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Lakeview earns top surgery award
Stillwater's Lakeview Hospital added more awards for its quality medical care Wednesday.
Read more...Women face more defibrillator complications
Women who have defibrillators implanted for heart problems are more likely to develop complications than men, a Canadian study suggests.
Read more...Saudi man comes to Erie for facial-spasm surgery
Eyad Mashat searched worldwide to relieve his facial spasms. The 38-year-old Saudi Arabian traveled to England, France, Switzerland and all over the Middle East to see specialists who might stop the severe twitching on the left side of his face.
Read more...Sharp rise in use of bone growth factor for spinal fusion surgery
The use of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) for spinal fusion surgery has risen sharply over the past decade, increasing costs with no evidence of improved outcomes, reports a new study.
Read more...'Thong lifts' rise in popularity
Cosmetic surgery procedure known as a ‘thong lift' takes fat from other body parts to fill out the bottom.
Read more...Over-exposure to noise can cause more lasting changes to auditory circuitry
We all know that it can take a little while for our hearing to bounce back after listening to our iPods too loud or attending a raucous concert. But new research at the University of Michigan Health System suggests over-exposure to noise can actually cause more lasting changes to our auditory circuitry - changes that may lead to tinnitus, commonly known as ringing in the ears.
Read more..."Thong lifts" add extra padding
A platic surgery procedure uses fat taken from other body parts to fill out the bottom.
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