Research finds opioids may help chronic pain, a little medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-o… via Medical Xpress

Canadian research published today finds opioids are no more effective for chronic pain than ibuprofen or naproxen (as well as some other drugs). It's an important finding, as the roots of the opioid crisis come back to prescription opioids theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Allergan Halts Sales in Europe of Textured Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer - The New York Times nytimes.com/2018/12/18/hea…

Pulling the plug on the ‘pulling the plug’ mentality /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… Worth reading.

Case of measles confirmed in Burlington, but reach is as far as Niagara and Toronto #hamont #measles #niagara #burlon cbc.ca/news/canada/ha…

Health Canada just announced it's revamping how medical devices are approved/regulated to improve oversight/safety. Changes include promises of a new database for adverse events, and more stringent requirements for clinical evidence before device approval canada.ca/en/health-cana…

Is oncology community getting too loose with statistics? Review of journal articles shows widespread use description of “trend” statements to give partial credit for non-significant results. Learn more: ja.ma/2EEwXPe

We had the opportunity to visit MD Anderson Cancer Center and meet Turner Cockrell's doctor, who had a heartfelt message for our student-athletes. #AnchorDown

Melanie Testa decided not to have reconstructive surgery after #breastcancer, and is still figuring out how to navigate the world as a flat chested woman. #giongflat #bcsm bit.ly/2q2GZky

Socioeconomic status is the biggest determinant of health in the US. Dwarfs all other factors.

So useful on this season of travel!

MD Anderson's first Robotic DIEP - the next evolutionary stage of autologous breast reconstruction. All the reliability of full pedicle length without the risk of abdominal wall morbidity. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery MD Anderson Cancer Center #DIEP #breastreconstruction

Always a pleasure to catch up with EIC Dr Nahai and share this month's Aesthetic Surgery Journal/ASJ Open Forum supplement on #biaALCL read it here: academic.oup.com/asj/issue/39/S… #plasticsurgery #patientsafety #oncsurgery #endcancer

Just published: “Beware of the Randomized Controlled Trial With Impressive Results!” academic.oup.com/asj/advance-ar… #EBM #RCT #surgery #MedEd #evidencebased

New paper, a good read for parents with younger kids (some of whom I've tagged here!): journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… #OpenAccess #parenting #screentime #research

New in ASJ, evaluating and analyzing trends in the plastic surgery literature over a 10-year period: academic.oup.com/asj/advance-ar…. Journals included in the review are: Aesthetic Surgery Journal/ASJ Open Forum, APSOnlineJrl, @JPRAS, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery #plasticsurgery #evidencebased #MedEd

Congratulations to MD Anderson Cancer Center #plasticsurgery @anaeze_offodile for selection as a 2019 Gilbert Omenn Fellow of the NASEM Health NASEM Health Helping to lead the way on national healthcare policy. #oncsurgery #endcancer

In this new paper, the authors sought to identify all outcomes and outcome measures used to evaluate postoperative results in #rhinoplasty: academic.oup.com/asj/advance-ar… #plasticsurgery #EBM #outcomes #PROMs #NOSE Achilleas

With the findings published in new @JAmCollSurg, study coauthor Chris Coroneos encourages surgeons to consider the financial burden that #breastcancer patients face at the outset and include financial outcomes as a part of the patient care plan. bit.ly/3m9phpu