Medical Specialty >> Orthopedics

Smog May Be Bad for Your Bones

• Vitamin D Alone Doesn’t Prevent Fractures, New Study Finds
• Patients, Not Hospitals, Most Important to Spinal Fusion Outcomes
• Are E-Scooters a Quick Ticket to the ER?
• Jimmy Carter Recovering After Brain Procedure

JOURNAL UPDATE

Regional Outreach Boosts Female Residency Recruitment

• CDC: Benzodiazepines Prescribed at 27 Office Visits Per 100 Adults
• Single-Payer System Would Likely Save Money
• Ageism Predicts Significantly Worse Health Outcomes

MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY

December 2019 Briefing - Orthopedics

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Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, and Wrong-Patient Surgery

The operating room is where, without doubt, many lives are saved and a multitude of destinies are altered. However, in today’s rapidly changing world, the number and complexity of surgical procedures are increasing dramatically. So is the number of surgical sub-specialties. The operating lists in…

The Wrongly Famous in Medical History

In medical history, there have been instances wherein, one gained “name” and “fame” for “describing” a particular condition or “performing” a procedure, when in fact, someone else had already described or performed that procedure. Some conditions have been wrongly named after individuals…

Massive Recall of Tylenol in USA, UAE and Fiji

Johnson and Johnson is extending the voluntary recall of certain lots of OTC products in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Fiji. This includes Tylenol, Motrin and St. Joseph’s aspirin.

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Osteoporosis

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RE: Investigational Topical Minocycline Gel for Acne Advances to Phase III Development

As I understand, this is a great step of development that we can use to save many people from horrible diseases. and i also hope Dr.Lain and your partners…

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