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For patients with neural foraminal or lateral recess stenosis with unilateral leg neurogenic symptoms

No Lasting Value for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Laminotomy

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No differences or improvement in back or leg pain, ODI, neurogenic symptoms, SF-36 scores
Millions more Americans have affordable health insurance

Patients Report Improved Care Access, Better Health With ACA

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Gains seen in how many adults have insurance and a doctor, and say they are in better health
Patients age 70 or older are at greater risk of unanticipated hospital admission within 30 days of ambulatory surgery

Improved Care Transitions Needed Post Ambulatory Surgery

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Age independently associated with hospital admission
Patients with diabetes and a lower extremity amputation are more likely to die

Risk of Death Up With Lower Extremity Amputation in Diabetes

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Some, but not all, of the increased risk attributed to diabetes-related complications
About 10 percent of cases where a drug does serious harm are not reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within the required 15-day period

Delays Noted in the Reporting of Serious Patient Harms to FDA

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Analysis found roughly 10 percent of cases were filed after 15-day deadline passed
As a result of the increasing popularity of high-deductible health care plans

Expansion of High-Deductible Plans to Impact Physician Care

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Physicians must be able to balance provision of good clinical care with ability to limit costs
The mouse model of allo-head and body reconstruction is feasible for avoiding brain ischemia during transplantation

Mouse Model of Head Transplantation Is Promising

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Establishing donor-to-recipient cross-circulation feasible for avoiding brain ischemia during surgery
Some women who have surgery for early-stage breast cancer may benefit from additional radiation to nearby lymph nodes

Nodal Radiation Doesn’t Impact Early Breast Cancer Survival

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Researchers find it lowers chances of recurrence, but does not boost overall survival
Minimally-invasive surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm appears to boost survival in the short term more than traditional surgery does

Minimally-Invasive AAA Repair May Up Survival in Short Term

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But advantage of minimally-invasive abdominal aortic aneurysm repair diminishes over time
In a new review

Review Highlights Surgical Options for Gallbladder Disease

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Researchers outline pluses, minuses of various surgical approaches