News
IBD: When to operate and when to punt
- Author:
- Jim Kling
LAS VEGAS - Colorectal surgeon Larry Whelan offers advice on treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
News
![](https://cdn-uat.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_small/public/surgeons operating_web.jpg)
Strategies to reduce colorectal surgery complications
- Author:
- Jim Kling
LAS VEGAS – Presurgical management can help prepare patients for colorectal surgery and reduce complications.
News
RA unlikely to be transmitted through blood transfusions
- Author:
- Jim Kling
A large survey of blood transfusions shows no association between future development of RA in donors and risk of RA in recipients.
News
![](https://cdn-uat.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_small/public/Image/October-2017/blood transfusion_web2.jpg)
Blood transfusions are dropping in U.S. hospitals
- Author:
- Jim Kling
The frequency of red blood cell transfusions declined between 2011 and 2014, but what’s driving the change?
News
Pre–bariatric surgery weight loss improves outcomes
- Author:
- Jim Kling
A loss of 8% or more of excess weight before surgery was associated with more weight loss at 1 year.
News
![](https://cdn-uat.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_small/public/Image/February-2018/OBesity_web.jpg)
Pre–bariatric surgery weight loss improves outcomes
- Author:
- Jim Kling
A loss of 8% or more of excess weight before surgery was associated with more weight loss at 1 year.
News
![](https://cdn-uat.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_small/public/Stevens_Anne_WA2_web.jpg)
RF-positive polyarticular JIA looks like adult RA
- Author:
- Jim Kling
A genetic study reveals close ties between RF-positive polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis.
News
![](https://cdn-uat.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_small/public/Image/February-2018/130387_McTaggart_Ryan_web.jpg)
EMS stroke field triage improves outcomes
- Author:
- Jim Kling
EMS transfer of large-vessel stroke patients to a comprehensive stroke center led to quicker treatment, even when a primary stroke center was...
News
![](https://cdn-uat.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_small/public/Image/February-2018/130469_Song_Sarah_web.jpg)
Survey highlights challenges in Asian American stroke patients
- Author:
- Jim Kling
LOS ANGELES – Asian Americans tend to suffer more severe ischemic strokes, receive less tPA, and experience more tPA complications.
News
![](https://cdn-uat.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_small/public/Image/February-2018/atherosclerosis_web.jpg)
On-label stent use looks safe in intracranial atherosclerotic disease
- Author:
- Jim Kling
LOS ANGELES – The postmarketing WEAVE study suggests on-label use is key to an acceptable safety profile.
News
Imaging methods for stroke thrombectomy eligibility yield similar results
- Author:
- Jim Kling
Stroke patients who were treated with thrombectomy at 6-24 hours fared equally well whether CT or MR imaging was used to assess their infarct.
News
![](https://cdn-uat.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_small/public/wang_yilong_beijing_web.jpg)
Ticagrelor may be superior to clopidogrel in poor metabolizers
- Author:
- Jim Kling
LOS ANGELES – Combined with aspirin, ticagrelor led to better platelet outcomes than did clopidogrel, but clinical outcomes only trended toward an...
News
![](https://cdn-uat.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_small/public/Image/January-2018/130204_Saver_Jeffrey_web.jpg)
Late thrombectomy for stroke has low number needed to treat for benefit
- Author:
- Jim Kling
LOS ANGELES – The number needed to treat varied according to the level of functional outcome achieved.
News
Cerebrospinal tract may help decide mild stroke treatment
- Author:
- Jim Kling
The findings could help select patients for treatment with alteplase.
News
![](https://cdn-uat.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/styles/max_width_small/public/Image/January-2018/ambulance_paramedics_web.jpg)
Modeling data suggest how to increase access to endovascular therapy
- Author:
- Jim Kling
LOS ANGELES – Simply making endovascular therapy available at 50 select hospitals could provide access to another 22 million Americans.