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Ventral Hernia Repair Incurs Overall Financial Losses
Aesthetic Dermatology
ATX-101 Nearing End of Pipeline
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Infusions Didn't Lower Cardiac Surgery-Related Kidney Injury
Aesthetic Dermatology
Onion Extract Improved Scars by 36%
Major Finding: An 8-week regimen of an onion extract–based topical gel led to a 36% greater improvement in the overall appearance of new...
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Blocking GI Acid Linked to Lower Pouchitis Risk
Major Finding: Following ileal pouch anal anastomosis, significantly more patients with no pouchitis regularly used acid suppression compared with...
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Antireflux Procedures Increasingly Performed at Low-Volume Centers
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Laparoscopy Tops Open Resection for Most Gastric Tumors
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MRSA Nasal Colonization Predicts MRSA Site Infection in GI Surgery
Major Finding: The surgical site infection rate following major gastrointestinal surgery was 13.7% among patients with positive nasal swab results...
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Texas Has More Doctors Since Tort Reform
Major Finding: Since medical tort reform became effective in Texas on Sept.
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Immediate Postpartum IUD Placement Prone to Expulsion
Major Finding: In all, 54% of 22 women receiving levonorgestrel-containing IUDs immediately after delivery had expelled the device, compared with...
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Binder Helps Subset of Gynecologic Surgery Patients
Major Finding: Use of a neoprene abdominopelvic compression binder after gynecologic surgery increased the number of ambulatory events in the...