December 2019 • Volume 12, No. 12 From the Editor Every December, NIFA observes a little holiday tradition of our own: We turn our attention from the high-pitched noise of holiday preparations, year-end business activities and a hyperactive news cycle, to something...
NOVEMBER 2019 • Volume 12, No. 11 From the Editor November is Lung Cancer Awareness month, and it’s also the month of Thanksgiving. So besides refreshing our memory about lung cancer and surgical treatments, and reading the latest news about vaping and surgical smoke,...
OCTOBER 2019 • Volume 12, No.10 From the Editor Join us for our annual stroll down a dark and scary path littered with dried leaves skittering in the cold wind, with the occasional black cat passing by. Yes, it’s the annual Halloween Edition, and we’ve...
September 2019 • Volume 12, No. 9 From the Editor September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer in the United States and causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system, according to...
AUGUST 2019 • Volume 12, No. 8 From the Editor Did you know Albert Einstein had surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)? In 1948, grafting procedures were still a decade in the future. Instead, the surgeon wrapped the visible anterior portion of the aneurysm...
July 2019 • Volume 12, No. 7 From the Editor This month The Lancet published a report on a study about nerve transfer surgery for spinal cord injury patients, in which nerve transfer surgery enabled 13 individuals with paralysis to regain some arm and hand...
