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Women who want a permanent form of birth control now have a new option. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Adiana permanent contraception system, manufactured by Hologic of Bedford, MA.
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Veterans classified as superobese and those with a higher chronic disease burden appear more likely to die within a year of having bariatric surgery, according to a report in the Archives of Surgery.
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Long-term benefits from bariatric surgery have been definitely established.
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My company is in the unique position of managing freestanding surgery center, hospital outpatient surgical departments, and physician-owned surgical hospitals.
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In new study published in the November edition of Anesthesiology, researchers examine a concern common among seniors and their caregivers: the occurrence of long-term cognitive decline following surgery or illness.
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At Carolinas HealthCare System, employees can save $200, $400 or $600 annually by meeting up to 10 wellness criteria, such as exercising regularly, using seatbelts, or avoiding tobacco products.
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When a serious motor vehicle accident occurred at Detroit, MI-based General Motors Corp.'s Milford Proving Ground location, a life flight helicopter was on site less than 10 minutes after the incident.
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Bayada Nurse's program that combines face-to-face education and remote monitoring of clinical information reduces hospitalizations for patients with congestive heart failure and hypertension.
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A combination of face-to-face and telephonic case management has resulted in high patient satisfaction ratings and a significant decrease in health care utilization for patients with complex medical needs.
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Being a nurse's aide or orderly is the most injury-prone job in America. Those aides are four times as likely to be injured on the job as the average worker, and their rate of injury tops freight haulers and handlers, and construction laborers.