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Weight Loss Surgery — It’s Bold. It’s Brave. It’s Hard Work.

Medically reviewed by Brandon Roy, MD, FACS, FASMBS While it is thought of as a “new” thing, weight loss surgery began in the United States in the 1950’s when the first operation was performed at the University of Minnnesota. Over the decades, surgery options have evolved, and in recent years, weight loss surgery is gaining […]

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Q&A on Pediatric Diabetes with Dr. Hillary Lockemer

Incidents of diabetes are growing in children. According to the American Diabetes Association, “About 283,000 Americans under age 20 are estimated to have diagnosed diabetes, approximately 0.35% of that population. In 2014–2015, the annual incidence of diagnosed diabetes in youth was estimated at 18,200 with type 1 diabetes, 5,800 with type 2 diabetes.” Both type […]

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Skipping Stones: Dr. Rhee Explains The Need-to-Knows about Pediatric Kidney Stones

Audrey Rhee, MD, FACS, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatric urologist. After finishing medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, and completing her residency at Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, Dr. Rhee narrowed her field of focus to pediatrics and went on to practice at Riley Children’s Hospital and Cleveland […]

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