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Liposomal steroid brings durable pain relief in knee OA
TORONTO –
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How common is accelerated knee OA?
TORONTO – More than one in seven women who developed knee OA in a large prospective population-based U.K. study had the more severe accelerated...
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Colorectal cancer diagnoses still moving up in younger adults, with no sign of plateau
Incidence increased from 10% to 12% over a decade in the analysis of a large U.S. cancer registry.
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Collagen powder deemed noninferior to primary closure for punch-biopsy healing
Collagen powder may give superior early cosmetic outcomes.
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Minor surgeries appear safe for hemophilia patients on emicizumab
MELBOURNE – Patients with hemophilia A treated with emicizumab can safely undergo minor surgery, often without needing prophylactic coagulation...
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Gynecologic surgeries linked with persistent opioid use
Nearly 7% of women received new opioid prescriptions months after common – and even minimally invasive – gynecologic procedures.
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Nerve transfer improves function after spinal cord injury
The procedure is safe, and combining it with tendon transfer could maximize functional benefit for patients with upper limb paralysis.
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Cellulitis ranks as top reason for skin-related pediatric inpatient admissions
AUSTIN, TX – The median length of stay for patients was 2 days, with a median cost of $6,289.50 for each case.
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Bilateral salpingectomy gains favor for sterilization
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Bilateral salpingectomy is gaining favor in both vaginal and cesarean delivery settings.
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Some burnout factors are within a physician’s control
SAN DIEGO – Even in the face of daunting systemic factors, physicians can practice some important steps toward self-care.
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Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection may be an option for colorectal lesions
With underwater endoscopic mucosal resection, the bowel lumen is filled with water instead of air/CO2.