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Study Finds Surgical Residents Often Fatigued
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Frank McCormick, M.D., call Kory Zhao at 617-726-0274 or email kdodd1@partners.org. To contact critique author Thomas F. Tracy Jr., M.S., M.D., call Jill Reuter at 401-444-6863 or email jreuter@lifespan.org. CHICAGO – A study involving 27 orthopedic surgery residents suggests that surgical…
Study Suggests Obese Patients Have More Advanced, Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Avital Harari, M.D., call Rachel Champeau at 310-794-0777 or email rchampeau@mednet.ucla.edu. To contact invited critique author Quan-Yang Duh, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email elizabeth.fernandez@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– A review of medical records of patients treated at an academic tertiary…
Archives of Surgery Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 Archives of Surgery Study Highlights A review of medical records of patients treated at an academic tertiary care center suggests that obese patients appear to have more advanced stage and more aggressive forms of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) (Online First, see news release below). A…