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Study Suggests Inappropriate Use of Thyroid Ultrasounds
“It seems to be that we’re detecting smaller and smaller nodules. …Why are people being referred for all these ultrasounds? We looked for the...
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GLP-1s Face Off Against Each Other, Weight-Loss Surgery in New GI Studies
“While clinical trials have been conducted to assess the weight-loss efficacy of GLP-1 agonists, there has been limited head-to-head comparisons,...
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Bariatric surgery tied to less pregnancy weight gain
The highest proportion of weight gain below recommendations was found in women with normal weight.
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10% of US physicians work for or under UnitedHealth. Is that a problem?
The company added 20,000 physicians in the last year alone, including a previously physician-owned multispecialty group...
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Less is more for axillary surgery in early breast cancer
Women with early breast cancer can safely undergo less extensive axillary surgery because it has no impact on recurrence or mortality rate.
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New KDIGO guideline encourages use of HCV-positive kidneys for HCV-negative recipients
The update was triggered by the transplant of HCV-infected kidneys into uninfected recipients and the evolution of the viewpoint on the role of...
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Experimental Therapy Restores Cognitive Function in Chronic TBI
This is the first time a DBS device has been implanted in the central thalamus in humans.
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Antireflux surgery may not reduce cancer risk in Barrett’s esophagus
The risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma did not decrease in patients with Barrett’s esophagus after antireflux surgery compared with patients who...
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COVID livers are safe for transplant
Using livers from deceased patients with COVID-19 could be an opportunity expand organ availability.
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More than one-third of adults in the US could have NAFLD by 2050
Findings suggest that health care systems should prepare for “large increases” in cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and need for liver...
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Eight wealth tips just for doctors
Four out of 10 physicians have a net worth below $1 million...and many of those doctors are over age 65, “which means they essentially can’t...