Knee patients face surgery fears
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Hundreds are warned they may face problems from ops under an assembly government bid to cut waiting lists.
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Doctors have been taking calls from anxious patients ever since a Senate hearing on Vioxx last week at which an FDA scientist expressed concerns about the safety of five other drugs on the market.
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NEW YORK  - In the first year after "keyhole" surgery to remove a portion of a damaged meniscus, cartilage tissue that provides structural integrity to the knee, women have poorer rates of recovery than men do in terms of knee pain and knee function, investigators report.
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When painful medicine is involved, closeness to a patient can make for fuzzy views.
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Patients worried that surgeons may mistakenly operate on the wrong limb or organ can put away the pens and markers. A new device approved for sale yesterday by the Food and Drug
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HENRIK LARSSON will undergo surgery today on the knee injury that has ruled him out of action for at least six weeks. Surgeons will then assess the full extent of the injury sustained when he made one of his
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Marc Boerigter will undergo knee surgery on Monday and might be lost for the year, throwing Kansas City's tattered wide receiver corps into even greater disarray.
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as it does often in political circles these days -- there is an assumption that waits for surgery are caused by inadequate resources.
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The nation&#39;s leading patient-safety oversight group will call Wednesday for hospitals to do more to keep patients from &quot;waking up&quot; during surgery - a sometimes horrifying experience
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Treatment errors often leave patients and families feeling guilty and afraid.
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Bedsores may seem simple, but they are a serious matter for medical professionals.
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At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.
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Saracens flanker Richard Hill has had knee surgery which is likely to rule him out for the rest of the season in a blow to England boss Andy Robinson as he prepares for the autumn Tests.
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Patients are to get the chance to influence about Â£8,000 of the money received by their doctors surgery.
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Toronto Raptors point guard Alvin Williams lost his starting job because of an injured right knee. Now, he's worried he might need season-ending surgery.
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The nation&#39;s leading patient-safety oversight group is calling on hospitals to do more to keep patients from &quot;waking up&quot; during surgery -- an experience that medical experts believe happens 50 to 100 times each day.
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People with conditions like arthritis are not receiving proper treatment according to a new survey