Damian McNamara is a journalist for Medscape Medical News and MDedge. He worked full-time for MDedge as the Miami Bureau covering a dozen medical specialties during 2001-2012, then as a freelancer for Medscape and MDedge, before being hired on staff by Medscape in 2018. Now the two companies are one. He uses what he learned in school – Damian has a BS in chemistry and an MS in science, health and environmental reporting/journalism. He works out of a home office in Miami, with a 100-pound chocolate lab known to snore under his desk during work hours.
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New Data Back Safety of Robotic-Assisted Thymectomy
Major Finding: Seventy-four of 79 patients with thymoma were alive at last follow-up, supporting the efficacy and safety of robotic-assisted...
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New Data Back Safety of Robotic-Assisted Thymectomy
Major Finding: Seventy-four of 79 patients with thymoma were alive at last follow-up, supporting the efficacy and safety of robotic-assisted...
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Warn Parents to Beware of Button Batteries
Major Finding: An estimated 40,400 children were treated at U.S. emergency departments between 1997 and 2010 for battery-related injuries. Twelve...
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Just Half of Black Patients Meet Hypertension Goals in Large Study
Major Finding: Only 53% of 9,251 black patients with hypertension met their blood pressure goals despite at least 1 year of treatment. Data Source...