Low Decisional Regret Seen After Gender-Affirming Mastectomy
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following gender-affirming mastectomy, decisional regret is low and satisfaction high, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in JAMA Surgery.Lauren Bruce, from the University of Michigan Medical School …
Learn MoreUn estudio encuentra buenos resultados a largo plazo en la apendicitis tratada sin cirugía
JUEVES, 10 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — A la mayoría de las personas con apendicitis que reciben antibióticos, en lugar de que se extirpe su apéndice, les va bien a largo plazo, indica una nueva investigación. La conclusión surge de unas dos …
Learn MoreLos cirujanos encuentran microplásticos en corazones humanos
JUEVES, 10 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Parece que hay microplásticos en todos sitios, incluso dentro de los tejidos del corazón humano. Un nuevo informe chino describe que los médicos encontraron microplásticos en el tejido cardiaco tanto an…
Learn MoreNonoperative Management of Appendicitis Safe Over Long Term
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than half of patients treated nonoperatively for acute appendicitis did not experience recurrence and avoided surgery over two decades of follow-up, according to a research letter published online Aug. 9 …
Learn MoreStudy Finds Good Long-Term Outcomes for Appendicitis Treated Without Surgery
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most people with appendicitis who are given antibiotics — instead of having their appendix removed — fare well over the long haul, new research indicates.The conclusion follows roughly two decades spent trac…
Learn MoreSurgeons Are Finding Microplastics in Human Hearts
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Microplastics appear to be everywhere, including within the tissues of the human heart.A new Chinese report describes doctors finding microplastics in heart tissue both before and after heart surgery. The re…
Learn MoreFew Regret Undergoing Gender-Affirming Mastectomies
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – For people who are transmasculine or nonbinary, getting a gender-affirming mastectomy can be life-changing. Now, a new study finds there are high levels of satisfaction and low levels of regret for patients y…
Learn MoreDetectar los defectos cardiacos del bebé en el útero es esencial, muestra un estudio
LUNES, 7 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El diagnóstico de los defectos cardiacos congénitos mientras el bebé todavía está en el útero ofrece oportunidades para una cirugía correctiva más temprana. Y esto puede significar unos mejores resultados…
Learn More‘Walking Miracles’: Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dennis Deer woke from surgery in utter disbelief that he was breathing normally.He’d been on supplemental oxygen for two years, and “I didn’t know what it was like not to have something on my face,” said Deer,…
Learn MoreAromatherapy With Peppermint Oil Beneficial After Heart Surgery
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of aromatherapy with peppermint oil after open-heart surgery attenuates pain and improves sleep quality, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.Mahla Maghami, from …
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