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American Indian/Alaska Native patients less likely to undergo breast reconstruction

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women with breast cancer have consistently lower rates of breast reconstruction after mastectomy compared to non-Hispanic White women, reports a paper in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®,...
2-Jul-2024 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Lab values predict periprosthetic joint infection in patients with morbid obesity

For patients with severe obesity undergoing knee or hip replacement, commonly obtained laboratory values – including markers of anemia and inflammation – are independent predictors of the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), reports a...
1-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Climate affects dose requirements for cosmetic Botox injections

Patients living in "high-sun" climates may require higher doses of Botox to achieve good results in cosmetic treatment of facial lines and wrinkles, reports a study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical...
1-Jul-2024 11:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Rising rates of fractures around hip and knee replacements

Rates of periprosthetic fractures (ie, fractures occurring in association with a hip or knee replacement) have risen sharply in recent years, with further increases predicted to occur in the future, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint...
24-Jun-2024 1:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

CDC-Funded Program Improved Cardiovascular Health of Nebraska Women

When implemented in Nebraska, the WISEWOMAN program supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which offers services for women ages 40–64 who are low-income and uninsured/underinsured, improved hypertension, blood pressure...
14-Jun-2024 3:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Wolters Kluwer nursing leader named to American Nurses Credentialing Center Leadership Committee

Karen Innocent, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN, has been named to the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation in Nursing Continuing Professional Development
10-Jun-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Migraine surgery reduces headache days, reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®

For patients with chronic migraine, nerve decompression surgery effectively reduces the number of headache days – the outcome measure preferred by neurologists – along with other measures including the frequency and intensity of migraine...
30-May-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Only 20% of U.S. nonprofit hospitals invested in housing as part of the federal community benefit mandate

A nationwide assessment of how nonprofit hospitals are addressing housing-related needs in their communities appears in the latest issue of Medical Care, the official journal of the Medical Care Section of the American Public Health Association. The...
15-May-2024 1:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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Pelvic floor experts issue new recommendations for magnetic resonance defecography

Magnetic resonance defecography (MRD) has emerged as a powerful, noninvasive imaging technique to evaluate the many possible causes of problems in passing bowel movements. A new set of consensus recommendations for performing and interpreting the...
23-Sep-2021 11:40 AM EDT

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