According to a study published online in the journal JAMA Surgery, cost feedback to surgeons along with a small financial incentive may help reduce surgical supply costs with no negative effect on pat...

A study published in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Spine argues for the importance of careful patient selection, aggressive preoperative medical optimization, and appropriate postoperative managemen...

According to a study published in the January issue of the journal Foot & Ankle International, treatment with incobotulinumtoxinA (IBTA) may help improve foot function and pain for patients with plant...

According to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, smoking may increase risk of complication following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) or reverse shoul...

Findings from a study published online in the journal Annals of Surgery suggest that overlapping surgery may be safe, at least in concept. The researchers reviewed data on 10,765 overlapping surgical...

According to a study published in the Dec. 6 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, end-of-rotation transition in care may be linked with increased risk of in-hospital mortality.

Information from a research letter published in the Dec. 6 issue of the journal Annals of Surgery suggests an overuse of certain antibiotics, aggressive non-palliative treatment in patients with limit...

Data from a research study published in the Journal of the AAOS suggests that for certain orthopaedic procedures, day surgery at an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) may be more cost effective than the...

Bloomberg reports that a jury in Texas has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $1 billion to six patients, agreeing with plaintiffs that the company knew there were flaws in the design of the D...

A study published online in the journal Pain suggests that opioids prescribed at discharge from the emergency department (ED) may offer no advantage compared to NSAIDs for risk of moderate to severe m...