The Health Dept. is looking into the public hospital’s use of unlicensed technicians during some bariatric surgeries.
Tag: Bariatric Surgery
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Bellevue Hospital Rushes Patients Into Weight-Loss Surgery
New York’s Bellevue Hospital performs thousands of the lucrative surgeries a year, even on Rikers Island prisoners and other inappropriate patients.
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Lisa Marie Presley Died From Bowel Obstruction, Officials Say
The singer-songwriter and only child of Elvis Presley died in January after she was found unresponsive, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office said.
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Weight Loss Tied to a Dramatic Drop in Cancer Risk, New Study Shows
Researchers found that subjects who underwent weight loss surgery also showed a sharp decrease in their likelihood of dying from cancer.