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Obesity-related hypoventilation increased morbidity risk after bariatric surgery
Adverse outcomes after bariatric surgery were greater in this subset of obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
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Patients may prefer retrograde-fill voiding trials after pelvic floor surgery
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COVID-19 vaccine supply will be limited at first, ACIP says
The working group expects that from 15 to 45 million doses of vaccine will be available by the end of December, depending on which vaccine is...
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Appendix may be common site of endometriosis
In women with appendiceal endometriosis, the appendix often may appear normal.
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Study finds no link between platelet count, surgery bleed risk in cirrhosis
Logistic regression analysis showed no significant association between platelet count and major bleeding events.
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Postpartum tubal ligation safe in obese women
Complications and subsequent pregnancies were similar across BMIs.
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Global study to track COVID-19’s impact on the brain
The research will track and evaluate the short- and long-term impact of the coronavirus on the brain, including cognition, behavior, and function...
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How often does risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy identify cancer?
In one study of women with BRCA mutations who underwent the procedure, about 3% received a cancer diagnosis.
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Range of interventions reduces likelihood of infection after hysterectomy
Hand hygiene improvement, optimizing antibiotic order sets, and removing catheters sooner were among the interventions instituted.
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Higher death rate seen in cancer patients with nosocomial COVID-19
All-cause mortality was higher in cancer patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19 than in those with community-acquired COVID-19.
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MIS-C is a serious immune-mediated response to COVID-19 infection
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is still a moving target because there is much still to learn about it.