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Trial of mesh vs. hysterectomy for prolapse yields inconclusive results
From the Journals
Supercooling extends donor liver viability by 27 hours
The difference between pre- and postsupercooling energy charge was less than 20%, and bile production, portal resistance, and arterial resistance...
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Clip closure reduces postop bleeding risk after proximal polyp resection
Serious adverse events were also less common in the clip group than the control group.
Aesthetic Dermatology
Body sculpting, microneedling show strong growth
Dermatologic surgeons performed 7% more cosmetic procedures in 2018 than in 2017.
Conference Coverage
Weight loss surgery linked to lower CV event risk in diabetes
Metabolic surgery was associated with a significantly lower cumulative incidence of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and mortality than...
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Health spending nears $23,000 per family
“Buying a new car every year would be … cheaper than a year’s worth of health care.”
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Unsubsidized enrollees leaving insurance exchanges
CMS’s latest snapshot shows more premiums were paid in February 2019, compared with 2018.
Conference Coverage
Differential monocytic HLA-DR expression prognostically useful in PICU
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – European pediatric “study of the year” paves way for novel sepsis immunotherapies.
Conference Coverage
Epilepsy surgery outcome prediction seeks to gain ground
BANGKOK – It’s time for the prediction of seizure outcomes after epilepsy surgery to step into the 21st century.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA update: Higher late mortality with paclitaxel-coated devices
From the Journals
Lancet joins movement to reject ‘manels’
The Lancet Group also issued a diversity pledge, aiming to include more women, people of color, and colleagues from lower- and middle-income...