Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy May Not Significantly Increase Life Expectancy in Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
WASHINGTON, DC—Women with early-stage breast cancer in one breast are increasingly opting to...
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Colon Polyps in Elderly Patients Are More Likely to Develop in Areas Seen Only with Colonoscopy
WASHINGTON, DC—People over 60 years old are more likely to have precancerous or cancerous polyps...
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Surgeons Report Two New Approaches to Lessen Postoperative Pain and Reduce Use of Prescription Painkillers
WASHINGTON, DC—New combinations of postoperative pain treatment decreased both pain and the use of...
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Patients with Poor Nutritional Status Before Cystectomy Have a Higher Risk of Postoperative Complications
WASHINGTON, DC—Patients with bladder cancer are two times more likely to have complications after...
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University of Michigan Surgeon Brings Laparoscopic Cholecystecomy to Nicaragua
WASHINGTON, DC—A University of Michigan surgeon has found a way to successfully perform...
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Managing AF: A Look at Treating Specialty
About 2.3 million Americans are affected by atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter (AF), a...
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Advertising by Doctors and Hospitals a Waste
The decline of medicine as a profession began when it became legal for doctors and hospitals to advertise. Apparently it all started when an Arizona lawyer sued for his first amendment right to advertise his services. In 1977,...
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IDWeek 2013: Vaccine Reduces Norovirus Symptoms
The Particulars: Norovirus is the cause of many severe gastrointestinal infections in the United...
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A Day in the Life of a Patient: Why Can’t We Do Better?
Is there a patient who goes through a hospitalization who does not have stories to tell about the...
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Using Readbacks to Enhance Patient Safety
Normal readback orders have been recommended as a patient safety initiative for physicians,...
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Optimizing Pre-Op Assessments of Geriatric Surgical Patients
The percentage of Americans aged 65 and older is projected to more than double between 2010 and...
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IDWeek 2013: Trends in Bacterial Meningitis
The Particulars: Studies have indicated that meningitis vaccinations can help reduce the number of...
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IDWeek 2013: Avoid Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics for CAP
The Particulars: Patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) often receive...
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IDWeek 2013: Fecal Transplantation in a Pill?
The Particulars: Studies have suggested that fecal transplantation is effective in about 90% of...
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IDWeek 2013: Antibiotics Overprescribed for Sore Throat & Bronchitis
The Particulars: Previous research indicates that only about 10% of sore throats and virtually 0%...
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Live Longer in the North
The figure below shows state-specific healthy life expectancy in years at age 65, by sex, in the...
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Examining an Innovative Treatment for BPH
Globally, more than 110 million men suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition...
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IDWeek 2013
New research is being presented at IDWeek 2013—the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Disease...
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