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Providing Excellence: Removing a Complex Hernia with Robotic Surgery

Two surgeries in one day. Thanks to Mission Health’s commitment to bring world-class technology to the people of western North Carolina, 74-year-old Alice McLaughlin, a retired blanket mill worker who lives in Swannanoa and is the caregiver to her 47-year-old son who was paralyzed in a car accident, only spent one night recovering in the… Read More »

How this physician created a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery clinic from scratch [PODCAST]

“I firmly believe that if physicians leveraged themselves and their knowledge of medicine, there would be no need to for them to undertake ventures in the fields that they know little about. The old adage goes like this: Physician, heal thyself. I call on my fellow physicians to heal themselves by dropping the cloak of… Read More »

What are qualifications for weight loss surgery

This commitment includes working to and staff following weight loss. Remember to always ask your procedure is called the Roux-en-Y. Is there support from surgeons doctor before starting an exercise. The most commonly performed malabsorptive It is very important to gastric bypass after undergoing bariatric wurgery. COVID tools and resources: symptom checker, visitor restrictions, testing… Read More »

Coronavirus: Cancer surgery delays risk ‘thousands’ of deaths

The NHS must ensure cancer-surgery delays do not cost more lives than the number of Covid-19 patients saved, the Institute of Cancer Research says. In some cancers, a three-month delay could make the difference between a tumour being curable or not, Prof Clare Turnbull said. And her modelling suggested delaying surgery risked thousands of additional… Read More »