5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (292+ words) When a patient with decision-making capacity declines immediate excision of a lesion on her foot despite strong suspicion of acral melanoma, the appropriate response is to balance the patient’s autonomy with the clinician’s duty to act on the suspected malignancy,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (282+ words) Home removal of indwelling urinary catheters by patients on day 1 after urogynecologic surgery was noninferior to standard removal on postoperative day 3 or 4 in terms of ongoing urinary retention rates, according to a single-institution study published in the American Journal of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (89+ words) Beyond Fit/Unfit: A CLL Treatment Framework for Patients Aged ≥80 Patients aged 80 years and older are excluded from most chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) clinical trials, and traditional frailty assessment tools often fail to identify key age-related vulnerabilities. Given these limitations,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (166+ words) Researchers analyzed data from 1,153,998 commercially insured women with a single delivery and no preexisting CKM disorders. Among the study population, 95,103 women (8.2%) had gestational diabetes. Median follow-up was 2.4 years, with outcomes tracked through 2023. Although the strongest associations involved dysglycemia, gestational diabetes…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (292+ words) In the article, Dr. Nene and colleagues explored four key areas of challenge (intraoperative complications, postoperative challenges, patient comorbidities, and other features specific to ophthalmic anesthesia) and effective strategies to improve patient safety during procedures. To gain insights into practical…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (942+ words) Jesse A. Goodrich, PhD; Alan C. Pao, MD “The kidneys are particularly vulnerable to chemical contaminants due to direct bloodstream exposure during filtration, and potentially ongoing exposure in the cases of chemicals that may metabolize slowly or bioaccumulate,” Anna Strasma, MD, MSc-GH,…...