Researchers found Gastric Bypass to be most clinically effective for patients and to provide the best value for money for the NHS three years after surgery
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University of Bristol
Landmark research recommends gastric bypass for people with severe obesity undergoing surgery
Current national guidelines recommend surgery is considered for people living with severe obesity. In the UK and worldwide, Bypass and Band were commonly performed when the trial started. A third operation, Sleeve started to be performed more often during…
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Research tracked patients from 2014 to 2021 and found men with dementia were 24% more likely to die during the follow-up period compared with women, even after the researchers accounted for differences in age, medical conditions and access to healthcare resources. 🧠📊👨⚕️💔
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McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Men with dementia face 24 percent higher death risk than women in major Medicare study
A major new study examining more than 5.7 million Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older reveals significant gender differences in how dementia affects survival and healthcare needs after diagnosis.
“High-markup” hospitals 🏥💰 are overwhelmingly for-profit, located in large metropolitan areas 🌆 and have the worst patient outcomes ⚠️. Some investor-owned institutions charge up to 17 times the actual cost of care 💵. In other words: the most expensive hospitals were frequently the lowest-value hospitals 📉.
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“High-markup” hospitals are overwhelmingly for-profit, located in large metropolitan areas and have the worst patient outcomes
Hospitals with the widest difference between the cost of their services and what they charge patients and insurance carriers are mostly for-profit, investor owned and located in large metropolitan areas -- and have worse patient outcomes.
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‘Inadequate’ skills linked to surgery-related deaths: At least 50% of deaths of people undergoing major types of surgery in Australia were caused by non-technical errors, including decision making, situational awareness, communication and teamwork. ⚠️🩺💔
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Newsroom | University of Adelaide
‘Inadequate’ skills linked to surgery-related deaths
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US states with abortion restrictions have worse outcomes for patients using fertility treatment. Abortion restrictions don’t exist in vacuum, and affect everyone who needs reproductive healthcare. Factors include exodus of abortion providers from restrictive states and national shortage of OB/GYNs. 🏥🚫👶💔
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OHSU News
States with abortion restrictions have worse outcomes for patients using fertility treatment
OHSU study highlights continued far-reaching implications of abortion restrictions on reproductive health care.
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