By Eric C. Darby, MD, FACS For many years, the gold standard of treatment for patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) was the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) procedure. However, with new advancements in urologic technology, another treatment offers long-lasting benefits with little compromise. Aquablation therapy is a minimally invasive robotic … [Read more...] about Aquablation Therapy: Offering Those with BPH Lasting Relief
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Enhancing Orthopaedics & Interventional Pain Management with Augmented Reality & Artificial Intelligence
By Jeffrey R. Carlson MD, MBA, FAOOS, CPE The integration of augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in orthopaedics and interventional pain management (IPM) have begun to revolutionize surgical procedures, enabling improved accuracy, enhanced visualization, significantly increased safety for surgical teams and patients, and more personalized … [Read more...] about Enhancing Orthopaedics & Interventional Pain Management with Augmented Reality & Artificial Intelligence
Advances in Spine Care:
How New Technologies Can Provide Improved Long-Term Solutions to Pain Pain can range from simply being uncomfortable and frustrating to being so debilitating that it is difficult to get through the day. While the goal of a surgical procedure may be to fix a problem causing pain, the source of the pain may be something that cannot be resolved, or the intervention may risk … [Read more...] about Advances in Spine Care:
Understanding the Benefits and Complications of CAR T-cell Therapy
By Gary Simmons, DO, MSHA As CAR T-cell therapy continues to evolve as a novel treatment for various types of cancers, an awareness of both its promise and potential toxicities is important for physicians of all specialties. Formally known as chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy, this treatment uses laboratory-engineered T cells to target specific proteins on cancer … [Read more...] about Understanding the Benefits and Complications of CAR T-cell Therapy
New IRS Guidelines Could Damage Your Children’s Inheritance
By Matthew R. Staul, EA, MBA According to the IRS-issued Revenue Ruling 2023-2, property held in an irrevocable trust, including your home, that is not included in the taxable estate at death, will no longer receive a step-up in the basis once it is passed down to a beneficiary. For example, if a house was purchased in 1995 for $150,000 and, at the time of the owner’s death, … [Read more...] about New IRS Guidelines Could Damage Your Children’s Inheritance
