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Gel patch speeds laser tattoo removal
Key clinical point: A transparent perfluorodecalin-infused patch allows for more rapid, multipass laser tattoo removal. Major finding: Tattoo...
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Phone-based intervention helps drain sugary drinks from preschoolers’ diet
A smartphone intervention targeting maternal and child behavior can be effective in engaging mothers to participate, reduce their children’s sugar...
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Dermatologists’ management of melanoma varies
Key clinical point: Significant variance exists in dermatologists’ management of melanoma. Major finding: Only 31% of dermatologists used narrow...
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Adolescents still struggling mentally years after bariatric surgery
Key clinical point: A substantial number of adolescents report poor mental health 2 years after bariatric surgery. Major finding: One in five...
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Reoperation risk doubled in Roux-en-Y over sleeve gastrectomy
Key clinical point: Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass were twice as likely to need a reoperation as with sleeve gastrectomy, and...
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Complications climb with revisional surgery after adjustable gastric banding
Key clinical point: Conversions of adjustable gastric bands are associated with more 30-day adverse events. Major finding: Serious complications...
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Osimertinib approved for NSCLC
Osimertinib, a third-generation EGFR-TKI, is the first drug to be approved for patients with metastatic EGFR T790M mutation-positive NSCLC.
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Short-term adverse events modest after bariatric surgery in slimmer diabetics
A nationwide analysis shows modest early morbidity and low mortality following bariatric surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes who were not...
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Decision model shows prophylactic double mastectomy more costly to patients
Key clinical point: Unilateral mastectomy costs less and provides better quality of life than contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in younger...
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After bariatric surgery, pain and disability decline
In the 3 years following bariatric surgery, 50%-70% of adults will experience clinically meaningful easing of bodily pain and improved physical...
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Can bariatric surgery ease psoriasis too?
Bariatric surgery in obese patients may lessen the symptoms of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
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Can Bariatric Surgery Ease Psoriasis Too?
Key clinical point: Bariatric surgery in obese patients may ease the symptoms of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Major finding: Preoperative...
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Adolescent lap band removal rate swells by 5 years
An increasing number of adolescents are undergoing gastric band removal after 2 years post operation, a prospective, longitudinal study shows.