The Affordable Care Act aimed to expand Medicaid access in an effort to bring health care to the uninsured. But how did it affect liver transplantation waitlists and the minorities at high risk? A new study...
The researchers examined the prevalence of steatosis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in individuals with metabolically healthy obesity and metabolically abnormal obesity...
Rates of complications and length of hospital stay are decreasing among women undergoing planned benign hysterectomies, according to research presented at AAGL Virtual 2020.
In a recent study, researchers surveyed primary care physicians, endocrinologists, otolaryngologists, and general surgeons in order to examine trends in the use of ultrasonography in screening for thyroid...
Previous research has suggested that nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis is safe and effective in adults, and a growing body of evidence suggests that the same could be true in children.
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Some patients with IBD require surgery to improve symptoms and quality of life. Joel Goldberg, MD, explained how to help patients prepare for surgery and achieve optimum recovery at the Advances in...
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has released a new statement on the performing of metabolic and bariatric surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The researchers analyzed the results of 10 studies that compared outcomes associated with the noninvasive option vs traditional surgery for uterine fibroids.
