California lawmakers have rejected a ban on medically unnecessary treatment for babies born with ambiguous or conflicting genitalia By ADAM BEAM Associated Press January 14, 2020, 12:59 AM 4 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers have rejected what would have been a first-of-its-kind ban on medically unnecessary treatment for infants born with ambiguous or… Read More »
In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 13 types of cancer were linked to obesity. Now, two recent studies presented at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Annual Meeting have found that bariatric surgery—commonly called weight loss surgery—is linked with reduced cancer risk among those who are overweight… Read More »
We see patients at two locations in Quincy and Hannibal. Weeks two to three: Continue with a liquid diet, but you can now include up to 20 grams of protein per day. The stage 1 diet that is provided at hospital immediately after surgery. It should help reduce fears that bariatric surgery increases the risk… Read More »
Fans got to see Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans during the NBA preseason but will … [+] have to wait six to eight weeks to see him during the regular season. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) Getty Images Wait for it. Wait for it. That’s what everyone will have to do to… Read More »