Surgery for Isolate Cleft Palate at 6 Months Yields Better Outcomes Than at 12 Months
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medically fit infants who underwent primary surgery for isolated cleft palate in adequately resourced settings at 6 months of age were less likely to have velopharyngeal insufficiency at 5 years of age vers…
Learn MoreSurgery for Isolate Cleft Palate at 6 Months Yields Better Outcomes Than at 12 Months
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medically fit infants who underwent primary surgery for isolated cleft palate in adequately resourced settings at 6 months of age were less likely to have velopharyngeal insufficiency at 5 years of age vers…
Learn MoreFemale Surgeons Bring Better Outcomes for Patients, Two Studies Show
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The field of surgery has long been dominated by men, and still is today.But two new studies show that if patients want safe, effective long-term results, picking a female surgeon might be key.In one study i…
Learn MoreShould Folks Get Hip Replacements in Their 90s?
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you are in your 90s, is hip replacement surgery too dangerous for you?That depends, new research shows: While elderly patients have more complications and higher death rates after such a procedure, the sur…
Learn MoreOpening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After a heart attack, elderly adults have better odds for improved health and survival if all major heart vessels are cleared, not just the one that caused the heart attack.Because these patients often have ot…
Learn MoreCast Immobilization Comparable to Surgery for Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, cast immobilization (CI) performs similarly to surgical therapies for distal radius fractures (DRFs) at one year postoperatively, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in the Journa…
Learn MoreLas cirugías de afirmación de género casi se triplicaron en tres años en EE. UU.
MIÉRCOLES, 23 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El número de estadounidenses que se someten a una cirugía de afirmación de género está en aumento, revela una nueva investigación, y casi se triplicó tan solo entre 2016 y 2019. Durante este periodo,…
Learn More2016 to 2020 Saw Increase in Gender-Affirming Surgery in U.S.
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2019 to 2020, there was a considerable increase in gender-affirming surgery (GAS) procedures in the United States, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Jason D. Wright, M.D…
Learn MoreU.S. Gender-Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in 3 Years
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans undergoing gender-affirming surgery is on the rise, new research reveals, almost tripling between 2016 and 2019 alone.During that period, more than 48,000 patients — about half of t…
Learn MoreSacrospinous Hysteropexy Inferior to Manchester Procedure for Uterine Descent
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with uterine descent, sacrospinous hysteropexy is inferior to the Manchester procedure for first surgical treatment, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of the Am…
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