Medical Specialty >> Orthopedics

Later-Life Fractures Up Risk of Early Death

• Low-Impact Yoga, Pilates Brings Big Health Benefits at All Ages
• Anti-seizure Meds Won’t Ease Low Back Pain
• Did Folic Acid Supplementation in Foods Lead to Less Psychosis in Kids?
• The Water’s Great. Just Don’t Overlook Safety.

JOURNAL UPDATE

Empagliflozin Doesn’t Up Risk of Bone Fractures

• Same-Day Appointment System Implemented in Health Network
• Patients Care About the Clothes Doctors Wear
• Overall Cancer Mortality Rates Decreasing for Men and Women

MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY

June 2018 Briefing - Orthopedics

FEATURED ARTICLES

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.

MEDICAL FOCUS

Osteoporosis

DISCUSSION

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

Great articles. learnt a lot from it.

ANNOUNCEMENTS