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Although many pediatric patients undergo tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in ambulatory settings

Risk Higher in Younger Children for Tonsillectomy Complications

Inpatient setting advised for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in younger children
Current cardiovascular disease risk algorithms are valid for black adults

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Algorithms Valid for Black Adults

Reclassification improvement not much different for new model versus FHS, ACA/AHA risk algorithms
Chinese herbal medicine and Western medicine have different effects as causes of drug-induced liver injury

Drug-Induced Liver Injury From Chinese, Western Meds Varies

Cases caused by Chinese herbal medicine have more hepatocellular injury and higher mortality
Among patients undergoing surgery for benign gynecologic indications

Occult Uterine Sarcomas in One in 1,124 Hysterectomies

Nine cases identified within large cohort of 10,119 hysterectomies for benign gynecologic indications
Patients with vitiligo have significant differences in terms of Schirmer test results

Vitiligo Patients Often Exhibit Abnormal Ocular Findings

Patients have significant differences in Schirmer test results, lens, fundus findings
Cleveland Clinic surgeons this week performed the nation's first uterus transplant. The transplanted uterus came from a deceased donor

First U.S. Uterus Transplant Performed at Cleveland Clinic

'Life-enhancing' procedure offers women without a uterus a chance at pregnancy
There is drop-to-drop variation in blood component measures from fingerprick blood that is greater than variation in drops of venous blood

Drop-to-Drop Variation Seen With Fingerprick Blood

Authors say variation in blood analytes holds implications for point-of-care testing
A considerable proportion of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation meet the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression at six months after the procedure

PTSD, Depression Common After Stem Cell Transplant

Decline in QOL and increase in depressive symptoms during hospitalization predict six-month outcomes
Five of nine pregnancies among U.S. women who were infected with the Zika virus have resulted in adverse outcomes

CDC: Zika Found in Nine U.S. Pregnancies

Four cases ended in either miscarriage or abortion, one involved severe birth defect
Comprehensive self-management strategies are sustainable for patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable Bowel Self-Management Strategies Sustainable

One year after program, majority of patients stuck with behavioral changes