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February 23, 2017 – Thyroid Nodules
February 22, 2017 – Individualizing
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Anchor lead: Everyone’s individual features must be considered in blood pressure management, Elizabeth Tracey reports While experts around the world debate the best way to manage blood pressure, how can those of us who are concerned about our own manage? …
February 20, 2017 – Most Used
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Anchor lead: Which type of obesity surgery is most common? Elizabeth Tracey reports Obesity management is changing, a recent review in the New England Journal of Medicine reports. Kimberly Steele, a bariatric surgeon at Johns Hopkins, says such changes begin …
February 17, 2017 – Deciding on Surgery
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Anchor lead: What needs to be considered before bariatric surgery in a teenager? Elizabeth Tracey reports Two recent studies on bariatric surgery in teenagers have shown that over several years of follow-up, weight loss for most did persist as well …
February 16, 2017 – Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
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Anchor lead: Has bariatric surgery for teens come of age? Elizabeth Tracey reports Bariatric surgery for obesity treatment is serious stuff, so especially for adolescents, many have resisted this option until more long term results were available. Now two studies …
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February 15, 2017 – Your Impact
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Anchor lead: Man’s impact on global health cannot be denied, Elizabeth Tracey reports Carbon footprints, recyclables, renewable energy. Perhaps you don’t usually think of these things as impacting health and healthcare, but they most certainly do, according to a recent …