“Thyroidectomy is used to treat thyroid disorders, such as cancer, noncancerous enlargement of the thyroid (goiter) and overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)… …
Food And Drink In The ER; Fuel For A Hard Job
The job is hard enough without this sort of reprehensible regulation. Furthermore, if it is so wildly dangerous to have food or drink in the ED, why do we allow
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Being a surgeon and a mom
Nearly 40 percent of pregnant surgery residents consider dropping out. Many wonder: Why can’t the system accommodate motherhood?
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Silent Heroes: The Nurse Who Introduced Gloves to the Operating Room
Caroline Hampton and the forgotten origins of the first personal protective equipment… …
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An ACL Tear Can Affect Your Brain in Addition to Your Knee
“The brain not only alters the way it communicates with the rest of the body… but the structural makeup of the basic building blocks of the brain are also changed after ACL injury.. …
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