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What We’re Reading: 09/20/19
… web that made it into our feeds this week. Climate Change is Having Widespread Health Impacts Storms, floods, fires and … And that’s happening today.” ( From scientificamerican.com ) New evidence shows why the HPV vaccine is as important … Incredibly, just two years after sleeve gastrectomy (the most common weight loss procedure), he’s lost 150 pounds and …
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A New Way of Approaching the Aorta: Bringing Cardiac and Vascular Surgeons Together
… chest to operate on the heart tissue. Endovascular surgery is less invasive, opening a small incision in the body, often … disease,” says Dr. Patel. The diseases referred to being most commonly aortic aneurysms —weakenings in the walls of … “So for me, having [Dr. Takayama] in the room for almost most of these complex cases is very beneficial because he …
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Highlights of the John Jones Surgical Society's 14th Annual Spring Meeting Honoring Kenneth A. Forde, MD "Fruits of His Labor"
… now be accessed by clicking here . A copy of the program is also available here: Program . …
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Lung Transplant Surgery
… fibrosis), then both lungs must be transplanted. This is because the anti-rejection medications … problems following a double lung transplant because it is a longer and more complex surgery. Therefore, they do … In the case of a single lung transplant, the lung that is most damaged is the one that is transplanted. This is …
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Should I try a Low-FODMAP diet?
… bowel habits, and abdominal pain. The low-FODMAPs diet is one of the hottest topics in digestive health since it … may even be effective in other digestive disorders. What is the low-FODMAP diet? The low-FODMAP diet is an elimination … assess your tolerance to various FODMAP containing foods. Most people will find they only need to restrict some high …
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Pediatric Surgery at Columbia
… child needs surgery, only the top experts and the safest, most effective procedures will do. That's exactly what you'll … across all specialties. Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital is proud of our tradition of innovation, and we continue to … a simple question to our doctors: "What is the single most futuristic thing we're doing in surgery today?" Read …
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Prenatal Surgery for Myelomeningocele
… Carmen and John Thain Center for Prenatal Pediatrics is now offering fetal intervention to repair … a proven track record of building teams to care for the most difficult fetal and maternal conditions,” says Dr. …
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Coping with Pancreatic Cancer
… a patient to adapt to many life changes. The disease is accompanied by a wide range of new, and sometimes … . Learn more about our efforts to bring you the clearest, most accurate, and most human health resources available. …
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Craniofacial Surgery
… What is craniofacial surgery? Craniofacial surgery is term that describes several surgical procedures used to … What conditions are treated with craniofacial surgery? The most common conditions requiring craniofacial surgery are …
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The Ingenious Surgery that Saved the World’s Smartest Man
… swallowed a balloon, bulging outward at the aneurysm site. And just like an actual balloon, an aneurysm can … refused. As he told his doctors, “I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.” Wise words from a … about Aortic Aneurysms, visit Columbia's Aortic Surgery site . To read more about current surgical treatments for …
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Newly Identified Cellular Markers Improve Targets for Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
… a 37-gene tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) signature that is found in the most aggressive breast cancer subtypes. TAMs are associated … capability to the clinic, note the researchers. “Cancer is not just a group of cells, it is an evolving and ever …
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Meeting the next generation of challenges
… that arise in this unique population. Dr. Rosenbaum’s team is now studying patients who had early surgery for Tetralogy … of their pulmonary valves, as adults. Tetralogy of Fallot is a constellation of heart defects that permits oxygen-poor … edge research and continue providing patients with the most advanced care available in this country. Dr. Lewis has a …
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