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AI for language access in surgical care: Patient preferences and an implementation framework
Language barriers contribute substantially to inequities in U.S. surgical care. Spanish-speaking patients are especially affected by communication challenges and inconsistent interpreter access during complex or time-sensitive ...
Feb 19, 2026
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Stopping fatal blood loss with clay
Traumatic injury is the third leading cause of death in the state of Texas, surpassing strokes, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A massive number of these deaths ...
Feb 18, 2026
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Bariatric surgery programs face upheaval amid growing GLP-1 use for weight loss
At Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, surgeon Piotr Krecioch has his hands full launching a program offering surgical interventions to treat obesity. One in three Philadelphians are living with obesity, putting ...
Feb 16, 2026
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Study strengthens evidence supporting lung-sparing surgery, offering hope for mesothelioma patients
A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center finds that pleurectomy/decortication, a lung-sparing surgery, can be performed safely with low mortality in carefully selected ...
Feb 12, 2026
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How blood biomarkers can predict trauma patient recovery days in advance
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have developed a way to predict how trauma patients will recover, days before complications come to fruition, by analyzing the molecules in their blood. In their study published ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Rural cancer patients do just as well when having surgery close to home
Adults living in rural communities often travel long distances when seeking treatment for cancer, but distant travel may not always be necessary to receive high-quality surgical care, according to a new analysis published ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Study finds chemotherapy before surgery improves survival in early-stage pancreatic cancer
A Mayo Clinic study is providing new insights into how treatment sequence can affect survival in patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer, suggesting that many patients may benefit from receiving chemotherapy before surgery. ...
Feb 9, 2026
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How to 'green' operating rooms: New guideline advises reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink
Reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink can be applied in Canadian operating rooms (ORs) to increase environmental sustainability, advises a new guideline published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
Feb 9, 2026
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What does an inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis mean? A physician explains
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for a group of chronic conditions that cause inflammation and swelling in the digestive tract. It primarily includes two conditions: ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. ...
Feb 7, 2026
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STS: Assessment of more than one nodal station tied to increased upstaging, survival in NSCLC
For adults with clinically node-negative non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), assessment of more than one N1 nodal station is associated with increased nodal upstaging and improved survival, according to a study presented ...
Feb 7, 2026
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Comparable effectiveness seen for multiartery bypass grafting methods
For lower-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel disease, radial artery plus one internal thoracic artery (SITA+RA) and bilateral ITA (BITA) utilization is increasing, with survival ...
Feb 7, 2026
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STS: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting shows lower perioperative morbidity, mortality than on-pump
Perioperative morbidity and mortality are slightly reduced with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) performed off-pump (OPCAB) by experienced surgeons, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society ...
Feb 6, 2026
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Neural implant approach regrows surrounding skull, ensuring safe access to the brain
A study led by Dartmouth Engineering professors demonstrates a possible new technique for connecting electronic implants with the surface of the brain, as well as a new method for ensuring safe, long-term medical access to ...
Feb 5, 2026
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Study identifies key predictors for chronic opioid use following surgery
For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. While most stop using these drugs as they heal, a considerable number of "opioid-naïve" patients transition into ...
Feb 5, 2026
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Aortic hemiarch reconstruction safely matches complex aortic arch reconstruction for acute dissection in older adults
Ascending aortic hemiarch reconstruction offers the same long-term benefits to patients over age 65 with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) as more complex extended arch reconstruction procedures, according to a study ...
Feb 1, 2026
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Study finds comparable long-term survival between 2 leading multi-arterial coronary artery bypass grafting strategies
A late-breaking study drawing on more than 15 years of national outcomes data from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD) suggests that the two most commonly used multi-arterial coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) ...
Jan 31, 2026
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Study examines prediction of surgical risk in growing population of adults with congenital heart disease
Heart specialists at Mayo Clinic today presented new research at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting that redo surgery for adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) remains high-risk, and a clinically applicable ...
Jan 31, 2026
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Fever rates elevated after powered intracapsular tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy
Powered intracapsular tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (PITA) is associated with higher rates of fever one week postoperatively compared with cold adenotonsillectomy in children, according to a study published online Dec. ...
Jan 31, 2026
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Findings support additional lymph node evaluation to better detect lung cancer spread
Breakthrough research presented at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting shows that additional lymph node evaluation is needed during surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to accurately identify cancer ...
Jan 31, 2026
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Artificial lung system keeps patient alive without lungs until transplant
Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.
Jan 29, 2026
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Study establishes new risk model for surgery after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
At the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting, investigators presented a late-breaking study focused on surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) following prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), ...
Jan 29, 2026
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AI uses animal imaging data to enhance surgical precision in humans
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD), and Mannheim University Medical Center (UMM) are presenting a method that enables artificial intelligence (AI) to learn how to ...
Jan 26, 2026
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Esophageal cancer: What it is, symptoms, and how it's treated
Esophageal cancer is a tumor that forms inside the esophagus. This tube starts in the back of the throat, goes through the neck and connects with the stomach in the abdomen. The wall of the esophagus is about a quarter-inch ...
Jan 26, 2026
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Surgery beats medical therapy in type 2 diabetes, regardless of social deprivation: Study
For adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), surgery is superior to medical therapy for reducing hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and achieving weight loss, regardless of social deprivation, according to a study published online Jan. ...
Jan 23, 2026
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