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2021 News Releases
Select Heart Surgery Patients May Not Need Opioid Pain Meds when Discharged
December 16, 2021
Joanna Chikwe Is Named Editor-in-Chief of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
December 13, 2021
Legislation to Protect Seniors and Stop Devastating Medicare Cuts Heads to the President’s Desk; Real Work Begins to Fix Broken Payment System
December 9, 2021
Media Advisory: Save the Date for STS Annual Meeting
December 9, 2021
STS and AstraZeneca Join Forces to Accelerate Lung Cancer and Disparities Research, Education
November 2, 2021
Medicare Cuts Ignore Realities of Pandemic and Will Harm Patient Care
November 2, 2021
New Legislation Speeds Progress on Patient Access to New Technologies
October 21, 2021
Chewing Gum after Heart Surgery May Help Relieve Gut Problems
September 10, 2021
Patient-Centered Protocols Help Eliminate Excess Opioid Use after Lung Surgery
September 10, 2021
Cardiovascular Societies Support COVID-19 Vaccines for All Healthcare Workers
July 30, 2021
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Announces Top 20 Institutional Honor Roll
July 22, 2021
Patient Care Under Continued Threat in Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
July 13, 2021
Reducing Need for Blood Transfusion during Heart Surgery Is Focus of New Practice Guideline
June 30, 2021
Aortic Condition More Deadly in Women than in Men
June 2, 2021
Sen. John Boozman Recognized for Longstanding Commitment to Health Care Policies
May 21, 2021
Cardiac Surgeons Lead Critical COVID-19 Research
April 14, 2021
Physician and Patient Groups Call On CMS to Update Medicare Lung Cancer Screening Coverage
March 18, 2021
Sean C. Grondin Elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
January 31, 2021
Alan M. Speir Honored for Remarkable Contributions to Cardiothoracic Surgery Advocacy
January 31, 2021
‘COVID Effect’ Leads to Fewer Heart Surgeries, More Patient Deaths
January 30, 2021
ERAS Program Expedites Recovery for Congenital Heart Surgery Patients
January 30, 2021
Women Undergo Less Aggressive Open Heart Surgery, Experience Worse Outcomes than Men
January 30, 2021
Edward L. Bove Receives Bakken Scientific Achievement Award
January 29, 2021
Black Lung Cancer Patients Die Sooner than White Counterparts
January 29, 2021
