The Stitch

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Elexis Williams has tips for diabetes patients to protect their feet, take charge of their health and live their best life. The post Caring for your feet with a diabetes diagnosis appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.

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Penn Medicine

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Penn Medicine Hospice Care volunteer Andy Bader has cultivated rich bonds with patients, some of whom he has visited weekly for several months.

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Association of Women Surgeons

DECEMBER 18, 2024

By Juliana Ampadu Otiwaah My Journey As a first-generation immigrant, my path to becoming a doctor was far from … Continue reading "First-Generation Immigrants in Medicine: Overcoming the Challenges"

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AAS

DECEMBER 18, 2024

AAS is pleased to announce the new Councilors who will be representing the classes of 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. Councilors are elected to a 2-year term and serve on the AAS Executive Council. Please welcome these new leaders in the Association! Councilor for the AAS Class of 2015 Councilor for the AAS Class […] The post Announcing New AAS Councilors for 2025!

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Blog Why Go to In-Person Meetings and How to Get the Most Out of Them pvaldez Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:04 Resident / Fellow Surgeon The Annual Meeting for the STS is only a few short weeks away. Currently, we are preparing to gather for the 61st Annual Meeting of our Society, with the first being held in January of 1965 in St. Louis. Interestingly, the first conference to facilitate virtual attendance was the 34th Annual Meeting held in January 1998 in New Orleans.

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Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons

DECEMBER 18, 2024

CTVS patient, Cherith Satterfield, shared her lung cancer story with Nicole Villalpando from the Austin American Statesman to help raise awareness about the increase in lung cancer cases in young adults. You can read her story below or find it on the Austin American Statesman website here. Every time Cherith Satterfield took a deep breath, she would hear a whistle.

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RK.MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As a cardiovascular ICU intensivist, postoperative ileus (POI) is a condition I deal with frequently following laparotomies and even abdominal aorta endovascular repairs with gut dysmotility, inflammation, and neural inhibition all contributing. If conventional “bowel regimen” therapies (ambulation, enemas, etc.) fail, and I’m convinced the pathology is colonic pseudo -obstruction (not a mechanical obstruction), I’ll consider neostigmine.

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