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Hospital use of minimally invasive surgery shows disparity in surgical care nationwide

Posted on: 14/07/2014 - 18:55

The use of minimally invasive surgery for appendectomy, colectomy, hysterectomy, and lung lobectomy varies widely in the United States, even though the complication rates were lower from each...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Hospital use of minimally invasive surgery shows disparity in surgical care nationwide

Posted on: 14/07/2014 - 18:55

The use of minimally invasive surgery for appendectomy, colectomy, hysterectomy, and lung lobectomy varies widely in the United States, even though the complication rates were lower from each...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Stress, negative emotions may up stroke and TIA risk

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 21:00

Stress, hostility, and depressive symptoms appear to increase the risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack in middle-aged and older adults, according to findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Sleep apnea raises cardiomyopathy risk ninefold in pregnancy

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 17:05

Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to experience adverse clinical conditions than are pregnant women who do not have sleep apnea, according to an analysis of over 55 million...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

ACP pelvic guidelines could lead to care variations

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 15:55

The new pelvic exam guidelines from the American College of Physicians may be a relief for women who would prefer to forgo the annual ritual, but they could also lead to variation in well-woman care,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Hyponatremia linked to osteoporosis, fragility fractures

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 15:40

CHICAGO – Hyponatremia quadruples the risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures, according to a retrospective database study presented at the joint meeting of the International Congress of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Hyponatremia linked to osteoporosis, fragility fractures

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 15:40

CHICAGO – Hyponatremia quadruples the risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures, according to a retrospective database study presented at the joint meeting of the International Congress of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Donated IVF eggs linked to gestational hypertension

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 14:10

MUNICH – Women pregnant with an embryo produced by in vitro fertilization of a donated egg developed gestational hypertension at nearly four times the rate of matched women who were pregnant...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Enhanced education, customized follow-up options improve STD retesting rates

Posted on: 03/07/2014 - 16:25

ATLANTA – Educating patients treated for chlamydia or gonorrhea about reinfection and retesting, and providing customized options for follow-up care, increased patient retest return rates by 15% in a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

More than half of older women have experienced incontinence

Posted on: 03/07/2014 - 15:05

Among noninstitutionalized Americans aged 65 years and older, 61.2% of women and 38% of men experience at least occasional urinary or bowel incontinence, the National Center for Health Statistics...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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