Surgery
Commentary
A plane crash interrupts a doctor’s vacation
‘My oldest brother-in-law jumped into his ski boat and we sped out to the scene.’
From the Editor
Should every scheduled cesarean birth use an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) pathway?
Standardization of surgical processes, with adjustment based on unique individual characteristics, improves outcomes
Expert Commentary
“Blind” endometrial sampling: A call to end the practice
ObGyns need to embrace the now years-long availability of office hysteroscopy, resisting the performance of dilation and curettage procedures, so...
Feature
Younger doctors call for more attention to patients with disabilities
As the number of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities grows, medical educators look to the next generation of physicians to...
Latest News
Fertility physicians say they lack access to miscarriage drugs
Even before Dobbs, few offered mifepristone/misoprostol to patients with early pregnancy loss, small survey suggests.
Latest News
Immediate skin-to-skin contact after cesarean section improves outcomes for parent, newborn
“One of the greatest take-home points from the study was that early skin-to-skin really promoted initiation of breastfeeding.”
Latest News
Docs used permanent, not temporary stitches; lawsuits result
Lakeland Regional Health sent letters to patients who had undergone “wrong stitch” surgeries, cautioning of possible postsurgical complications....
From the Journals
Chest reconstruction surgeries up nearly fourfold among adolescents
One of the largest studies to investigate gender-affirming chest reconstructions found a significant increase in surgeries among gender diverse...
Clinical Review
Options and outcomes for uterine preservation at the time of prolapse surgery
Patients who want to preserve their uterus during surgical repair for uterovaginal prolapse have a number of options for management. Here,...
Latest News
Gender-affirming mastectomy boosts image and quality of life in gender-diverse youth
This dysphoria can have a range of negative physical and emotional consequences, such as avoidance of exercise and sports, harmful chest-binding...
Latest News
Postpartum sexual enjoyment: Does mode of delivery matter?
Eleven years after delivery cesarean delivery was associated with a 74% increased likelihood of pain in the vagina during sex, compared with...