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03/01/2026
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 76-year-old man reported right ear pain of more than 2 weeks’ duration that began while he was at the beach during the summer.
03/01/2026
12/28/2025
Stacy H. Leung, MD, MBA; Matthew P. LeBlanc, MD; Namita Bhardwaj, MD, MS, MPH; John C. Hagedorn, II, MD
A 63-year-old man presented to his primary care physician’s clinic with left hip pain after sustaining a fall while roller skating 2 years earlier.
12/28/2025
11/08/2025
Anthony Calabro, MA
A cross-sectional study of more than 2000 transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse adults found 44% had undergone gender-affirming surgery, 82% reported high satisfaction, and 94% faced barriers, most...
11/08/2025
Interactive Features
10/27/2025
Kate Young
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Swipe through this slideshow to explore our latest coverage highlighting the evolving science shaping breast cancer care today from approaches to surgery and...
10/27/2025
09/20/2024
Surgical site infections are said to account for approximately 20% of all health care associated infections. Are you familiar with common risk factors for these infections after surgery for an abdominal...
09/20/2024
03/22/2024
A population-based, cross-sectional study found that the incidence of primary invasive breast cancer among younger women significantly increased after 2016.
03/22/2024
03/26/2020
Should sterile carbon particle suspension be used to demarcate any lesion that may require localization at future endoscopic or surgical procedures with a tattoo? Take the quick quiz and find out.
03/26/2020
12/27/2018
According to new research, which surgical procedure is associated with lower rates of survival among women with early-stage cervical cancer?
12/27/2018
Clinical Insights
ACFAS 2025 Video Interview
ACFAS 2025 Video Interview
05/19/2025
Brian Burgess, DPM, FACFAS
With lower complication rates and comparable outcomes to traditional plates and screws, fibular nail fixation is gaining traction, but controversy still remains. At the ACFAS Scientific Conference in...
05/19/2025
11/01/2024
Gerard Slobogean, MD, MPH
In this video, Gerard Slobogean, MD, MPH, reviews his recent study that compared two well-known preoperative skin antisepsis solutions with alcohol for patients with either closed or open extremity...
11/01/2024
04/11/2024
In this video, Maura Marcucci, MD, MSc, discusses her study's surprising results, which showed no differences between hypotension-avoidance and hypertension-avoidance strategies for decreasing adverse...
04/11/2024
11/13/2020
In this video, Tien Sy Dong, MD, PhD, from the University of California at Los Angeles, discusses his research on how bariatric surgery can alter the microbiome of certain patients with fatty liver disease...
11/13/2020
03/23/2020
A recent study aimed to describe the safety and effectiveness of a colonoscopy-assisted approach to re-establish lost cecostomy access in children. Lead author Riad Rahhal, MD, MS, answered our questions.
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03/23/2020
