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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The type of surgical mesh used for laparoscopic repair of primary or incisional ventral hernias is associated with the rate of reoperations, a study from Denmark suggests. “The findings indicate that the type of mesh may matter for the outcome and that the choice of the mesh should depend on hernia type,”…
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Surgery is a common choice to try to cure prostate cancer if it is not thought to have spread outside the prostate gland. The main type of surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. In this operation, the surgeon removes the entire prostate gland plus some of the tissue around it, including the seminal vesicles. Open…
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TOPIC: Diagnosis and Surgery TAGS: Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, and Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV A combination of surgery and systemic therapy can improve survival more than systemic therapy alone for women diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer with known hormone receptor and HER2 status, according to a study. The research was published in the May 2021 issue of the journal Annals of Surgical Oncology. Read…
Read MoreI have been overweight since I could remember. In my 20s I decided to try to get myself to a healthy weight, for me, for my confidence, and my mental health. I gym almost every day for an hour. I did the banting diet diligently. After almost a year of absolute focus, I had…
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The respiratory illness commonly referred to as “coronavirus” and officially called COVID-19 has changed life as we know it. For people with serious health conditions, such as breast cancer, and their loved ones, the uncertainty of this situation, the need for physical distancing, job losses and financial concerns, and possible changes in cancer treatments…
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Elective surgeries – non-emergency procedures scheduled in advance – in South Africa have been suspended at various points throughout the pandemic. This has been done to increase the capacity of hospitals and clinics to deal with Covid-19 patients during a surge of infection. Temporary suspensions have hit the revenue of private healthcare firms while allowing…
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In this article, we take a comprehensive overview of Crohn’s disease: Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and malnutrition. Inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease can involve different areas of the digestive tract in…
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“You just have bad cramps,” was the typical response teenager Sarah Swenson heard when she complained about the excruciating pain she experienced every time she had her period. “It felt like someone was stabbing me with a hot poker,” says Sarah, 16, a resident of Madison and a high school junior. Eventually, the pain…
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What Is Pancreatitis? Pancreatitis is a disease in which your pancreas becomes inflamed. The pancreas is a large gland behind your stomach and next to your small intestine. Your pancreas does two main things: It releases powerful digestive enzymes into your small intestine to help you digest food. It releases insulin and glucagon into your bloodstream. These hormones help your body control how it…
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