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Surgeon: Sacral colpopexy can be smart strategy in POP repairs
LAS VEGAS – Beri M. Ridgeway, MD, offers insight into various approaches to prolapse in women.
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Despite concerns, synthetic slings are still ‘standard of care’ in SUI
LAS VEGAS – Beri M. Ridgeway, MD, urges colleagues to not fear the treatment for stress urinary incontinence.
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President Trump calls for end to HIV/AIDS, pediatric cancer
Health care was addressed in speech more focused on immigration, a nod to unity, honoring vets, and featuring Congressional women dressed in white...
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Researchers compare focused ultrasound and DBS for essential tremor
LAS VEGAS – Focused ultrasound and DBS have similar efficacy in essential tremor, but their safety profiles and...
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EVAR insights from the GREAT registry
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Winners and losers under bold Trump plan to slash drug rebate deals
“A shadowy system of kickbacks,” was how Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar described the current system in a speech on Feb. 1.
From the Journals
Elective hernia repair preferable in patients with chronic liver disease
Cleveland Clinic experience indicates acceptable morbidity and mortality when hernia repair is done on chronic liver disease patients on a...
From the Journals
Smoking has small effect on postop hernia wound morbidity
The question of the impact of smoking on infection risk and wound healing has been studied in a variety of surgical procedures.
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Mild OSA spontaneously resolves in about one-third of young children
The presence of laryngomalacia did not affect the rate of OSA resolution in this cohort of patients.
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Gastrectomy does not alter benefit of new oral chemo in gastric cancer
SAN FRANCISCO – In the phase 3 TAGS trial, the gastrectomy subgroup did have higher rates of grade 3 or 4 adverse events.
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Asthma patients with sinusitis, polyps fare poorly after sinus surgery
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