resection Not Inferior to Lobar Resection for T1aN0 NSCLC
Sublobar resection is noninferior for disease-free and overall survival for patients with tumors ≤2 cm
Geriatric Fracture Program Tied to Improved Outcomes
Patients with all fracture types enrolled in the integrated inpatient and outpatient program had reduced length of stay and total direct costs
Massachusetts Bill Would Let Prisoners Donate Organs in Exchange for Shorter Sentence
Program would allow inmates to receive sentence reductions of 60 days to one year after donating organs or bone marrow
Hospital Volume Affects Liver Surgery Outcomes
Rates of in-hospital mortality, failure to rescue decreased from a hospital volume threshold of >25 liver resections per year
