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BRIEF: Newsmaker: Dr. Ian Pollack
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNoteworthy: Pollack was selected as chairman of the editorial board of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. He has been a member of the editorial board for the past 11 years. In his role as chairman, he will review articles submitted for publication...Tags: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Neurosurgery, Colleges and Universities
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Improving outlook for women diagnosed with breast cancer
Bristol Herald Courier, Va.Improved testing, treatments and awareness are significantly improving the outlook for women diagnosed with breast cancer in the Mountain Empire and across the nation -- yet it remains one of the leading health problems for women. While the rate of...Tags: Women's Health, Sexual Dysfunction, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, Biotechnology
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Doctor linked to 1-800-GET-THIN faces medical board action
One of the brothers behind the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign for weight-loss surgery faces the possible revocation of his medical license in a misconduct case filed by state regulators. The Medical Board of California accused Michael Omidi of "repeated...
Tags: Breast Reduction, Food and Drug Administration, Breast Surgery, Crime, Law and Justice, University of California, Irvine
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Power cut in VA operating rooms
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA contractor working on the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System's Oakland campus accidentally cut power for more than three hours in two operating rooms while surgeries were taking place, prompting lawmakers to demand answers about what happened. One...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Physiology, Scranton, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Health officials consider increasing plastic surgery center oversight
Maryland health officials may ask state lawmakers for permission to oversee plastic surgery centers, a move inspired in part by the death of a Lochearn woman after liposuction.
The state health department had already been considering whether to ask...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Staphylococcal Infection , Medical Procedures and Tests, Pharmaceuticals
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Towson family has been at center of pit bull controversy
The scars across 16-year-old Dominic Solesky's face are faint, but that doesn't stop people from asking where he got them. The Towson High School junior and his family have told the story many times. Six years ago, Dominic was mauled by a pit bull named...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Towson, Baltimore County, Humane Society of the United States, Conservation
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Illegal plastic surgery preys on beauty seekers
The Lebanon Daily StarWhen people ask Dr. Dany Touma how bad the illegal plastic surgery industry has become, he tells them about a young woman who went to a spa for a beauty treatment and left with lips that might be ruined forever. The woman was at a regular spa...Tags: Cosmetic Procedures, Beirut (Lebanon), Rhinoplasty, Plastic Surgeons, Health and Medical Professionals
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Minorities wait longer for breast cancer surgery
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among young women diagnosed with breast cancer, black and Hispanic patients were more likely to wait weeks for treatment, in a new study from California. Researchers found treatment delays were also more common among poor...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Health Treatments, University of California, Irvine, Social Issues, Medicaid
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Kaweah Delta heart surgery death rates worse than California average
The Fresno BeeKaweah Delta Medical Center was one of four hospitals in California with a death rate from heart bypass surgery that was worse than the average, according to a state report issued Tuesday. Three other hospitals in the central San Joaquin Valley where...Tags: Cardiologists, Heart Surgery, Demographics, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals
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After death, Maryland to limit where cosmetic surgeries are performed
Maryland is moving to toughen regulations on the fast-growing medspa industry — a move designed to narrow a "loophole" and prevent deaths such as one last year following a liposuction treatment at a Timonium facility. Regulations being discussed...
Tags: Government, Body Shaping, Plastic Surgery Centers, Medical Procedures and Tests, Plastic Surgeons
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Plastic surgery group cites Michele Obama in procedure's growth
The U.S. plastic surgery industry, which performed $11 billion worth of cosmetic procedures last year, issued a report Monday that highlights a growing trend: operations to get arms like first lady Michelle Obama's. The American Society of Plastic...Tags: Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery, Facelift, Botox (drug)
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Memorial adds new heart surgeon
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.Memorial Medical Center's newest heart surgeon has been watching the Conemaugh Health System's award-winning program from afar. Dr. Antonio Sortino met Memorial's heart program co-founder, Dr. Rajsekhar Devineni, when they were both working in Wilkes-...Tags: Nursing, Cardiologists, Heart Surgery, Human Interest, Heart Attack
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