Risk Factors ID’d for Lower-Limb Amputation for PAD in Urban Areas
Lower socioeconomic status and Black race are associated with higher rates of major lower-extremity amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease, even in metropolitan...
Current, Recent SARS-CoV-2 Infection May Up VTE Risk After Surgery
For patients undergoing elective or emergency surgery, perioperative or recent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with an increased risk...
No Permanent Lung Damage Observed After COVID-19 Recovery
No postacute histopathologic changes indicative of permanent pulmonary damage were observed among a small sample of COVID-19 survivors who have recovered and become asymptomatic,...
Early-Onset CRC Biologically Similar to Average-Onset CRC
Early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) appears to be biologically and genomically similar to average-onset (AO) CRC, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in...
ASTRO Issues Guideline on RT for Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Adults
In a new clinical practice guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), published online July 25 in Practical Radiation Oncology, evidence-based recommendations...
All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID-19 Shots
All 2.2 million health care workers and long-term care workers in California will now have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30,...
Outcomes Improved With Mobile Stroke Team in Early Window
For patients undergoing endovascular thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion stroke, those presenting in the early window have better outcomes with use of a Mobile...
