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As an orthopedic surgeon, your career will be rewarding in many ways, including a personal sense of purpose, ability to help others and the potential for high-earning power.

The new president of the United States will have urgent issues to address, including a health care crisis marked by unsustainable costs without corresponding improvement in quality.

A 20-year-old woman presented with long-standing right groin pain that she first noticed during high school sports. She did not seek evaluation until beginning college athletics, when she noted increasing pain and functional limitations.

CHICAGO — The rate of deaths from CVD increased in rural areas and decreased in urban areas of the U.S. from 2010 to 2022, and the difference was especially pronounced amid the COVID-19 pandemic and among younger adults, researchers reported.

The prevalence of obesity in the U.S. more than doubled from 1990 to 2021, and the number of Americans with obesity could reach 260 million by 2050 if trends do not change, researchers reported in The Lancet.

BOSTON — There is a need for more education in recognizing anaphylaxis among patients with allergies, according to an abstract presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide, migraine is among the most common neurological diseases. During their lives, 43% of women and 18% of men develop migraine.

A decrease in the number of orbital decompression surgeries in patients with thyroid eye disease may be attributed to the introduction of teprotumumab treatment, according to a study published in Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.

BOSTON — Macrolides likely reduce severe exacerbations and improve quality of life and asthma control among patients with asthma, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Older men with COPD experienced improved lung function, functional fitness and quality of life after partaking in a tai chi plus yoga program for 12 weeks, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.