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Several patient behaviors are associated with weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

Patient Behaviors Identified That Impact Weight Regain After RYGB

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Independent links for sedentary time, eating fast food, eating when feeling full, eating continuously
Three factors can predict survival in patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Key to Survival in Pancreatic Cancer

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Three factors independently linked to prolonged survival in BR/LA pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Early intervention for patients with diabetes in the hospital decreases hyperglycemia and hospital-acquired infections

Early Hospital Intervention for Diabetes Improves Outcomes

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Early identification and management decreases hyperglycemia, hospital-acquired infections
Bariatric embolization is well tolerated in severely obese adults and is associated with weight loss for up to 12 months

Bariatric Embolization Feasible for Treatment of Severe Obesity

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Bariatric embolization results in weight loss for up to 12 months, increase in quality of life
After implementation of the Kidney Allocation System

Racial Disparities Seen in Kidney Transplant for Highly Sensitized

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Whites have advantage in transplant probability in calculated plasma reactive antibody categories 80 percent or higher
Hospital volume is inversely associated with mortality for transfemoral transcatheter aortic-valve replacement procedures

For TAVR, Inverse Link Identified for Hospital Volume, Mortality

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Higher 30-day mortality in lowest- versus highest-volume quartile of transfemoral TAVR procedures
Hearts and lungs from donors with hepatitis C viremia can be safely transplanted into patients without hepatitis C virus infection

Heart, Lungs From Hep C-Infected Donor Can Be Transplanted Safely

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Transplant into patients without HCV infection feasible, with excellent function at six months
On average

Over-the-Counter Meds Save Health Care System Money

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OTC medicines lead to $146 billion in annual clinical and drug cost savings
In a Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions expert consensus statement published online March 21 in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Guidelines Address PFO Closure for Secondary Stroke Prevention

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Institutional requirements, multidisciplinary collaboration, quality measures addressed
For patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive stage IV breast cancer

AACR: Surgery Tied to Improved Survival in HER2+ Breast Cancer

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In addition to targeted medication, adjuvant therapy, surgery improves survival in stage IV disease