Obstetrics & gynaecology
You no longer need surgery to be diagnosed with endometriosis
By age 44, endometriosis affects around one in nine women and people assigned female at birth in Australia.
Jun 6, 2022
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Health
Vitamin D important for more than just bones
Vitamin D is often called the sunshine vitamin and the key to healthy bones. While these are true attributes, they only tell part of the story. In fact, most people do not get enough vitamin D from the sun, and the consequences ...
Jan 28, 2015
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Surgery
Doctors devise safer alternative to opioids during, after surgeries
It's been slightly more than a year since Jonathan Akinrele, 23, underwent weight-loss surgery, and so far, so good.
Apr 28, 2022
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Other
Pain characteristics suggest higher benefit from gallbladder surgery
According to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, better understanding of a patient's abdominal pain could help physicians know which patients will benefit most from surgical removal of the gallbladder. ...
Oct 12, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies new gene that drives colon cancer
Researchers at Mount Sinai's Tisch Cancer Institute have identified a new gene that is essential to colon cancer growth and found that inflammation in the external environment around the tumor can contribute to the growth ...
Oct 17, 2022
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Surgery
Electroacupuncture reduces duration of post-op ileus
(HealthDay)—Electroacupuncture reduces the duration of postoperative ileus and shortens hospital stay for patients treated with laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer, according to research published in the February ...
Feb 9, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research deepens understanding of most common gastrointestinal disorder in US
Cedars-Sinai researchers have reported two advances in the understanding of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the most common gastrointestinal disorder in the United States, affecting an estimated 30 million people.
May 11, 2011
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Surgery
Twin donates part of small bowel to brother in rare transplant
Patrick Noel was on his way home from his brother's house on July 24, 2016 when a car pulled up next to him. The stranger in the other car asked Patrick if he lived in the neighborhood. Sensing something was wrong, Patrick ...
Jun 22, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Family history of colon cancer calls for earlier screening
(HealthDay)—If you've got a family history of colon or rectal cancers, you probably need to start screening for these conditions before you turn 50, a cancer expert says.
Mar 21, 2017
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Inflammatory disorders
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease appear to be at increased risk for post-operative DVT, PE
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) undergoing surgery may be more likely to develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT; blood clot in a deep vein in the thigh or leg) or pulmonary embolism (PE; blood clot in blood vessels ...
Oct 17, 2011
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