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Surgery can be hard on older adults, resulting in serious complications and death far more often than in younger patients. But many seniors aren’t adequately ...
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No Harm To Patients When Surgical Residents Work Longer Shifts
Patients suffered no extra harm when doctors training to be surgeons were allowed to work longer shifts, a study released Tuesday concludes, adding to a push to ...
Read More »Considerable Variation by Surgeons in Radical Prostatectomy
MONDAY, Feb. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Considerable practice variation exists among surgeons at a high-volume academic center when selecting patients with prostate cancer to ...
Read More »Defensive Medicine Common Among Surgeons, Radiologists
FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Defensive medicine is commonly practiced among surgeons and radiologists in Austria, according to a study published online Jan. ...
Read More »3-D Model of Heart May Help Surgeons Fix Defects
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Being able to examine a 3-D model of the heart may boost surgeons’ ability to treat patients born ...
Read More »Unlike ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Most of These Doctors Think About Quitting
By Brad Broker This Physicians News story can be republished for free. (See details) It may look like fun on Grey’s Anatomy, but most real ...
Read More »Five Great Medical Apps For Doctors, Surgeons
By Brad Broker On Star Trek, medical personnel were equipped with “tricorders.” Today, they’re called “iPhones” or “iPads.” Whatever you call them, almost all physicians ...
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