April 29, 2025

What Surgeons Should Say During Awake Surgery

Study identifies specific terminology and communication strategies to enhance patient experience in wide-awake hand procedures

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April 29, 2025

Nerve Blocks Compared for Knee Replacement

This 2025 analysis of 6 randomized controlled trials found femoral triangle block (FTB) provided better pain relief during activity at 48 hours post-TKA compared to adductor canal block (ACB), while ACB better preserved quadriceps muscle strength.

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April 29, 2025

Female Surgeons Linked to Better Long-Term Outcomes

"These effects of both physician sex and patient-physician sex concordance are pervasive across medicine."

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April 24, 2025

Medical Oddities: Back Pain’s Cellular Villains Found?

Back pain’s got villains, green tea’s got perks, and empathy might outlast your logic this week.

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April 23, 2025

Sense of Belonging 'Critical' for Workplace Retention

Individuals who reported a neutral level of satisfaction with their sense of belonging were approximately 3 times more likely to express an intent to leave, while those who were dissatisfied were 7 times more likely to do so, compared to individuals who were satisfied with their sense of belonging.

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April 16, 2025

Chronic Pain: 40% Comorbidity with Depression/Anxiety

Women and younger patients with chronic pain demonstrated significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety in this comprehensive meta-analysis, with researchers noting these groups 'were most likely to have depression and anxiety.'

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April 16, 2025

CONSORT 2025: Setting New Standards for Clinical Trial Reporting

"Readers should not have to infer what was probably done; they should be told explicitly." This principle drives the comprehensive CONSORT 2025 update, with its 7 new checklist items aimed at improving clinical trial transparency.

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April 02, 2025

Cost-Effectiveness of Shoulder Arthroplasties Analyzed

Total shoulder arthroplasty was found to be more cost-effective than hemiarthroplasty.

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July 26, 2024

Healing and Owing: U.S. Health Workers' $150 Billion Debt Dilemma

A new study exposes the alarming levels of medical and educational debt burdening U.S. health care workers, with debt disproportionately affecting women, Black workers, and those in lower-paying fields.

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