As U.S. obesity rates continue to rise, bariatric surgery for teenagers is becoming more common, according to a report by CNN.
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Long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, typically used to treat chronic pain, was associated with increased risk for heart patients, according to a report by the American Journal of Medicine.
Screening every new colon cancer patient for Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition, would extend lives at a reasonable cost, according to a news release by Stanford University School of Medicine.
Researchers have developed a fluorescent protein that allows physicians to produce images of internal organs without using harmful radiation or contrast agents, according to a news release by Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
U.S. sales for flexible endoscopes will grow by 5 percent a year from 2010-2017, propelled by a growing preference for outpatient surgery and increased coverage of colorectal screenings, according to a news release by Reportlinker.
Continuing medical education improved ophthalmologists' ability to assess optic nerve head photographs, according to a report by BMC Ophthalmology.
A new program at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C., treats patients suffering from both chronic pain and anxiety or depression, according to a report by the Pilot.
Trauma patients with healthcare-associated infections have a higher risk of mortality, longer lengths of stay and higher inpatient costs, according to research published in the Archives of Surgery.
The American College of Surgeons is seeking to enlist at least 1,000 hospitals into its National Surgical Quality Improvement Program as part of its newly launched ACS Inspiring Quality initiative, according to an ACS news release.
ASC leaders are finding physician recruitment more difficult as hospital employment increases, markets become saturated with recruiting facilities and the uncertainties of healthcare reform loom on the horizon. Here Phil Spencer, senior vice president with United Surgical Partners International, shares…