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Minimally invasive surgical procedures can halve the risk for postoperative complications compared with open procedures, but they are still being used infrequently in many US hospitals, results of a retrospective study suggest. The use of minimally invasive procedures varies widely among US hospitals, with urban hospitals being more than 4 times as likely as rural […]
Read MoreOne third of total knee replacement surgeries in the United States may be “inappropriate,” according to an article published June 30 in Arthritis & Rheumatism. The findings point to the need for the development of consensus patient selection criteria for the surgery, the authors write. Daniel L. Riddle, PT, PhD, from the Department of Physical […]
Read MoreThere is growing anticipation in the headache community about the arrival of a variety of monoclonal antibodies that target the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) pathway to prevent migraine headaches. CGRP is involved in the pathophysiology of migraine. Levels of CGRP are elevated during migraine attacks and decrease with resolution of the attacks. Several pharmaceutical companies […]
Read MoreA total knee replacement is a very common operation and more than 700,000 of them are performed each year in the United States. With a mean cost of about $16,000 each, in 2011 we spent over eleven billion dollars paying for knee replacements. Projections are that, by 2030, we’ll be doing 3.5 million per year. […]
Read MorePublished in Int J Urol. 2014 Jun 26. Authors: Lunacek A et al OBJECTIVE: To assess the most effective local analgesia during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. METHODS: A total of 123 consecutive patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy for elevated prostate-specific antigen levels and/or a suspicious digital rectal examination were randomized to three groups. Patients […]
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