CDC offers contraception advice for women with weight-loss surgery, medical conditions

CDC offers contraception advice for women with weight-loss surgery, medical conditions
ATLANTA – U.S. health officials have for the first time released contraception safety guidelines for more than one million women who have had weight-loss surgery or have certain medical conditions.
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Scoliosis surgery restores artist’s career

Scoliosis surgery restores artist’s career
An artist who paints gigantic murals, theater scenery, and runway sets for Fashion Week is back at her creative, but strenuous, job just months after surgery to relieve debilitating back pain caused by scoliosis. Twenty-seven-year-old Shana Siegel is once again climbing up on scaffolding, lugging around power tools and five-gallon cans [...]

Hudson the dog recovers from surgery, looks for new home in Springfield MO

Hudson the dog recovers from surgery, looks for new home in Springfield MO
A group called Cause for Paws rescued him after he was found wandering outside Stockton MO in February.
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Risky, Costly Back Surgery Rose 15-Fold in 5 Years (Update1)

Risky, Costly Back Surgery Rose 15-Fold in 5 Years (Update1)
April 6 (Bloomberg) — Complex back surgeries in older adults surged 15-fold from 2002 to 2007, driving up medical costs and the risk that patients may develop life-threatening complications, a study found.
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Patello Femoral Replacement Surgery

Tufts Medical Center and OR-Live will conduct a live Webcast of a patello femoral replacement operation Patello Femoral Replacement is performed to treat osteoarthritis affecting the back of the kneecap. Patients who are candidates for this procedure usually experience pain when crouching, going up or down stairs, walking up slopes and getting up from low [...]

Hip Surgery

www.nucleusinc.com This 3D medical animation depicts total hip replacement surgery of the left hip. The procedure includes the incision, exposure of the hip joint, placement of the acetabular hip prosthetic component (socket), removal of the arthritic femoral head, and placement of the femoral head prosthesis (ball). ANCE00188

Malpractice Medical Hip Replacement Surgery 1

www.preop.com Medical Malpractice and Patient Education Company You doctor has recommended that you undergo hip replacement surgery. But what exactly does that mean? The hip joint is the place where the thighbone – called the femur – and the hipbone – called the pelvis – meet. As you walk, the ball-shaped end of the thigh [...]

Malpractice Medical Knee Replacement Surgery 1

www.preop.com Medical Malpractice and Patient Education Company Patient ED @ 617-379-1582 INFO Before we talk about treatment, let’s start with a discussion about the human body and about your medical condition. You doctor has recommended that you undergo knee replacement surgery. But what exactly does that mean? The knee is one of the most complex [...]

preop® Patient Education: Shoulder Replacement Surgery

www.preop.com Patient ED @ 617-379-1582 INFO Your doctor has told you that need to undergo shoulder replacement surgery. But what does that actually mean? As you move your arm, the ball-shaped end of the upper arm, or humerus, moves against a cup-like depression in shoulder bone, or scapula. As long as the upper arm can [...]

Knee Replacement Surgery

www.nucleusinc.com This 3D medical animation shows knee replacement surgery with an artificial knee joint. The animation depicts the following surgical steps the incision; exposure of the arthritic knee joint (chondromalacia); removal of the femoral condyle surface; removal of the tibial plateau; placement of the femoral condyle prosthesis; placement of the tibial plateau and patellar joint [...]

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