Medical Specialty >> Orthopedics

Study Examines Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Broken Bones

• Life in Space May Take Toll on Spinal Muscles
• Skeletons Mature Earlier Now, Affecting Orthopedic Treatments
• Study Eases Concern That Common Diabetes Med Might Harm Bones
• Physical Therapy Can Help You Avoid Opioids When Joint Pain Strikes

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Wait Times Have Improved in VA Health Care System

• Hemochromatosis Mutation Linked to Other Morbidity
• Adoption of Advanced Health IT Capabilities Inconsistent
• Study Explores Influence of Genetics, Environment in Disease

MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY

December 2018 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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Great articles. learnt a lot from it.

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