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  A Miniature Robot Takes on Hysterectomy

  Small prospective, nonrandomized device trial

  RESEARCHJ Robot Surg·Oct 16, 2026New technologyPractice relevance
• Robotic-assisted living-donor hysterectomy for uterus transplantation: a systematic review of surgical techniques, donor safety, and recipient outcomes.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHJ Robot Surg·Oct 20, 2026Evidence updateNew technology
• Synthetic Platelets Aim for Human Testing in 2027

  Perspective; preclinical technology, not established human benefit

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Practice relevanceWorth a read
• What Aviation Taught Me About Becoming a Better Surgeon

  Personal viewpoint

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Practice relevanceWorth a read
• Comparison of the opioid-sparing effects of a combination of dexamethasone, paracetamol, and ketorolac versus paracetamol and ketorolac in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy: A prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial.

  Randomized trial

  RESEARCHIndian J Pharmacol·Nov 2, 2026Clinical trialPractice relevance
  Comparative Study · Randomized Controlled Trial

  Nene I, Lalwani P, Khanna P, Singh N, Sawhney C, Chhabra A, Gupta A, Pandey RK, Rewari V.

  Abstract / publisher access may vary
• Evaluation of surgical outcomes and costs during the learning curve in robotic gynecologic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHJ Robot Surg·Oct 31, 2026Evidence updateNew technology
• Special situations in cervical cancer management: de novo metastatic disease, occult cancer after simple hysterectomy, and cervical stump cancer - A review from the french cervical cancer guidelines group.

  Guideline / consensus

  RESEARCHJ Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod·Oct 27, 2026Guidelines
• Challenging the Status Quo Can Help Protect Patients

  ACS report of a surgeon’s perspective

  NEWSAmerican College of Surgeons·Oct 27, 2026Worth a read
• Request for Information: Nationwide Implementation of Prehospital Blood Transfusion

  Request for information; comments due November 5, 2026

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Oct 6, 2026· Notice · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medical Devices; Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices; Classification of the Cooperative Powered Surgical Assist Device for ENT Surgery

  Final device-classification order

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Sep 10, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Advocacy Training Prepares Surgeons to Influence Policy and Health

  Viewpoint; program description

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Worth a read
• Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic hysterectomy in Stage I endometrial cancer: a real-world causal mediation analysis of operating time and length of hospital stay.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Robot Surg·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jul 16, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jul 7, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Organ Procurement Organizations Conditions for Coverage: Revisions to the Conditions for Coverage

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jan 30, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Aug 4, 2026· Rule · United StatesPractice relevancePolicy watch
• Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Apr 14, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPractice relevancePolicy watch
  Proposed rule · United States

  Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  Official US document. Check its status and effective date.
• Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Oct 20, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Hysterectomy-corrected, age-specific incidence and survival of uterine sarcomas by histotype, race and ethnicity in the United States, 2000-2019.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHAm J Obstet Gynecol·Oct 28, 2026Practice relevance
• Impact of broadly targeted enhanced recovery after surgery protocols in hysterectomy versus other gynecologic surgeries.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHPLoS One·Oct 26, 2026Practice relevance
• Comparison of Survival After Radical Hysterectomy or Radical Radiotherapy Among Patients with Different Histological Types of Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: Analysis of SEER Data Using Propensity Score Matching.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHCancers (Basel)·Oct 18, 2026Practice relevance
• Postoperative Opioid-Free Multistep Opiranserin Infusion Versus Fentanyl Patient-Controlled Analgesia After Breast or Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHJ Clin Med·Oct 17, 2026Practice relevance
• Medicare Program; CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System, Acute Kidney Injury Dialysis (AKI) Payment, and ESRD Quality Incentive Program

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 26, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 16, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 16, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch

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