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    Orthopedic surgeon Kebba Marenah and his team get ready to perform knee surgery on a 14-year-old at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, the capital of Gambia. The country struggles with a lack of access to sufficient pain medications.
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    A Place Where The Opioid Problem Is Upside Down

    Sep 27, 2019
    While the opioid problem in the U.S. is about too many opioids, in some countries there are few options for treating or controlling pain.
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    Health
    During a training session, Dr. Kenneth Kim and a surgical resident practice a hysterectomy on a robotic simulator at UAB Hospital.
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    Doctors Learn The Nuts And Bolts Of Robotic Surgery

    Jun 23, 2019
    Robot-assisted surgery is minimally invasive and recovery time is shorter. Those are a few reasons why more medical schools are training students how to be better robotic surgeons.
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    Patients operated on by surgeons who display rude or unprofessional behavior toward colleagues tend to have higher rates of post-surgical complications.
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    When Surgeons Are Abrasive To Co-Workers, Patients' Health May Suffer

    Jun 19, 2019
    A new study shows a link between how surgeons act around co-workers and their patients' outcomes. Turns out rudeness and other unprofessional behavior isn't just obnoxious — it may be dangerous.
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    Goats and Soda
    Dr. Omar Ibrahim: "You have to be calm because people are scared, the civilians and the patients are scared, and they can't see you scared."
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    As Bombs Fall, A Neurosurgeon Tells How He Keeps Calm In Syria

    Jun 03, 2019
    Dr. Omar Ibrahim spoke to NPR via Skype from the only working hospital in south Idlib province. The staff, he says, has "just moved into the basement [because of] the attacks."
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    Is It Time To Rethink The Fly-In Medical Mission?

    Mar 27, 2019
    These trips — where volunteers from the West visit poorer countries to perform surgeries — are a billion-dollar endeavor. But is this the best way to provide health care to needy nations?
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    Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a talk with Georgetown University law students in Washington.
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    Justice Ginsburg Has No Remaining Signs Of Cancer, Will Return To Supreme Court

    Jan 11, 2019
    After having surgery last month for lung cancer, liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is recovering well and has "no evidence of remaining disease," according to the Supreme Court.
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    Shots - Health News
    Field surgeons kept records of patients' names and wounds, which have helped narrow down the possible identities of some of the soldiers.
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    Civil War Battlefield 'Limb Pit' Reveals Work Of Combat Surgeons

    Jun 19, 2018
    Scientists have been analyzing bones first uncovered by a utility crew digging at the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia. The remains provide insights into surgery during the Civil War.
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    An operating room in a hospital in Ethiopia.
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    Too Little, Too Late, Too Risky: Surgery In Africa

    Jan 29, 2018
    A new survey looks at the state of surgery in Africa. We asked Dr. Forster Amponsah-Manu, a general surgeon in Ghana, about his reaction — and his personal experiences.
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    Shots - Health News
    Surgeons at the University of Michigan are prescribing fewer opioids to reduce the risk of addiction.
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    Surgeons Try Prescribing Fewer Opioids To Lower Addiction Risk

    Dec 06, 2017
    Based on research conducted at the University of Michigan, surgeons developed a simple strategy to reduce misuse and abuse of painkillers after surgery: give patients fewer pills.
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    Shots - Health News
    Doctors often prescribe more opioid painkillers than necessary following surgery, for a variety of reasons.
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    Questioning A Doctor's Prescription For A Sore Knee: 90 Percocets

    Nov 22, 2017
    Following minor surgery, a Kaiser Health News columnist sees up close how easily doctors can prescribe opioid pain pills, and how such prescribing helps fuel the epidemic of opioid addiction.
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    Hidden Brain
    On October 30, 1935, a Boeing plane known as the "flying fortress" crashed during a military demonstration in Ohio — shocking the aviation industry and prompting questions about the future of flight.
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    The Trick To Surviving A High-Stakes, High-Pressure Job? Try A Checklist

    Oct 30, 2017
    When we're overstretched and stressed out, we can often make mistakes at work or at home. This week, we explore a tool that surgeons and pilots use to avoid errors in high-stakes situations.
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    Joseph Lister directing the use of carbolic acid spray in one of his earliest antiseptic surgical operations, circa 1865.
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    'The Butchering Art': How A 19th Century Physician Made Surgery Safer

    Oct 13, 2017
    Before surgeons accepted germ theory, operations often killed patients. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel talks with the author of a new biography of antiseptic advocate Joseph Lister.
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    Carmen Algeria, a survivor of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, was admitted to Sunrise Hospital. She had been shot in the leg and on Oct. 2 was awaiting surgery.
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    Sheer Number Of Casualties Makes Las Vegas Count Difficult

    Oct 04, 2017
    Doctors and emergency officials are still trying to figure out exactly how many people were shot in Las Vegas. The wide range of injuries and the sheer number of people injured are challenges.
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    Goats and Soda
    As he makes his rounds, Amponsah is constantly asked for advice by colleagues and patients. He and the other surgeon often have to improvise to make up for the outdated equipment and lack of supplies.
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    Whatever Happened To ... The Surgeon Who Couldn't Count On Electricity?

    Aug 31, 2017
    His goal: to perform surgery. The problem: power outages and finicky machines. We check back in with a doctor in Ghana.
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    Health workers from Doctors Without Borders give emergency treatment to a newborn baby in Sierra Leone in 2014.
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    Why U.S.-Trained Surgeons Often Aren't Ready For Humanitarian Work Abroad

    Aug 15, 2017
    A study compares surgeries performed by Doctors Without Borders volunteers in the developing world with those taught to U.S. surgical residents — and finds "a dramatic mismatch."
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    An anesthesiologist at work.
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    Imagine: Facing Surgery Without An Anesthesiologist On Hand

    Aug 10, 2017
    A new report looks at the number of anesthesiologists around the world — and finds that many countries barely have 1 per 100,000. And some have ... zero.
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    Shots - Health News
    The slug-inspired adhesive stuck easily to pig tissue, like this heart.
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    Slug Slime Inspires Scientists To Invent Sticky Surgical Glue

    Jul 27, 2017
    The words "strong" and "inspiring" are not usually assigned to garden slugs. But slug slime inspired materials scientists to invent a new kind of adhesive that could one day help heal human wounds.
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    Shots - Health News
    Arthritis of the knee is very common, and isn't helped by arthroscopic surgery, a study finds.
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    Arthroscopic Surgery Doesn't Help With Arthritis Knee Pain

    May 11, 2017
    This is the latest study to find that arthroscopic surgery doesn't reduce pain for people with knee arthritis, and can cause other problems. The procedure remains popular in the U.S.
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    Shots - Health News
    Max at his drum kit. Playing the drums was Max's passion, his family says, as was "creating original music, listening to jazz, rock, and blues, shooting pool, following the Red Sox and Patriots, playing fantasy football with his family, and enjoying card
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    How Do Former Opioid Addicts Safely Get Pain Relief After Surgery?

    Apr 20, 2017
    Max Baker got treatment for his opioid dependency and kicked the habit. He'd been clean for more than a year when a car accident and subsequent surgery returned him to addiction's spiral.
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    Medics tend to an Iraqi counterterrorism fighter injured in a clash with ISIS forces near the village of Bazwaya, on the eastern edge of Mosul.
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    No One Was Prepared To Care For So Many Wounded In Mosul

    Mar 05, 2017
    The number of wounded civilians and fighters is higher than expected in the battle to force ISIS from the Iraqi city. Care is coming from several sources, including U.S. forces.
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    Shots - Health News
    The pebbles of its case stay snugly in place, as the larva weathers steep climbs underwater.
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    WATCH: Lessons In Wound Healing From Our Favorite Fly

    Aug 09, 2016
    You may know the caddis fly as a fishing lure. But bioengineers hunting a better way to seal wounds and set bones say the larvae of these insects have a few tricks we should try to mimic.
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    Shots - Health News
    Dr. Sam Rodriguez administers anesthesia to Matthew Husby at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in March.
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    Doctors Get Creative To Soothe Tech-Savvy Kids Before Surgery

    Jun 29, 2016
    Surgery can be emotionally and physically stressful for children. A California anesthesiologist has come up with a way to reduce anxiety that's safer, cheaper and much more entertaining.
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    Goats and Soda
    As he makes his rounds, Amponsah is constantly asked for advice by colleagues and patients. He and the other surgeon often have to improvise to make up for the outdated equipment and lack of supplies.
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    The Improvisational Surgeon: Cardboard Casts, No Power, Patients Galore

    Apr 26, 2016
    A new report says 5 billion people lack access to even the most basic surgical care. Why is surgery ignored in the global health landscape?
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    Shots - Health News
    A CT image shows the ordnance puzzle: A. armor-piercing projectile with a magnesium tracer core; B. full metal jacket projectile; C. armor-piercing projectile; D. armor-piercing projectile filled with explosive.
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    How To Operate On A Patient Who Might Explode

    Feb 11, 2016
    In rare but tricky cases, disposing of an explosive device requires removing it safely from a living person. Military doctors have ways to minimize the risks, but there's no way to eliminate them.
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    Study Suggests Surgical Residents Can Safely Work Longer Shifts

    Feb 02, 2016
    Researchers tested whether loosening restrictions on the work schedules of doctors in training would lead to more harm to patients.
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