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CHICAGO — Tranexamic acid in total ankle arthroplasty and hindfoot fusion may reduce the number of superficial infections, provide shorter time to union and decrease rates of delayed wound healing, according to results presented here.“The good thing about [tranexamic acid] TXA is we have a lot of data on its use in orthopedic patients. We know it’s safe, and we know it’s

LISBON, Portugal — A study conducted among health care workers in the United Kingdom demonstrated that longer intervals between COVID-19 vaccine doses produced higher antibody levels, researchers reported here. “We’ve also shown that in those with previous infection, timing between exposure and vaccination plays a critical role in post-vaccination antibody responses,”

SALT LAKE CITY — Sickle cell disease increased risk for transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy among children who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to study results.This association — reported at Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR — persisted even though study participants with sickle cell

Claudette M. Lajam, MD, FAAOS was named chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Councilors at the AAOS Annual Meeting, according to a press release.Lajam, a first-generation Dominican American, is the first Latina chair of the AAOS Board of Councilors, and the second woman to serve in the role, according to the release.

WASHINGTON — Stress levels during cataract surgery in a teaching setting depend on the experience of the resident as well as the attending, according to a study. Timothy W. Grosel, MD, said cataract surgery can be stressful for beginners but gets easier as surgeons gain more experience during residency.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute announced it launched the CHOP Cardiovascular Institute, which is to be led by Daniel P. Kelly, MD, director of the University of Pennsylvania Cardiovascular Institute.The CHOP Cardiovascular Institute will develop novel research programs partner with existing programs at Penn CVI to improve pediatric cardiovascular care, according

Esophageal cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer with an estimated 19,260 diagnoses and 15,530 deaths in the United States last year, the American Association for Cancer Research reported.

LISBON, Portugal — In 2018, Europe reported nearly 83,000 cases of measles — a 15-fold increase over 2016. Four countries lost their measles elimination status the following year amid the surge, which was linked to gaps in vaccination. Measles elimination is considered lost when a single strain of the measles virus circulates for at least 12 months. The United States nearly lost its

Joint replacement in patients with inflammatory arthritis is often beset with pitfalls like disease flares and infectious complications, and up until recently, the emergence new treatments were rendering the current guidelines outdated.

Among women with infertility, those using progesterone may have a higher risk for developing thyroid cancer compared with those who have never used progesterone, although the risk remains low, according to study results. In an analysis of data from more than 140,000 women with infertility living in Denmark from 1995 to 2017, those who ever used progesterone were more likely to develop any type of