News tagged with general surgeons

New database aims to improve emergency general surgery care and outcomes

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, have successfully created and implemented an emergency general surgery registry (EGSR) that will advance the science of acute surgical care by allowing ...

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created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Surgical treatment within six months of lumbar disc herniation

A new study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that patients with herniated lumbar disc symptoms were significantly worse if the patients had symptoms for more than six months prior to treatment, compared to t ...

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created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Ban proposed on electronic cigarettes on planes

(AP) -- The Obama administration Wednesday proposed banning the use of electronic cigarettes on airline flights, saying there is concern the smokeless cigarettes may be harmful.

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created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Invest in children's health, urges former US Surgeon General

David Satcher, MD, PhD, former U.S. Surgeon General, describes childhood obesity as "one of the greatest threats to child and adult health that we are facing today," calling for an intensive effort to promote child health, ...

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created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Look to overweight for source of U.S. health problems

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin came to Berkeley’s Alumni House Thursday to deliver her “vision of a healthy and fit nation.” But the day’s most burning health question, at least in the minds of the ...

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created Mar 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secondhand smoke laws may reduce childhood ear infections

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers and colleagues from Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society have found that a reduction in secondhand smoking in American homes was associated with fewer cases of otitis ...

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created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Telementoring may address need for surgical subspecialty expertise in remote locations

Telementoring may be an effective way for subspecialist surgeons to assist remotely located general surgeons in the care of patients in need of emergency subspecialty surgical procedures, according to new research findings ...

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created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decline in international medical graduates exacerbates shortage of general surgeons

A decline in the number of international medical graduates (IMGs) is threatening patient access to quality surgical care, according to a new study in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

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created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Survey finds many surgeons suffer injuries from minimally invasive techniques

Surgeons who engage in minimally invasive, laparoscopic surgery are providing great benefits to their patients, but possibly to their own detriment. That's the finding of the largest survey ever conducted of surgeons in North ...

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created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ala. doctor could bring attention to moribund post

(AP) -- The U.S. Surgeon General has been described as "the nation's doctor," a "national nanny" and the person who puts warning labels on cigarette packs. But lately, the position has been mostly called ...

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0