One of the long-term impacts observed during the COVID-19 pandemic stems from patients being intubated and breathing from a ventilator for an extended period of time. These patients usually undergo a procedure known as a ...
Jan 3, 2022
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Breast implants now come with a "black box" warning. What does that mean for the 300,000 patients who choose to have breast reconstruction after a mastectomy or breast augmentation for cosmetic reasons each year?
Nov 29, 2021
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Jessica Lingor remembers the crisp December day nearly six years ago when doctors diagnosed her yet-to-be-born daughter, Kaylie, with spina bifida—a type of birth defect in which a baby's spinal cord fails to develop or ...
Oct 1, 2021
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Your doctor walks into the exam room wearing a white coat. Or perhaps your physician has on a fleece or softshell jacket.
Aug 3, 2021
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In the year ending March 2019, 259 people were killed in the UK using sharp instruments, including knives and broken bottles.
Jul 2, 2021
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It had been a long four years since that July night when Marianne Sarcich first felt the lump in her right breast as she toweled off from a shower.
Jun 14, 2021
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There's no doubt that social media has forever changed how we view ourselves. Between the high-quality cameras in our phones and scrolling through perfectly curated and edited selfies on Instagram, minor imperfections can ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Some of the brightest minds in dermatology and surgery are in agreement on the first clinical practice guidelines for reconstructive procedures following skin cancer resection.
May 25, 2021
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A U.K.-wide study involving patients with early breast cancer has shown their care was no less safe and effective than before the pandemic started.
Mar 29, 2021
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"Gynecologists in Sweden are a very polarized group regarding clitoral reconstruction, and our study is one of very few on the subject," says Malin Jordal, researcher and senior lecturer in caring sciences at University of ...
Feb 18, 2021
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