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Smoking Is an Undertreated Risk Factor After a Cancer Diagnosis

Baseline survey results of a national quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons describe the many challenges and missed opportunities these centers may face when trying to help patients quit smoking.
13-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Patients With Obesity and Kidney Failure May Be Newly Eligible for Kidney Transplants

A collaborative study between a bariatric and transplant surgery team has introduced new hope for patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are also struggling with obesity. The study authors explored the outcomes of metabolic and...
28-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Permitless Open Carry Laws May Lead to More Firearm-Related Suicides

In states that relaxed firearm laws to allow openly carrying a loaded firearm in public without a permit, significantly more people died by firearms and suicide than in states without permitless open carry laws, according to study...
8-Mar-2024 1:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study Quantifies Dramatic Rise in School Shootings and Related Fatalities Since 1970

The incidence of school shootings more than quadrupled over the past 53 years, according to a new study analyzing data from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS). To curtail the trend and help prevent future school shootings,...
6-Mar-2024 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: What to Know about the Rise of Colorectal Cancer in Younger Adults

Learn more from surgeon experts about the rise of colorectal cancer in younger adults.
5-Mar-2024 1:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study Reveals the Impact of Behavioral Health Disorders on Cancer Surgery Outcomes

Researchers have discovered new insights into the relationship between cancer surgery outcomes and behavioral health disorders (BHDs), publishing their findings in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).
15-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Gastric Bypass Improves Long-Term Diabetes Remission, Even After Weight Recurrence

Adults who have obesity and Type 2 diabetes are much more likely to see their diabetes stay in remission if they undergo gastric bypass surgery rather than sleeve gastrectomy, even after regaining weight, according to a study published in...
7-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Pregnant Women Living in States with Limited Access to Abortion Face Higher Levels of Intimate Partner Homicide

Particularly by firearms, increasing rates of intimate partner homicide of women who are pregnant or recently pregnant are occurring in states that have limited access to abortion.
8-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites


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American College of Surgeons Supports National Lung Cancer Screening Day, Urges More Americans to Get Screened

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) urges more Americans to take advantage of life-saving lung cancer screening.
8-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST

Prostate Cancer Is More Common Than You Think

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has partnered with the American Urological Association (AUA) to share vital information about the concerning rise in advanced cases of prostate cancer and how men can protect their health and make the most...
7-Sep-2023 4:00 PM EDT

Three Tips for Managing Pain after Surgery

Jonah J. Stulberg, MD, PhD, MPH, FACS, a member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Patient Education Committee and vice chair of research for the department of surgery at UTHealth Houston, offers these three tips for safely and effectively...
6-Sep-2023 10:00 AM EDT

STOP THE BLEED Is the ‘CPR of Bleeding’

Dr. David Shapiro describes the STOP THE BLEED® program and how he has seen the program make a direct impact in his community.
15-May-2023 10:00 AM EDT

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