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Women with early-stage breast cancer who choose to preserve the nipple during a mastectomy have similar survival or recurrence rates to women who undergo full breast removal

Nipple-Sparing Surgery Safe in Carefully Selected Patients

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No differences in survival or recurrence in women who choose to keep nipple
Issues that will be at the forefront of the National Medical Student Meeting include vaccinations

Five ‘Top Issues’ to Be Discussed at AMA Medical Student Forum

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Issues include vaccination, Medicaid expansion, health care economics, loans, opioid epidemic

April 2015 Briefing – Surgery

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for April 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Left ventricular assist devices might contribute to a decline in health or cognitive function in some patients

LVADs Linked to Worsening Health, Cognitive Function

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Research suggests left ventricular assist devices aren't a magic bullet
Most women undergoing breast reconstruction after a mastectomy will need several operations

Multiple Surgeries Common in Breast Reconstruction

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Most post-mastectomy breast cancer patients will need two or more procedures to complete process
Raplixa (human fibrin sealant) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help control bleeding during surgery

FDA Approves Raplixa to Help Control Surgical Bleeding

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Spray-dried fibrin sealant promotes clotting when other methods are 'ineffective or impractical'
Lung volume reduction surgery is safe for select patients

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Offers Lasting Benefit

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Operation safe for select patients; significant clinical benefit seen through five years
Black and Hispanic patients are significantly less likely to initiate hemodialysis with arteriovenous fistula

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Arteriovenous Fistula Use

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Lower odds of initiating hemodialysis with AVF for black, Hispanic versus white patients
Fewer pregnant women had cesarean section births in Canadian hospitals that took part in a C-section review program

Collaborative Program Reduces Unnecessary C-Section Rates

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Newborn complications also decreased, Canadian researchers report
Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased long-term risk of death after coronary artery bypass grafting

Long-Term Post-CABG Mortality Increased With Diabetes

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More than two-fold increase with T1DM; small but significant increased risk for T2DM