• 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
• 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
  Rule · United States

  Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration

  Official US document. Check its status and effective date.
• Dexmedetomidine versus sevoflurane as adjuncts to propofol-fentanyl anesthesia during major spine surgery with somatosensory and motor evoked potential monitoring: a randomized controlled trial.

  Randomized trial

  RESEARCHAnesth Pain Med (Seoul)·Oct 30, 2026Clinical trial
• Advocacy Training Prepares Surgeons to Influence Policy and Health

  Viewpoint; program description

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Worth a read
• Dynamic craniotomy: translational development, biomechanical validation, and early clinical experience of an adaptive cranial bone flap fixation platform.

  Early device evidence; small retrospective clinical cohorts

  RESEARCHNeurosurg Focus·Nov 1, 2026
• Transvascular neurosurgery.

  Review and perspective on emerging technology

  RESEARCHNeurosurg Focus·Nov 1, 2026
• MRI-compatible skull-base pin fixation for advanced image-guided pediatric neurosurgery using augmented reality in infants younger than one year: A feasibility study.

  Early study · confirmation needed

  RESEARCHWorld Neurosurg·Oct 29, 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
• Perioperative Liposomal Bupivacaine for Postoperative Pain Control in Cranial Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHAnesthesiol Res Pract·Nov 3, 2026Evidence update
• 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
  Proposed rule · United States

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

  Official US document. Check its status and effective date.
• Urinary and sexual functional outcomes in female patients following elective lumbar spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHNeurosurg Rev·Oct 31, 2026Evidence update
• Incidental dural tears under continuous irrigation in endoscopic lumbar spine surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHJ Clin Neurosci·Oct 31, 2026Evidence update
• Comparative Effectiveness of Intravenous, Oral, and Topical Tranexamic Acid in Elective Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHGlobal Spine J·Oct 29, 2026Evidence update
• 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
• Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 and Certain Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Apr 6, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application From the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities for Continued CMS-Approval of its Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Accreditation Program

  Notice · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Mar 10, 2026· Notice · United StatesPolicy watch

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