Surgical groups often ask their leaders to wear many hats—running committees, making guidelines, and judging conferences. But some of those hats come with hidden price tags from device or drug companies. A big society requires its committee members to write down any extra money they get from industr
Back in 1887, a French doctor wrote a book saying food could heal more than just hunger. He didn’t have microscopes or vitamin tests, but he watched how different foods changed people’s health. He saw that too much meat could cause problems, while a balanced plate kept people stronger. That idea mig
Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft had spent almost five decades helping newborns before she decided to pursue a new goal. She started medical school when most people are retiring, at the age of 69 in 2022. The decision was sparked when her husband nearly had a serious health event. She asked him what he wanted t
A federal inspection group discovered serious problems at a Texas detention facility built by the former administration. The center did not keep proper force‑use logs, left sick inmates without needed medication, and wasted taxpayer money on hurried contracts. The audit highlighted “significant, per
Most women fighting cervical cancer need brachytherapy—a targeted radiation method—to fully beat the disease. But this treatment isn’t always easy to find, especially in poorer nations. Nigeria has one of Africa’s busiest cancer centers, yet many patients still miss out on this life-saving option. R
Doctors in Italy often face tough calls when dealing with breast lesions that fall in the middle ground—not clearly cancerous, but not harmless either. These so-called B3 lesions create uncertainty because their risk of turning serious isn’t fully known. For years, the go-to move has been surgical r
Every year, doctors face a tricky puzzle: who should get extra heart protection before problems start. New guidelines now say doctors should use math—not guesswork—to pick the right treatments. Instead of just eyeballing a patient’s health, they’ll plug numbers into a system called PREVENT. This too
A Kingston man just gave $1. 25 million to help emergency rooms in the city work better. The money buys new machines that take clearer pictures of patients faster. These aren’t just any machines—they’re the kind doctors say can make a real difference when someone is really sick. The donation pays f
A new lab at the University of Miami is turning ideas that once lived only in books into real tools for doctors. The building costs about five million dollars and sits inside the school of medicine in Miami’s Health District. Scientists there print living tissue, bone and other parts with mach
Doctors often treat shoulder instability with surgery when other methods fail. Two common procedures are Bankart repair with remplissage (BR) and the Latarjet method. Both aim to fix damage where the shoulder joint repeatedly pops out of place. But which one actually works better? Researchers looke
