Half-ton man aims for 300 pound mark in recovery
Patrick Deuel once weighed 1,072 pounds and is now on a 1,200 calorie daily diet at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Doctors say he is eight months ahead of schedule and hopes to lose 400 pounds, undergo stomach stapling, and move to rehabilitation while navigating heavy facility costs and specialized equipment.
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Pediatric devices lag for children sparking reform push
Washington reports a baby born without ribs inspired Dr. Campbell to improvise a rib that would grow with the boy, highlighting how doctors often adapt adult devices for kids. Pediatric experts urge development of safe, effective devices, noting the ethical duty to protect small patients while the FDA approves a new expandable artificial market device.
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Obese trauma patients twice as likely to die
A study in The Archives of Surgery finds critically injured obese patients with BMI of 30+ have about double the mortality and higher organ failure than non obese peers. Led by Dr. Angela Neville, 242 ICU patients from 2002 show 32 percent mortality in obese vs 16 percent in non obese.
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Smoky bars may expose workers to higher pollution than streets
A study by James Repace measures cigarette smoke pollution in Delaware casinos pool halls and taverns. It finds smoky venues have up to 50 times more cancer causing particulates than busy highways and that indoor air improves after smoking bans.
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