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• 1 in 7 Cancer Patients Worldwide Missed a Surgery Due to Pandemic
• 69 vs. 70: Bias Against Older Organ Donors May Be Costing Lives
• A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?
• A New Hip or Knee Can Do a Marriage Good, Study Finds
• Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• Advances in Care, Impact of COVID Highlights of Latest Cardiologists' Meeting
• Advent of 'Bloodless Medicine' Is Helping Some Patients Avoid Transfusions
• A-Fib After Any Surgery Raises Odds for Heart Failure
• After COVID, Surgery Risks Remain Higher for More Than a Year
• AHA News: Organ Transplants Make A Turnaround From COVID-19 Decline
• AHA News: Routine Checkup Led to Open-Heart Surgery – at Age 6
• AI Tool 'Reads' Brain Tumors During Surgery to Help Guide Decisions
• Aidan's Tough Journey: Now Breathing Easier With a Rewired Heart
• Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis
• Are Immune-Compromised Kids at Greater Risk From COVID-19?
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• As Postponed Surgeries Resume, Can U.S. Hospitals Handle the Strain?
• Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots
• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought
• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds
• Be Aggressive With Initial Brain Tumor Surgery to Boost Survival: Study
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Better Imaging Allows More Women to Opt for Breast-Conserving Surgery
• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
• Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients
• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement
• Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
• Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
• Black Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Blood Clots in the Lungs: Consider Surgery Earlier to Help Save Lives
• Blood Donors' Gender Doesn't Affect Outcomes for Recipients
• Blood Pressure During Surgery May Be Crucial After Spinal Cord Injury
• Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
• Can You Keep Your Bladder After Bladder Cancer Strikes?
• Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
• Cataracts Tied to Higher Odds of Death From Heart Disease
• Cataracts: Common, and Easy to Treat
• CDC Advisors to Discuss 3rd COVID Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
• CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
• Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery
• Chronic Pancreatitis: Surgery Can Help, But Healthy Lifestyle Is Key
• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
• Clot-Removing Procedure Can Sometimes Backfire for Stroke Patients
• Coffee Could Perk Up Your Liver
• Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds
• Cool Storage Could Keep Lungs Ready for Transplant Longer
• Could Metformin Help Seniors Bounce Back After Surgery?
• COVID Antibody Treatment Is Safe, Effective in Transplant Patients
• COVID Vaccine a Key Factor in Decisions Around Surgery
• COVID Vaccines May Still Leave Organ Transplant Recipients Unprotected
• COVID Vaccines Safe for Organ Transplant Recipients: Study
• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
• COVID-19 Has Taken a Toll on Organ Donation
• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
• COVID-19 Will Delay 28 Million Elective Surgeries Worldwide: Study
• CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs
• Cutbacks on Opioids Around Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good
• Dangerous A-Fib Can Follow Many Surgeries
• Deadly Liver Disease Tied to Obesity Is on the Rise
• Debunking Myths About Organ Donation
• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study
• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans
• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change
• Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries
• Doctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery
• Doctors Report That Kidney Grown in Pig Worked in a Human
• Doctors Transplant Gene-Modified Pig Kidneys Into Brain-Dead Patient
• Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
• Does Your Surgeon's Gender Matter?
• Donating Portion of Your Liver to Someone in Need Is Safe, Life-Saving: Study
• Donor's Immune Cells Could Help Transplant Recipients Avoid Organ Rejection
• Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests
• Don't Schedule Your Operation on Your Surgeon's Birthday
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness
• During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study
• Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study
• Even Early-Stage Liver Disease May Be Harming the Heart
• Even in Advanced Liver Disease, It's Never Too Late to Quit Alcohol
• Even When at Low Risk, Some Women Should Remove Fallopian Tubes to Avoid Ovarian Cancer: Experts
• Even With Multiple Breast Tumors, Mastectomy Isn't Always Necessary: Study
• Exercise Can Help Shed Dangerous Fat Around the Liver
• Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Exercise Is Key to Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Exercise Soon After Breast Plastic Surgery Is Safe, Healthy
• Experimental Weight-Loss Drug Slashed Fat in Livers of Obese People
• Extra Antibiotic With Hip, Knee Replacement Won't Prevent Infections: Study
• Fast Food May Be Toxic to Your Liver
• Fat Around the Liver Raises Risk for Heart Failure
• FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
• FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved Lives
• Feds Propose Overhaul of U.S. Organ Transplant System
• Female Surgeons Bring Better Outcomes for Patients, Two Studies Show
• Feminizing Facial Surgery Gives Mental Boost to Transgender People
• Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida
• Few Regret Undergoing Gender-Affirming Mastectomies
• Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix 'Fallen Arches'?
• For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation
• Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis
• From a Lock of Hair, Beethoven's Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
• Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting
• Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health
• Gender-Affirming Surgeries Improve Mental Health in Young, Study Says
• Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
• Getting His Life Back: Regaining Strength After a Triple-Organ Transplant
• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse
• Good Outcomes From First 5 Years of Uterus Transplants, But Concerns Remain
• Got Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You
• Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
• Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
• Heart Patients From Poor Neighborhoods Less Likely to Get Cardiac Rehab
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Heart Transplant Successful in Young Man Who Survived Severe COVID-19
• 'Heart-in-a-Box' Can Be Lifesaving, Matching Up Distant Donors With Patients
• Heart's Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Hearts From Obese Donors Still Safe: Study
• Heavier Drinking During Pandemic Means More Liver Disease to Come
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Dangerous Buildup of Fat Around Heart, Liver
• Hepatitis B Shots Advised for All U.S. Adults Under 60
• Hepatitis C Treatments: A Comprehensive Guide
• Hip Replacements No Riskier for Folks Living With HIV
• Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
• How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Do You Get Hepatitis C? Here’s What to Know
• How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
• How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?
• How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
• How to Be a Living Liver Donor
• How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
• Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You
• Implant Can Warn Weeks Early That Transplanted Organ Will Be Rejected
• Improved Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplants Mark a Major Advance
• In a First, Scientists Grow Human Kidneys Inside Pigs
• In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart
• In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain
• In Primate Study, Antibody Treatment Prevents Organ Rejection After Transplant
• In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak
• Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives
• Is a Liver Dialysis Device on the Horizon?
• Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?
• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
• Is Rise in Liver Damage Tied to More Drinking During Lockdowns?
• Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?
• Khloe Kardashian Has 'Incredibly Rare' Tumor Removed From Her Face
• Kidney Damage Another Consequence of 'Long COVID,' Study Finds
• Kidney Transplant Patients at High Risk of Fatal COVID-19: Study
• Kidney Transplant Safe When Organ Donor Has COVID: Study
• Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds
• Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
• Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
• Knee Procedure Done Earlier Might Prevent Knee Replacement Later
• Knee Replacement a Good Option, Even for Severely Obese: Study
• Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
• Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell
• Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
• Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
• Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
• Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
• Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• Looking for Reliable Info Online on Breast Cancer Surgery? It's Tough to Find
• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
• Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
• Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
• Man Who Received First Pig Heart Transplant Has Died
• Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
• Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
• Many Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study
• Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
• Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
• Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
• Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
• 'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
• Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
• Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin
• Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
• Monkey Given Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Still Alive Two Years Later
• More American Men Now Opting for Vasectomy
• More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
• More Evidence COVID Shots Less Effective for People With Weak Immune Systems
• More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries
• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Most Who Get Heart Valve Replacement Don't Get Follow-Up Rehab
• Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
• Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• Need Accurate Info on Liver Disease? Don't Head to TikTok
• Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery
• 'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
• New Advances Mean Many Patients Go Home Same Day After Knee Replacement
• New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C
• New Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts
• New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
• New Hope Against 'Incurable' Liver Disease That Kills Children
• New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
• New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
• No Need to Avoid Exercise After Prolapse Surgery, Study Finds
• No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
• On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men
• One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
• Opening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study
• Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety
• Organ From Live Donor Best When Child Needs New Kidney
• Organs Donated by People Who Had COVID Are Safe: Study
• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
• Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
• Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
• Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
• Patients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds
• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
• People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
• Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes
• Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
• Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
• Pope Francis Leaves Hospital 9 Days After Surgery
• Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
• Pope to Have Hernia Surgery, Stay in Rome Hospital for Several Days
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline
• Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say
• Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
• Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
• Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
• Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
• Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
• Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy
• Scientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart
• Scientists Devise Way to Keep Donor Hearts Viable Longer
• Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
• Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
• Shorter Course of Radiation May Be Safe for Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction
• Signs That COVID Infection Might Harm the Liver
• Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
• Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
• Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
• Spotting Heart Defects While Baby Still in Womb Is Crucial, Study Shows
• Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
• Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
• Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
• Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
• Study Finds Good Long-Term Outcomes for Appendicitis Treated Without Surgery
• Surgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient
• Surgeons Seeing More 'Mutilating' Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles
• Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
• Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
• Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
• Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
• Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
• Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
• Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
• Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
• Taking Ozempic, Wegovy? Stop Before Surgery, Anesthesiologists Say
• Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
• Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
• Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
• There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
• Thinking of Donating a Kidney? New Data Shows It's Safe
• Third Vaccine Dose Can Help Shield Transplant Patients From COVID
• Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
• Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
• Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
• Treatment for Common Rotator Cuff Ailment May Be Useless
• Treatment Used on Donated Hearts May Be Useless, Even Harmful: Study
• U.S. Doctors on the Frontlines of Hepatitis Outbreak Striking Kids
• U.S. Gender-Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in 3 Years
• U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving
• U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
• U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
• VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
• Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
• Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
• Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
• 'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
• Want to Avoid Knee Replacement? Build Up Your Thighs
• Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
• Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
• Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study
• What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
• What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?
• What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?
• What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
• What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
• What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
• What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
• What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
• When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
• When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
• When Kidney Transplant Fails, Trying Again Is Best Option: Study
• When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
• Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
• Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells
• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
• Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
• Your Guide to Hepatitis C Medications
• Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
• Your Liver Is Just 3 Years Old
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