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Repeated or lengthy use -- longer than three hours -- of general anesthetic and sedation drugs may harm the developing brains of fetuses and children younger than 3 years old

FDA Issues New Safety Info on Use of Anesthesia

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New information addresses anesthesia use in pregnant women and young children
For patients with squamous cell carcinoma

Microsurgical Head and Neck Reconstruction Is Cost-Effective

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Cost-effective versus locoregional flaps for all stages of SCC, especially in early-stage cancer
Liver transplantation patients should undergo addiction consultation to accurately detect alcohol consumption

Addiction Consultation Valuable for Liver Transplant Patients

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Increased alcohol consumption identified in interviews with addiction specialists vs hepatologists
Maci (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to repair symptomatic

FDA OKs Autologous Cellularized Scaffold for Knee Cartilage Repair

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For symptomatic, full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee in adult patients
For women with a singleton pregnancy planning a repeat cesarean delivery

Universal Group B Streptococci Screening Not Cost-Effective

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Screening before repeat C-section may become cost-effective in populations with high GBS prevalence
Blood products don't seem to suffer damage when transported by drones

Drones Deemed Safe for Blood Transportation

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Finding means they could be used to supply accident sites, natural disasters, rural areas
Breast cancer mortality rates are decreasing in the United States and many other countries

SABCS: Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Globally Diverse

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Many countries seeing declines, but some Latin American nations, South Korea seeing increases
For anesthesiologists

Anesthesiologist Reaction Time Increased After Night Call

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Greater reliance on avoidance as a coping mechanism linked to greater deterioration in performance
Use of fecal microbiota transplantation is cost-effective for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection

Fecal Microbiota Transplant Cost-Effective for Preventing CDI

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Use of nasoduodenal or colorectal FMT would improve quality of life, cut costs versus vancomycin
An artificially intelligent computer system

SABCS: Artificial Intelligence May Aid Doctors in Breast Cancer Care

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'Watson Oncology' agreed with doctors 90 percent of the time in many cases, researchers find