Up to 5% of women who undergo tubal sterilization may later become pregnant, calling the procedure’s effectiveness as a contraceptive into question, according to a recent analysis from researchers at UCSF Health.
Category: Patient Experience
Studies unravel 3 common medical practices
Research is mounting against the common practices of prescribing thickened liquids, conducting spine implants for back pain and suspending blood pressure medicines before surgery, The New York Times reported Sept. 14.
Suicide prevention strategies have not slowed deaths: KFF Health News
Suicide rates continue to rise despite national suicide prevention strategies — and a lack of policy adoption may be at the root, KFF Health News reported Sept. 16.
'Just lose weight' rhetoric harms care, patients say
Although the American Medical Association recognized obesity as a disease state in 2013, weight stigma still persists in parts of the healthcare industry, which patients say is undermining care quality.
Reddit fuels awareness of 'no-burp syndrome'
Physicians’ awareness of a unique condition involving the inability to burp has grown largely due to patients’ discussions on Reddit, according to KFF Health News.
Nation's first fully robotic lung transplant performed at NYU Langone
A surgical team at NYU Langone Health in New York City recently performed the first fully robotic lung transplant in the U.S.
Nearly 70% of diagnostic errors occur during testing: ECRI
The main drivers of diagnostic errors in 2023 were issues with processing medical tests, referrals and communication, according to the Emergency Care Research Institute.
NYU Langone patient recovers after world's 1st face, eye transplant
Fifteen months after undergoing the world’s first whole-eye and partial face transplant at NYU Langone Health, a 46-year-old Arkansas resident has achieved recovery with no episodes of tissue rejection.
An alternative to BMI gains popularity
Body Mass Index has been a widely used health metric for nearly 200 years, but now, researchers are exploring a new alternative that could provide more accurate health information and account for race and gender — body roundness index, The New York Tim…
In 3 years, mental health disorders rose 52.9% in pregnant women
As mental and behavioral health issues soared among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, potential complications associated with their pregnancies increased 19.8%, according to a FAIR Health report released Sept. 9.
