Women Report Breast Size Impacts Ability to Exercise
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 -- Breast size can affect women ’s self-reported exercise habits, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Reconstructive Surgery. Claire R. Baxter, from Flinders Medical Centre in Australia, and...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

AHWFB seeks OK for extra $35M to build Winston-Salem ambulatory surgery center approved a decade ago
Wake Forest Baptist filed the original Certificate of Need application in January 2010 for a $38.7 million surgery center, beginning a three-year legal dispute with Novant Health. More than 10 years later, the cost of the project is estimated at at $78.4 million.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lillian Johnson Source Type: news

Can an AI photo app help diagnose scoliosis?
An AI application that uses smartphone photos to diagnose scoliosis appear...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AI algorithm creates x-ray-like images from ultrasound scans Ultrasound could rule out need for x-ray in scoliosis screening Simple steps improve x-ray for spinal surgery New x-ray system may assess adult scoliosis better HSS to evaluate 3D with DR for scoliosis
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 25, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Cast Immobilization Comparable to Surgery for Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- For older adults, cast immobilization (CI) performs similarly to surgical therapies for distal radius fractures (DRFs) at one year postoperatively, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in the Journal of...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mohs Found to Confer Survival Benefit in Localized MCC Mohs Found to Confer Survival Benefit in Localized MCC
Mohs micrographic surgery may be more effective than wide local excision as a surgical treatment for localized T1/T2 Merkel cell carcinoma.MDedge News
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - August 24, 2023 Category: Dermatology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news

2016 to 2020 Saw Increase in Gender-Affirming Surgery in U.S.
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- From 2019 to 2020, there was a considerable increase in gender-affirming surgery (GAS) procedures in the United States, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in JAMA Network Open. Jason D. Wright, M.D., from...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Comparison of Implant Survival Rates and Biologic and Mechanical Complications with Implant-Supported Fixed Complete Dental Prostheses Using Four and Six Implants
This study aims to compare the incidence of biologic and mechanical complication rates and the survival rates after at least 5 years of implants and implant-supported fixed complete dental prostheses (IFCDPs) placed during second-stage surgery using four and six implants. A total of 77 patients (33 men, 44 women) with a mean age of 60.6 ± 8.8 years (range: 39 to 80 years) were included, and the total of 92 IFCDPs were classified into two groups: 51 received four implants, and 41 received six implants. No implant failed in the four-implant group (0/204), and one implant failed in the six-implant group (1/246), wit...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 24, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Wrong-Eye Surgery Suit; Baby-Killer Nurse's Life Sentence; $1.4B COVID Relief Fraud
(MedPage Today) -- A late South Carolina man's estate alleges that Lowrey King, MD, operated on the wrong eye. The estate of James Sams claims that staff prepared his left eye for a pars plana vitrectomy, but once in the operating room, King operated...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 24, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

NT-proBNP Level in Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk Assessment NT-proBNP Level in Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
Might NT-proBNP be a more accurate and cost-effective alternative to myocardial perfusion scan for predicting postoperative cardiovascular complications in non-cardiac surgery?BMC Anesthesiology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news

John Farnham Given ‘All Clear’ Following Cancer Battle: ‘Bring on 2024’
John Farnham is cancer-free and feeling like “the luckiest man alive.” The legendary Australian singer shared the good news to mark the anniversary of a marathon operation to remove a cancerous growth from his mouth. “It’s been a year since my first surgery and to be honest I’ve lost count as to…#johnfarnham #australian #farnham #voice #kentmusicreport #officialukchart #menatworks #downunder #whisperingjack #aria
Source: Reuters: Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Birmingham dermatology practice acquired by Florida firm
The company acquired has six locations and offers skin cancer surgery and dermatology care.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 24, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Laurel Thrailkill Source Type: news

Advances in surgery are improving survival for people with melanoma
The National Cancer Institute estimates that 97,610 people will be diagnosed with melanoma in 2023, making up 5% of all new cancer diagnoses. Fortunately, screening and treatment have improved, allowing care teams to catch melanoma earlier when it's easier to treat. As a result, the number of people who survive the disease has steadily increased. Tina Hieken, M.D., a Mayo Clinic surgical oncologist with a particular interest in melanoma, answers questions about treatment and advances in surgery that…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 24, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Kidney Stones on the Rise: Where Are the Specialists? Kidney Stones on the Rise: Where Are the Specialists?
Kidney stones are increasing among new populations, while nephrology fellowships are going unfilled.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - August 23, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Mohs Surgery Best for Early-Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma?
(MedPage Today) -- Mohs micrographic surgery may offer a survival advantage over wide local excision for select patients with early-stage Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a retrospective cohort study suggested. Over a mean follow-up of about 5 years...
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - August 23, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds
The number of procedures rose to roughly 13,000 in 2019 from about 4,550 in 2016 as access broadened, researchers estimated.
Source: NYT Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Research Surgery and Surgeons Teenagers and Adolescence Transgender Youth Conservatism (US Politics) JAMA Network Open Source Type: news

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