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Simtuzumab (GS-6624) in the Treatment of Cirrhosis Due to NASH
… Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of GS-6624, a Monoclonal Antibody Against Lysyl Oxidase-Like … to Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) This study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of simtuzumab … Simtuzumab (GS-6624) in the Treatment of Cirrhosis Due to NASH …
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A Multicenter “Ablate and Resect” Study of Novilase Interstitial Laser Therapy for the Ablation of Small Breast Cancers
… The purpose of the research is to study and report the effects of Novilase breast therapy … the ablation procedure prior to surgical excision of their breast cancers. The ablation procedure takes place in … Resect” Study of Novilase Interstitial Laser Therapy for the Ablation of Small Breast Cancers …
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Roshni Rao, MD, FACS, New Chief of the Breast Surgery Program
… Roshni Rao, MD, FACS has been appointed Chief of the Breast Surgery program at NYP/Columbia University … of Surgery. Dr. Rao joins us October 3, 2017 from the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center in … Roshni Rao, MD, FACS, New Chief of the Breast Surgery Program …
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A New Approach to Surgery of the Adrenal Gland: Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy
… The surgical removal of the adrenal glands (adrenalectomy) can put various abdominal … known as retroperitoneal adrenalectomy approaches the adrenals from the back — Allowing for a safer and less … A New Approach to Surgery of the Adrenal Gland: Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy …
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Proactive Activists: Ralph and Mariann Cheney Receive the 2015 Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Public Service Award
… The last time we checked in with Ralph and Mariann Cheney, … Action Network’s (PanCan) Randy Pausch Award in March of 2010. As prominent activists in the pancreatic cancer community, they continue to demonstrate their passion and dedication for the bettering of society. …
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Looking for patient to enroll in Preoperative Extended Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy Plus Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Head of the Pancreas
… If not known before, Pancreatic cancer is the third-most common cause of cancer-related death in the US. In some cases, surgical … Radiation Therapy for Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Head of the Pancreas …
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A New Way of Approaching the Aorta: Bringing Cardiac and Vascular Surgeons Together
… Li Open heart surgery refers to a procedure that cuts open the chest to operate on the heart tissue. Endovascular … surgeries . At least, this is the old school way of thinking that Virendra Patel , MD, MPH and Hiroo … The comfort with which these two surgeons combine their surgical approaches likely stems from their unique …
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Surgeons Discuss the Critical Effects of Racial Disparity in Cancer Clinical Trials
… for new cancer drugs. A recent study shows one-third of all clinical trials that led to government-approved cancer drugs in the last decade didn’t report on race. In studies that did … communities will continue to trail white patients in the quality of their cancer care. That leads to another critical …
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The Rise of Early Onset Colon Cancer: More cases in young adults
… A recent study published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that the incidence of … colonoscopy . But we are seeing more cases in people in their 20s and 30s than in previous decades.” The risk of … The Rise of Early Onset Colon Cancer: More cases in young …
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) may be one of the most common health problems you’ve never heard of
… This vascular condition, which can result in the arteries to the legs and feet becoming narrowed or blocked, affects one out of five adults over the age of 55 in the United States. … care providers now perform ankle brachial index testing in their offices. According to Dr. Bajakian, “Early diagnosis …
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Damien LaPar, MD, MSc, has joined the section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
… Damien J. LaPar, MD, MSc , has joined the Section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in the Division of Cardiac, … and to make a difference in the lives of children and their families through compassionate patient care, innovative … Damien LaPar, MD, MSc, has joined the section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery …
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Vascular Surgeon Draws on the Art of Surgery in His Own Way
… By Lindsay Gandolfo On the morning of a complex aneurysm operation, Virendra Patel, MD , comes … physicians, so that they can better understand what their patients have gone through. He draws less detailed … Vascular Surgeon Draws on the Art of Surgery in His Own Way …
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A Randomized, DoubleBlind, Controlled Evaluation of Tenofovir DF versus Adefovir Dipivoxil for the Treatment of HBeAg Positive Chronic Hepatitis B
… This study is designed to evaluate the safety and antiviral activity of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF, tenofovir DF) compared … A Randomized, DoubleBlind, Controlled Evaluation of Tenofovir DF versus Adefovir Dipivoxil for the Treatment of HBeAg Positive Chronic Hepatitis B …
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The Story of Two Heart Transplants Told Through Art on Social Media
… Cuban papercutting sculptor from New York City and is also currently a post-bac premed student at Columbia. For … artmaking is like breathing. And there have been periods of time when her body couldn’t allow her to do it. Her … wisdom—as a patient, an artist, and a human navigating the world with medical issues most can’t see or understand. …
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A Physician Encounters the Great War — WWI Scrapbook of Dr. George W. Norris
… One of the most well-documented first-person accounts of World War I is a scrapbook by United States Army Physician, Dr. George W. … an American physician’s experiences with not only treating the wounded but also with the daily horrors, deprivations, … A Physician Encounters the Great War — WWI Scrapbook of Dr. George W. Norris …
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