FDA Panel Mulls Which Devices Are Critical in a Public Health Emergency
What bare minimum equipment would you need to practice your specialty during a public health emergency? It depends on what the emergency is, members of an FDA advisory panel said Tuesday. “If we have a thermonuclear war, all I need is a scalpel,” said Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD, a professor of neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University […]
The 7 Most Popular Work Terms We Learned This Year
OsakaWayne Studios via Getty Images Did you love “lazy girl jobs” and “bare minimum Mondays” this year? In 2023, a lot of professionals sought ways to balance the pressures of work against their mental health and well-being. Spend enough time in the workforce and you’ll learn that our jobs can be the source of many […]
Bariatric Surgery Ups Epilepsy Risk
Bariatric surgery increased the risk of epilepsy, a retrospective Canadian study showed. Over a minimum of 3 years follow-up, bariatric surgery patients had a 45% increased risk of developing epilepsy compared with people who did not have bariatric surgery (HR 1.45, 95% CI 1.35-1.56), reported Jorge Burneo, MD, MSPH, of Western University in London, Ontario, […]