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Benefit of Intraoperative Urinary Catheter Questioned in Hernia Repair

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No reduction seen in the risk for postoperative urinary retention

Medicaid Expansion Buffered Health Coverage Loss During Pandemic

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Workers who lived in Medicaid expansion states were 5.4 percent more likely to enroll in Medicaid after job loss during pandemic

More Physical Activity Reported by Those Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

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But only 23.1 percent of respondents who underwent surgery reported meeting physical activity guidelines

Disparities in Life Expectancy by Race, Ethnicity, County Persist

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In the U.S., increases in life expectancy were seen for Black, API, Latino, White populations, but no change seen for AIAN

Genetic Variants in HMGCR Linked to Increased Cataract Risk

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Heterozygous carriers of HMGCR predicted loss-of-function variants had higher risks for developing cataract, cataract surgery

Youth Trampoline Injuries More Severe at Sports Center Than at Home

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Likelihood of musculoskeletal and/or orthopedic injuries, lower extremity injuries, sprains, and need for surgery greater at trampoline centers

Spinal Anesthesia Tied to More Severe Pain After Hip Fracture Surgery

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Greater worst pain in first 24 hours and more prescription analgesic use at 60 days reported with spinal versus general anesthesia

Hospital Interns Spend Only 13.4 Percent of Time in Patient Rooms

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Real-time locating systems may be used to improve the training experience, authors say

Half of Hospitals Have Implemented No Price Transparency

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Only 5.7 percent of hospitals meet both requirements -- a machine-readable file for required price types and an accessible display for at least 300 shoppable items

Bariatric Surgery Cuts Obesity-Related Cancer Incidence

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Findings seen in large study of obese adults with and without surgery, followed for 10 years