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Three health care organizations call for centralized coordinated governmental action during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

November 24, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, Hospitals, Surgery

Centralized coordinated governmental action is critical during the resurgence of COVID-19, according to three national health care organizations.

Policy

As COVID-19 cases surge again, four major health care organizations release updated guidance on maintaining essential surgery

November 24, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Elective Surgery, essential surgery, Surgery

Four major health care organizations have released an updated collaborative document on maintaining essential surgery during the ongoing pandemic.

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Popular weight-loss surgery in teenagers weakens bones

November 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Diagnostics, DIET/BODY WEIGHT, MEDICINE/HEALTH, MUSCULATURE, ORTHOPEDIC MEDICINE, Pediatrics, Surgery

“Childhood obesity is a major public health issue that has increased over the last 10 years,” said lead investigator Miriam

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Pitt scientists provide insights into the quality of life of bariatric surgery patients

November 24, 2020 sarah Jonas DIET/BODY WEIGHT, EATING DISORDERS/OBESITY, MEDICINE/HEALTH, Public Health, Surgery

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 24, 2020 – In today’s issue of the Annals of Surgery , epidemiologists from the University of Pittsburgh

Research Results

Study: COVID-19 Infection Combined with Blood Clots Worsen Patient Outcomes

November 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Blood Clots, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, COVID-19, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Infectious Disease, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2, Surgery, Vascular

While respiratory issues continue to be the most common symptom of a COVID-19 infection, new research indicates the disease could also be associated with an increased tendency of the blood to clot, leading to a higher risk of death from COVID-19.

Research Results

Medicaid expansion may result in earlier diagnosis and improved access to treatment of colon cancer

November 23, 2020 sarah Jonas ACA, Affordable Care Act, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Medicaid, medicaid expansion, Surgery

The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion for low-income people appears to lead to earlier diagnosis of colon cancer, enhanced access to care, and improved surgical care for patients with this common cancer.

Research Results

CODA Appendicitis Trial Shows the Risks and Benefits of Treating Appendicitis with Antibiotics Instead of Surgery

November 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Antibiotics, Appendectomy, Appendicitis, Surgery, surgery alternative

Antibiotics may be a good treatment choice for some appendicitis patients, according to early results from the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Medicaid expansion may result in earlier diagnosis of colon cancer

November 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Cancer, MEDICINE/HEALTH, Surgery

New study findings in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons show improved colon cancer care in states that implemented Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act in 2014

Announcement

New Grant Seeks to Fill Knowledge Gaps Regarding Spina Bifida

November 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Birth Defects, Folic Acid, Genomics, Grants, Neurological Disorders, Neurology, Neuroscience, Newborns, Nih Funding, OBGYN, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Pediatrics, Spina Bifida, Surgery, Women's Health

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine have been awarded a five-year, $8.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the causes of spina bifida, the most common structural defect of the central nervous system.

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