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Cost-effective management of precancerous anal intraepithelial lesions in HIV-positive men who have sex with men varies by age

Model Predicts Cost-Effectiveness for Anal Lesion Treatment

Findings show variation by age of HIV-positive men who have sex with men
National Health Service England recently recommended that professionals ask all patients their sexual orientation at every opportunity

Professionals Disagree About Asking Patients About Sexuality

Article offers opposing views about recommendation in England to ask patients about sexual orientation
For adolescents with macromastia

Reduction Mammaplasty Linked to Improved HRQoL in Teens

Improvements in health-related quality of life, breast symptoms, regardless of age, BMI
From 2009 to 2014 there was an increase in the population rate of breast reconstruction for mastectomy

Increase in Rate of Breast Reconstruction for Mastectomy

From 2009 to 2014, increases for all age groups, especially for women aged 65 years and older
For patients with morbid obesity

Lap Sleeve Gastrectomy, RYGB Equally Effective in Weight Loss

Studies show no significant difference in BMI loss at five years between these laparoscopic procedures
Increased anesthesia duration is associated with significantly increased rates of surgical complications

Longer Anesthesia Duration Tied to More Surgical Complications

Findings in patients undergoing head, neck microvascular reconstruction
Online consumer ratings of specialist physicians do not predict objective measures of quality of care or peer assessment of clinical performance

Online Ratings Not Aligned With Objective Quality Measures

In addition, consumer ratings are consistent across platforms for specialist physicians
Brain areas unaffected by auditory deprivation can predict speech outcomes after cochlear implant in children

Speech Outcomes Can Be Predicted After Cochlear Implant

Regions of brain that were unaffected by auditory deprivation provide most precise prediction results
Delivery characteristics of extremely preterm infants can be used to identify those with significantly lower incidence of early-onset sepsis

Delivery Characteristics Predict Early-Onset Sepsis Risk

Criteria for low risk include C-section, membrane rupture, absence of clinical chorioamnionitis
Everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds are associated with increased odds of scaffold thrombosis and other thrombotic events compared with everolimus-eluting metallic stents

Thrombosis Odds Up With Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds

BVSs linked to increased risk of MI, target lesion revascularization and failure versus metallic stents