April, 2025

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Preventing onset and development of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

The Stitch

The findings point at a promising new therapeutic target for mitigating heart lipid toxicity and heart failure. The post Preventing onset and development of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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Protecting Your Surgical Career During Workplace Conflicts

Association of Women Surgeons

by Andrea L. Merrill, MD Imagine yourself several years into your first job as a surgery attending.

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Enjoy Your Job - 60 Years of Wisdom From CME's Richie VanBost

CME Corp

For most of us, we meet people every day. But every so often someone extraordinary enters our orbit and we are compelled to share their story. Richie VanBost is that person. He has served our customers and walked out our core values for sixty years and is still at it!

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SIS Expands Capabilities with Strategic Acquisition of ASC Logs

Surgical Information Systems

Surgical Information Systems (SIS) adds electronic regulatory compliance software to help surgery centers remove complex manual compliance processes.

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Running Through It All

AAS

Saucony Ride 17: As she pulls me over her foot, I wonder, how fast are we going today? I am hoping to pick up the pace and feel that sense of flying. However, after hastily slipping me on, we are out the door without even so much as a dynamic stretch. From the moment she … The post Running Through It All appeared first on Association for Academic Surgery (AAS).

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Neurology chiefs put trainees to the test, quiz-show style

Penn Medicine

Game-show-style sessions remind neurologists of the joy and wisdom of simply listening to patients, as they learn through their careers.

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Essential Surgery Skills Course equips surgeons for global care

The Stitch

Learn how our Essential Surgery Skills Course helps physicians, residents and fellows working in humanitarian aid, rural and resource-limited areas around the world. The post Essential Surgery Skills Course equips surgeons for global care appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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How Do You Define Quality in Sterile Processing?

SpecialtyCare

Defining quality in the sterile processing department (SPD) is a challenge for many healthcare organizations and hospitals. Most of the time spent on sterile processing is not about improvement but about fighting turnover and doing damage control when delays or errors occur. However, when quality is quantified and measured, the SPD can improve by leaps and bounds, diminishing risk and increasing OR revenue.

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SIS Brings Software Innovation and Expanded Revenue Cycle Solutions to ASCA 2025

Surgical Information Systems

Surgical Information Systems will be demonstrating SIS Complete, the ASC industrys most awarded software solution, as well as new revenue cycle and transcription services

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ANSELL MICROFLEX DERMA FREE POWDER-FREE VINYL EXAM GLOVES

USA Medical and Surgical Supplies

ANSELL MICROFLEX DERMA FREE POWDER-FREE VINYL EXAM GLOVES Discover Ansell Microflex Derma Free Powder-Free Vinyl Exam Gloves, offering reliable protection against Type 1 latex allergies. These smooth, hypoallergenic gloves provide excellent tactile sensitivity and are perfect for medi. Price: $84.

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The connected, creative innovator

Penn Medicine

Nearly two decades into her tenure at Penn, Raina Merchant, MD, leads teams transforming health care for better patient, clinician, and community experiences.

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Baylor College of Medicine wins 2025 STAT Madness!

The Stitch

This is the second year in a row that Baylor has won the popular vote in STATs bracket-style research competition. The post Baylor College of Medicine wins 2025 STAT Madness! appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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Fertility Preservation and Family Planning in Surgical Training: Highlights from a Much-Needed Discussion

Association of Women Surgeons

Authors: Nensi M. Ruzgar, Camila R.

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Pet First Aid Kits: Why You Should Have One at Home

Pima Medical Institute

Whether it is Pet First Aid Month, or any other time of the year, its important to have a first aid kit on hand for your furry family member. Pima Medicals East Valley campus Veterinary Technician Program Director, Brianna McBroom, AAS, LVT, CVT was recently featured on Arizona Daily Mix. She and two students displayed the key items to have on hand to care for your beloved pet.

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Energage Honors Surgical Information Systems with Spring Culture Excellence Awards

Surgical Information Systems

Surgical Information Systems has been recognized with multiple Culture Excellence Awards from Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces.

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TEST Product

USA Medical and Surgical Supplies

USA Medical & Surgical Supplies is your source for great buys on thousands of medical, surgical and home medical products, equipment and supplies. Shop now!

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The reimagineers of Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine is harnessing technology, innovation, and physician insights to make health care easier for clinicians and patients.

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The ethics of telling: Alzheimer’s, diagnosis, and the power of communication

The Stitch

When it comes to Alzheimers disease, what we say and how we say it matters more than we might think. A new article The post The ethics of telling: Alzheimers, diagnosis, and the power of communication appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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Delving into The Fourth Trimester and Beyond Lectures

Association of Women Surgeons

By Anna Hargrave, DO This past August, we had an incredible series of lectures and panel groups discussing The … Continue reading "Delving into The Fourth Trimester and Beyond Lectures"

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Key Skills Needed to Succeed as a Nurse Executive

Nebraska Methodist College

If youre interested in a higher-level nursing career that extends beyond direct patient advocacy and care, its essential to develop a thorough understanding of leadership in nursing. Clinical expertise isnt always enough; todays nurse executives must have remarkable leadership skills in order to succeed.

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June 2025 Editor-in-Chief Podcast

Anesthesiology Journal

Creator: James P. Rathmell, M.D., M.B.A. June 2025, Volume 142, Issue 6 Overview of June issue original studies.

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LG 55" diagnostic display

USA Medical and Surgical Supplies

USA Medical & Surgical Supplies is your source for great buys on thousands of medical, surgical and home medical products, equipment and supplies. Shop now!

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Soon-to-be Penn MD grads map future plans near and far

Penn Medicine

Improving access to care was a common theme among Class of 2025 medical students learning their residency destinations at Match Day.

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Telemedicine need not be filtered out of dialysis centers

The Stitch

The COVID-19 pandemic fueled an explosion in the use of telemedicine for patient care. Telemedicine involves the use of video calls, phone consultations and other The post Telemedicine need not be filtered out of dialysis centers appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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Ultra-low dose spinal anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery

Anaesthesia News

Introduction Hip fracture is the commonest reason for a frail older person to need an anaesthetic and operation. However, the immediate physiological stress experienced by these patients is the pain and blood loss associated with the fracture. High quality anaesthetic care is crucial to the effective management of both stresses. Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland in 2012 issued guideline on The Management of Proximal Femoral Fracture.

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“You won’t become a doctor” 4 ways to overcome haters & achieve your goals/dreams

Amanda Xi

Click on the image above to watch the video on YouTube! Back when I was an impressionable premedical student, my research mentor sat me down after I shared plans to leave his lab and said, “You won’t become a doctor.” He then explained that he would not be adding me to his lab alumni page on his website and that he would not write a letter of recommendation on my behalf to medical school.

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Featured Author Podcast: Pyridoxine for Posoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Anesthesiology Journal

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Daqing Ma, Ph.D. and Kate Leslie, M.B.B.S., M.D. Articles Discussed: Pyridoxine Prevents Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial B6 or Be Sick?

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The Hidden Cost of Calling: How We’re Harming the Nursing Profession

The Circulating Life

This article is cross-posted on First Case Media. In conversations about the nursing profession, it’s not uncommon to hear phrases like nursing is a calling or nursing is a passion. These comments, while often well-meaning and somewhat glamorized, generally come from a place of admiration, attempting to honor the compassion and dedication nurses bring to their work.

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Genetic counseling graduates take on new research challenges

Penn Medicine

Five classes have now graduated from Penns masters degree program which prepares genetic counselors to excel in clinical practice and translational research.

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Facial lasers: what you need to know

The Stitch

Dr. Oyetewa Asempa discusses the different types of facial lasers, who is the best candidate, pre-appointment care and more. The post Facial lasers: what you need to know appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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ROLE OF RETIRED ANAESTHETIST

Anaesthesia News

Retired anesthesiologists can contribute in various roles beyond traditional clinical practice, including mentoring younger colleagues, serving as consultants, or engaging in research and education. Some may also choose to continue working part-time or in different capacities, like administration or specialized clinical settings. Distribution of anaesthetists by age and country.

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Should you bother with anesthesia fellowships? Pros and cons of fellowship and why I dropped one

Amanda Xi

Today’s inane image of the day : Click on the image to watch on YouTube! The anesthesia market is HOT right now so many anesthesia residents are going straight into practice without fellowship. Even though I initially dual applied for cardiac and ICU fellowships [more on this in the video], I recognized that I was making a $1 million dollar decision to pursue an extra year of training that didn’t align with my long-term career goals… so I dropped the cardiac fellowship part.

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Featured Author Podcast: Predicting Cognitive Recovery after Cardiac Arrest

Anesthesiology Journal

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Christopher Connor, M.D., Ph.D. and Peter John Schuller, M.B.B.S., B.Sc.

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Bye-bye, SSI: Nurse-led decolonization protocol pays off

OR Manager

Imagine completely eliminating surgical site infections (SSIs) without significantly disrupting perioperative workflows. At Magic Valley Regional Medical Center (MVMC), a mid-sized community hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho, a nurse-led pilot project accomplished just that for breast and colorectal surgeries. As for other procedures, overall infection rates are down by nearly half.

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A perfect match: Doylestown Health joins Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine

The beloved Bucks County institutionnow Penn Medicines seventh hospitalmaintains its founders focus on caring for its neighbors.

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Baylor Health Policy Symposium 2025: Where policy meets practice 

The Stitch

From Medicaid reform to psychedelic therapy, health policy debates shape the way we experience healthcare every day. However, more and more states are being relied The post Baylor Health Policy Symposium 2025: Where policy meets practice appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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Making Brain Waves: AI Startup Speeds Disease Research With Lab in the Loop

NVIDIA: Healthcare

About 15% of the worlds population over a billion people are affected by neurological disorders, from commonly known diseases like Alzheimers and Parkinsons to hundreds of lesser-known, rare conditions. BrainStorm Therapeutics , a San Diego-based startup, is accelerating the development of cures for these conditions using AI-powered computational drug discovery paired with lab experiments using organoids: tiny, 3D bundles of brain cells created from patient-derived stem cells.