Author: Rosie Talaga

The number of people who sought gender-affirming surgeries nearly tripled in the three years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to an Aug. 23 report from USA Today.

Northern Arizona Healthcare will open a new cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgery clinic in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Johnson Memorial Hospital, based in Enfield, Conn., reopened its cancer center after the hospital underwent a $40 million expansion and renovation project that added 5,500 square feet to the center, according to an Aug. 23 report from NBC affiliate WWLP-22News.

Vanderbilt Health System will expand self check-in for appointments at ambulatory or outpatient clinics starting Aug. 30.

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology presented seven annual recognition awards, each honoring one individual who has made "significant contributions to the development of nurse anesthesia in the United States," according to the AANA.

A certified registered nurse anesthetist allegedly misappropriated patients' anesthesia or painkillers, resulting in patients leaving surgery awake and in pain, according to an Aug. 21 report from Iowa Capital Dispatch.

The first in-human results for a technology that allows intraocular lenses to more closely replicate a crystalline lens were presented at the American Society of cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting in San Diego, according to an Aug. 21 report from…

Healthgrades released a list with the top 112 hospitals for outpatient joint replacements in 2023, and 38 of them are located in the Southeast and Southwest regions.

Using multimodal analgesia, comprising zopiclone, gabapentin and or celecoxib, did not improve results over the standard opioid-based approach in patients after undergoing hip arthroscopy, according to an Aug. 18 report from Anesthesiology News.

Research has revealed that many trauma patients have been receiving tranexamic acid without displaying any data-driven indication for the medication, according to an Aug. 17 report from Anesthesiology News.