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Are baby girls born by cesarean at greater risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes?

Harvard scientists have published a study in the JAMA Network Open and it finds that baby girls who are born by cesarean could be at higher risk of obesity and developing type 2 diabetes.

Apr 22 2020 | 0 | status: publish

Different types of surgery for a hysterectomy

Hysterectomies can be done with different types of surgical incisions. Previously most hysterectomies were abdominal hysterectomies, in which the uterus is removed through a horizontal or vertical inc

Apr 22 2020 | 0 | status: publish

Is asthma more dangerous for adults?

Yes, asthma is more dangerous for adults: the death rate for adult-onset asthma is substantially higher than the death rate for childhood asthma. It might be that adults either ignore asthma sympt

Apr 22 2020 | 0 | status: publish

Pilates for Rehab

Pilates uses many of the same principles that help injured athletes recuperate. Pilates focuses on control of movement in order to prevent further injury to the body.

Apr 21 2020 | 1 | status: publish

Assessing the benefit of surgery for older patients

Dr. Rita F. Redberg is a cardiologist who practices general and preventive cardiology at UCSF Health. She is also interested in how to promote high-value health care, an approach that emphasizes deliv

Apr 19 2020 | 1 | status: publish

Pros and cons of a tummy tuck

If you have loose, droopy skin around your stomach, you may have thought about a tummy tuck. Especially after childbirth or massive weight loss.

Apr 15 2020 | 0 | status: publish

The origin of fetal surgery

Dr. Michael R. Harrison performed the first open fetal surgery in the world at UCSF in 1981. Operating on a fetus was an amazing accomplishment at that time and it was done to correct a dangerously

Apr 15 2020 | 0 | status: publish

Helping the elderly before and after surgery

More than a third of all surgeries in U.S. hospitals—inpatient and outpatient procedures combined—are now performed on people age 65 and over, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prev

Apr 15 2020 | 0 | status: publish

The Stigma of Disease

In a small town in the San Francisco bay area, a couple concealed their AIDS diagnosis for years. That was in 1990. The father of two had been in the Governor’s cabinet and the mother was a well-k

Apr 12 2020 | 0 | status: publish

Are you being over-billed for surgery?

Surgery is stressful enough but what happens when you receive your bill and it’s thousands of dollars more than you expected? That’s what happens to a lot of people. For example, you might check

Apr 11 2020 | 1 | status: publish