TOP IN GI: ENDOSCOPY-RELATED INJURIES, MENTORSHIP FOR BLACK PHYSICIANS

While endoscopic-related injuries are common among physicians in gastroenterology, men and women report differences in injury sites...

CAUSE OF CHRONIC COUGH UNKNOWN IN 37% OF PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS

The cause of chronic cough remained unexplained in more than one-third of patients 3.5 years after they first presented to a primary...

Q&A: STEPS CLINICIANS CAN TAKE TO EASE ANXIETY, FEAR ABOUT PELVIC EXAMS

Addressing patients' anxiety about pelvic exams could help prevent them from delaying or avoiding the procedure, according to a paper...

CASE STUDY: VOGT-KOYANAGI-HARADA SYNDROME IN PATIENT WITH ONE EYE

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is a rare autoimmune multiorgan disease that is characterized by granulomatous uveitis with a spectrum...

DAWN OF THE DED: TIME TO KEEP CRITTERS AWAY FROM THE OCULAR SURFACE

In honor of the popular horror movie Dawn of the Dead, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the newest frontline treatment...

MAN PRESENTS WITH DAILY HEADACHES AND BLURRY VISION

A 39-year-old man presented to the comprehensive ophthalmology service at the New England Eye Center with 6 weeks of daily headaches...

REIMBURSEMENT ISSUES HOLD UP WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF ISBCS

Doctors worldwide are debating the risk-benefit ratio for immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery, or ISBCS, vs. performing...

SHOULD RESULTS FROM THE FIRST CATARACT SURGERY BE USED TO GUIDE SECOND EYE SURGERY?

STUDY SHOWS IMPACT OF AGE ON SMILE OUTCOMES

Even though small incision lenticule extraction is deemed a safe, effective and reliable procedure in patients older than 40 years,...

SURGEONS ADDRESS PROS, CONS OF IMMEDIATE SEQUENTIAL BILATERAL CATARACT SURGERY

Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery can provide comparable outcomes and efficiencies as traditional cataract surgery, but...

SURGEONS FACE CHOICE OF WHETHER TO IMPLANT IOL IN PEDIATRIC CATARACT SURGERY

Pediatric cataract continues to be a leading cause of childhood blindness. Early detection of pediatric cataracts, appropriate surgical...

THE PANDEMIC GAMES: A HALFTIME REVIEW

“The most insignificant score is the score at halftime.” - Gresham Barrett “Cross country: No halftimes, no timeouts, no substitutions....

PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH COVID-19, GI SYMPTOMS HAVE REDUCED MORTALITY

Patients with COVID-19 who presented with gastrointestinal symptoms had reduced mortality, according to research published in Gastroenterology. Saurabh...

SPEAKER: CONSIDER HAMSTRING GRAFT AS PRIMARY CHOICE FOR PCL RECONSTRUCTION

When choosing a graft for PCL reconstruction, a presenter noted surgeons should save the extensor apparatus, which is protecting the...

FDA CLEARS IND APPLICATION FOR CELL THERAPY TO TREAT CONGENITAL PSEUDARTHROSIS OF THE TIBIA

The FDA cleared an investigational new drug application for NVD-003, a stem cell therapy for treatment of children with congenital...

ABROCITINIB PLUS TOPICAL THERAPY EFFECTIVE IN ADOLESCENTS WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS

Abrocitinib combined with a medicated topical therapy was effective, well tolerated and improved quality of life in adolescents with...

UPADACITINIB MATCHES, EXCEEDS ADALIMUMAB FOR IMPROVING PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES IN RA

Upadacitinib is equivalent or superior to adalimumab in improving patient-reported outcomes among those with rheumatoid arthritis and...

COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT OCCURS IN 25% OF PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER

About one of four patients with breast cancer experienced cognitive impairment, and it was “not exclusively related” to the patient's...

STUDY FINDS ‘LIMITED' SARS-COV-2 TRANSMISSION IN NC SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Investigators determined that just 32 SARS-CoV-2 infections occurred in 11 North Carolina school districts during a 9-week period of...

STUDY FINDS PREGNANCY A CONTRAINDICATION FOR REFRACTIVE SURGERY

A study investigating the outcomes of LASIK and PRK in women who underwent refractive surgery while unaware of their pregnancy found...