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 »
Trans man, 22, who had a penis crafted using skin from his forearm develops dozens of tiny STONES in his urethra The patient’s condition was rare, the doctors said, so they improvised treatment The growths were the same as kidney stones but inside the penis Doctors used a laser to destroy them and the patient… Read More »
Nerve surgery can restore some control to the arm and hand following spinal cord injuryVasyl Dolmatov/Getty By Ruby Prosser Scully Surgeons have reanimated the hands and arms of people who are paralysed by connecting up working nerves to the injured ones, giving people the ability to use their phones, apply make-up and feed themselves again.… Read More »