Cataract and Refractive Surgery News

• Burnout Threatens Primary Care Workforce Health systems across the country are trying to boost morale and keep clinicians from quitting or retiring early, but the stakes are higher than workforce shortages.
  KFF Health News, June 08, 2023
• EAS 2023 High Lp(a) Tied to Higher Coronary Plaque, Progression Both coronary plaque burden and the rate of plaque progression are increased in patients with high Lp(a) levels, potentially explaining the link with higher CV risk, new findings suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, June 07, 2023
• ESOC 2023 More Support for Thrombectomy in Large Core Stroke A new study and a meta-analysis provide more evidence that patients with large ischemic strokes and a significant amount of brain tissue damage may still benefit from thrombectomy.
  Medscape Medical News, June 07, 2023
• CMSC 2023 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program Benefits MS Previous research has found that life stressors are linked to clinical MS flares.
  MDedge News, June 05, 2023
• Low-Dose Atropine Improves Myopia in Children A low-dose, preservative-free formulation of atropine led to less nearsightedness in children over a 3-year period, a new randomized controlled trial found.
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2023
• Alert Posluma Approved for PET Imaging in Prostate Cancer Flotufolastat fluorine-18 (Posluma), a new PSMA-targeted PET radiopharmaceutical, has been approved in the US for use in prostate cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, May 31, 2023
• States Move To Curb Prior Authorization Requirements Doctors and patients in several states would get some relief from burdensome prior authorization requirements if reform legislation becomes law.
  Medscape Medical News, May 26, 2023
• ASCO 2023 Minimally Invasive vs Open Surgery in Pancreatic Cancer Patients who are to undergo surgery for early-stage pancreatic cancer can now choose between minimally invasive and open approaches following a trial showing similar outcomes with both approaches.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2023
• The Weird World of Hydrogels: How They'll Change Healthcare It's a liquid, it's a solid – no, it's hydrogel! And it's poised to transform everything from dentistry to brain implants.
  WebMD Health News, May 24, 2023
• Alert Eyenovia's Mydcombi Gets FDA Nod for Pupil Dilation The new drug is to be used with Optejet dispenser technology.
  Medscape Medical News, May 08, 2023
• BSR 2023 NSAIDs May Mask MRI Findings in Spondyloarthritis Cases Among nearly 1 in 4 patients whose MRI results were initially positive for sacroiliitis, results were negative 6 weeks after NSAIDs were taken.
  Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2023
• ASBrS 2023 Preop MRI Does Not Reduce Positive Margins in Breast Surgery Having an MRI before surgery does not help to reduce positive surgical margins in women undergoing a lumpectomy, say US researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, April 27, 2023
• ARVO 2023 'Tunable' Lenses Offer New Way to Correct Presbyopia Adaptive liquid crystal lenses can be electrically tuned to any optical power, according to researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2023
• Alert FDA Okays Latest Artificial Pancreas, the MiniMed 780G The updated automated insulin delivery system features so-called meal detection technology and 7-day wear for the insulin pump.
  Medscape Medical News, April 24, 2023
• ARVO 2023 AI Detects Severe Thyroid Eye Disease Automated analysis of CT scans may help patients with compressive optic neuropathy receive timely care, according to researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, April 23, 2023
• Hospital Misdiagnoses Blood Clot as Sciatica; Must Pay Millions A blood clot was misdiagnosed as sciatica, which led to the loss of a leg and a huge malpractice verdict.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, April 17, 2023
• Long Waits for Hip and Knee Replacements Persist in Canada Wait times of 6 months have been common during the pandemic, and the need for these procedures continues to grow as the population ages.
  Medscape Medical News, April 04, 2023
• Specific Brain Damage Links Hypertension to Cognitive Impairment Researchers have identified specific regions of the brain that appear to be damaged by high blood pressure; the finding may explain the link between hypertension and cognitive impairment.
  Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2023
• Why I Fell in Love With Oncology: Hope, Compassion, Connection Four providers give a window into why oncology is their calling.
  Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2023
• Doc and Group Owe $13.5M After Patient's Serious Brain Injury Delay of care and diagnosis of a patient in the emergency department led to irreparable brain damage, resulting in a huge payout.
  Medscape Medical News, March 22, 2023