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Biden chooses cancer expert to lead National Institutes of Health
President Joe Biden on Monday nominated cancer specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to become director of the National Institutes of Health.
May 15, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Surgery beats targeted radiation for patients battling early stage lung cancer
More patients are choosing radiation therapy over surgery to treat their early-stage lung cancer, but a new study argues they might be making a mistake.
May 10, 2023
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Medications
Lack of belief in body's ability to function through pain linked to daily pre-spine-surgery prescribed opioids
According to a new Johns Hopkins Medicine study, low pain self-efficacy can predict daily pre-surgery prescribed opioid use among patients seeking elective spine surgery.
May 9, 2023
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Health
Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general
Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest ...
May 2, 2023
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Surgery
Modified Minerva orthosis proven helpful in pediatric patients following airway surgery
In 2008, the acute care orthotics team at Michigan Medicine received an order for a cervical orthosis (neck brace) from Glenn Green, M.D., a clinical professor of pediatric otolaryngology as well as a head and neck surgeon ...
May 2, 2023
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Medications
Routine antibiotics don't improve outcomes of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction
For breast cancer patients undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy, avoiding postoperative oral antibiotics does not reduce the risk of infections, reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Surgery
Study identifies risk factors associated with negative outcomes following lower extremity soft-tissue reconstruction
Lower extremities are the most commonly injured body region, occurring in more than 40% of trauma patients in North America. Salvaging limbs with extensive soft tissue damage often requires reconstruction with tissue from ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Surgery
AI offers tool to improve surgeon performance
When surgeons are trained, they usually need the supervision of more experienced doctors who can mentor them on their technique. That may be changing due to a new artificial intelligence system developed by Caltech researchers ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Cardiology
Study examines quality of care for veterans with serious artery disease
New research led by Emory Healthcare, in partnership with the Veterans Health Administration, is shining a light on the need for better medical interventions and more aggressive treatment for veterans with peripheral artery ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Female health workers need better radiation protection to minimize breast cancer risk, find researchers
Women working in health care who are regularly exposed to radiation from X-rays and other imaging procedures need better ionizing radiation protection to help minimize their risk of developing breast cancer, argue doctors ...
Apr 12, 2023
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