News & Updates

In patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), the use of metal-on-metal (MoM) or ceramic-on-ceramic (CoC) bearing surfaces does not appear to increase the risk of cancer, a recent study has found.

Smoking cessation appears to be correlated with lower levels of oxidized high-density lipoprotein (oxHDL) and higher levels of HDL-cholesterol (c), a recent study has found.

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) appears to be a safe, effective, and minimally invasive treatment option for patients with cirrhotic secondary hypersplenism, a recent study has found.

Treatment with once-daily veverimer did not delay chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, according to the results of the phase III VALOR-CKD trial.

In the treatment of children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), minimally invasive magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy is associated with lower rate of seizure freedom at 1 year but has the advantage of lower complication rates and shorter hospitalization as compared with open surgery, as shown in a study.

A new consensus paper on preliminary recommendations for the management and care of obesity in adults and children was released in October.