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Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying

Ballpark figures of treatment failure suggest rising need for surgery over time

No fixation was noninferior to fixation in open retromuscular ventral hernia repair, trial shows

Korean study suggests need for individualized surveillance, optimized use of breast MRI

Surgeons in Sri Lanka removed the record-setting stone earlier this month

An excerpt from Brian Williams' forthcoming book on racism, violence, and how we heal

Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed

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New law gives medical board more teeth to protect patients from potentially dangerous doctors

More complications, greater risk of later surgery with glucocorticoid treatment

Trial yields mixed results of giving antifibrinolytic drug in the field

Success observed in usually contraindicated Marfan, Loeys-Dietz syndromes

Declines in bone strength, density seen 2 years post-sleeve gastrectomy

Another study looked at the feasibility of a noninvasive strategy for obstructive sleep apnea