Free News Archives
Latest Issue of OR Manager
September 2025

Breast cancer surgery delays tied to higher upstaging, faster tumor growth

Editor's Note Each month of delay between breast cancer diagnosis and surgery raises the likelihood of tumor upstaging, nodal spread, and in vivo tumor growth, according to a national database analysis published in Annals of Surgical Oncology on July 23. The researchers reviewed records from more than 1 million patients…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 18, 2025
Share

Exercise programs ease stress and burnout for nurses, review finds

Editor's Note Exercise-based interventions can help nurses reduce stress, lessen burnout, and improve overall psychological well-being, according to a systematic review published in the Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing on August 1. The researchers reviewed 33 studies that examined the effects of exercise-focused programs on nurses. The interventions varied…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 18, 2025
Share

WHO and robotic surgery society partner to expand global access to telesurgery

Editor's Note The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) have launched a joint initiative to expand equitable access to virtual care and telesurgery, according to a WHO departmental update published August 8. The partnership, formalized in July at the SRS Annual Meeting in Strasbourg, France,…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 18, 2025
Share

Health systems lean toward established partners for AI adoption

Editor's Note Most US health systems are choosing artificial intelligence (AI) tools from vendors already connected to their electronic health record (EHR) systems rather than from new, standalone AI startups, Modern Healthcare August 14 reports. The findings come from a July survey of 233 health systems conducted by the Healthcare…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 16, 2025
Share

Immigration raids are driving patients back to telehealth and ERs

Editor's Note Providers are reviving pandemic-era telehealth strategies as stepped-up federal immigration raids deter some patients from visiting clinics, KFF Health News reports via HealthLeaders August 14. With families fearful of arrest following the Trump administration’s rollback of protections for “sensitive” areas such as hospitals and schools, physicians report sharp…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 16, 2025
Share

Study: Global access to surgery deemed a crisis, leaves 160 million without care

Editor's Note At least 160 million people worldwide are unable to receive essential surgical care each year, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) most affected, News Medical Life Sciences July 15 reports. The study, published in The Lancet and led by the University of Birmingham’s NIHR Global Health Research Unit…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 16, 2025
Share

Large-scale studies link preoperative cognition to delirium risk, reveal its deadly toll after surgery

JAMA (healthcare publication) Network logo

Editor's Note Older surgical patients with preoperative cognitive impairment face significantly higher odds of developing postoperative delirium (POD), and POD itself is tied to markedly worse surgical outcomes, according to two major studies published July 2025. Together, the findings point to delirium as both a high-impact and potentially modifiable target…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 14, 2025
Share

Socioeconomic deprivation linked to lower fitness before surgery, UK study finds

Editor's Note Patients from socioeconomically deprived areas are more likely to have reduced cardiorespiratory fitness before surgery, potentially contributing to poorer surgical outcomes, MedicalXpress August 12 reports from a study published by PLOS One. The research, led by PhD student Donna Shrestha of Lancaster University Medical School, analyzed preoperative fitness…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 14, 2025
Share

Perioperative medication decisions need individualized risk-benefit approach

Editor's Note Medication management in the perioperative period is often made without robust evidence, requiring clinicians to balance surgical safety with the risks of interrupting treatment, according to expert guidance presented at the annual Perioperative Medicine Summit. Paul Grant, MD, of the University of Michigan Medical School, noted most medications…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 14, 2025
Share

FDA: National IV saline shortage over after years of strained supply

Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially declared the nationwide shortage of sodium chloride 0.9% injection products over, saying a critical supply line for hospitals and surgical teams is restored. According to an August 8 statement from FDA Commissioner Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH, the resolution marks a…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 14, 2025
Share

Join our community

Learn More
Video Spotlight
Live chat by BoldChat