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Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study

• Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
• Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
• Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix ‘Fallen Arches’?
• A ‘Bionic’ Arm That Feels Like Her Very Own

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Vaccines Effective in Preventing Symptomatic COVID-19 in Health Care Workers

Findings seen even for those at risk for severe disease and racial and ethnic groups disproportionately…

• Greater Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Tied to Diabetes Remission
• Robotic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Does Not Cut Postop Infections
• Precedent Needed for FDA Approval Decisions When Evidence Lacking

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September 2020 Briefing - Surgery

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Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, and Wrong-Patient Surgery

The operating room is where, without doubt, many lives are saved and a multitude of destinies are altered. However, in today’s rapidly changing world, the number and complexity of surgical procedures are increasing dramatically. So is the number of surgical sub-specialties. The operating lists in…

The Wrongly Famous in Medical History

In medical history, there have been instances wherein, one gained “name” and “fame” for “describing” a particular condition or “performing” a procedure, when in fact, someone else had already described or performed that procedure. Some conditions have been wrongly named after individuals…

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RE: Investigational Topical Minocycline Gel for Acne Advances to Phase III Development

As I understand, this is a great step of development that we can use to save many people from horrible diseases. and i also hope Dr.Lain and your partners…

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