urldefense.com/v3/__https:/... TOETVA is safe and cosmetic but more risk of capsule disruption that can affect pathology. @jama.com @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

Potential use for intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring?

A noninvasive, continuous monitoring system for the larynx can diagnose conditions like dysphagia and dysphonia, help tweak treatments and provide biofeedback during rehab exercises. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

For more details about the work on how the gut microbiome relates to human social networks, and how you can identify friends through their poop, as featured in this interview today on @scifri.bsky.social www.sciencefriday.com/segments/you... here is a thread:

Primary aldosteronism is under-diagnosed/treated. All hypertensive patients can be screened by aldosterone:renin ratio (ARR). Age 45 or younger with hypokalemia and unilateral adrenal tumor can proceed to laparoscopic adrenalectomy without adrenal vein sampling. www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Cultural difference between East and West? Japanese surgeons pioneered active surveillance for low-risk <1 cm thyroid cancer, liberally biopsy small nodules. American surgeons discourage FNA biopsy for <1 cm thyroid nodule to avoid surgical demand pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...