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An Oregon gastroenterology group was hit with a $25M wrongful death verdict after a 43-year-old patient with obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension died during a routine outpatient colonoscopy, with liability centered on the decision to perform the procedure in a lower-acuity setting despite a risk profile that plaintiffs argued warranted a hospital environment.

“It’s like a recipe—if you’re missing one ingredient, you may not obtain the same result.” — Pascal-André Vendittoli, MD, Université de Montréal

“In a prospective study of 118 patients undergoing coronary catheterization with IVUS, the presence of alpha-gal–specific IgE was associated with significantly greater atheroma burden and high-risk plaque morphology, including increased calcification, fibrofatty content and necrotic core volume.”

Patients receiving pembrolizumab before, during, and after surgery demonstrated longer event-free survival and higher substantial tumor shrinkage rates, with median survival extending from 30.4 to 51.8 months compared to standard care alone.

The analysis demonstrates that periprocedural bleeding rates with factor XI inhibition were comparable to or lower than traditional anticoagulation, with only 0.9% of procedures within 30 days of abelacimab dosing experiencing major bleeding complications.

In this randomized trial of 1,010 patients with stable DES undergoing noncardiac surgery, perioperative aspirin continuation showed no significant reduction in major adverse cardiac events compared to complete antiplatelet cessation.