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...several studies have documented the benefits of surgery. In a 2007 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that obese patients undergoing gastric bypass reduced their risk of death over a period of seven years by 40% and cut their chance of heart disease over the same time period by 56%, compared with people who did not have the surgery. That study was a retrospective analysis of surgery outcomes, however, meaning that doctors could not be sure whether other medical issues may have influenced the study's results...
Graduate students and junior faculty members may find themselves with fewer opportunities to hone their teaching skills next year, as the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning struggles to adjust to a 40 percent cut in its budget...
...doing our best not to cut back, but it will certainly mean we're going to have to be more efficient," he said. "We can't do everything we've done in the past...
...patient groups (some of whom also receive industry funding) concerned about access to care. Coelho says he welcomes effectiveness research if it can help doctors and patients make more informed decisions, but he argues with passion that it should never be used to limit treatments, modify reimbursements or otherwise cut costs. "If you come at this trying to save the almighty dollar because you think we're spending too much money on drugs and devices and Sally and Joe, the American people will revolt," Coelho says. "You'll get your jollies because you're bringing down the cost of health...
Jackson was not the only reporter the President cut off. When NBC's Chuck Todd asked for the second and third time what consequences Iran would face for violating the human rights of election demonstrators, Obama protested. "I answered. I answered," the President said, giving no concrete answer at all. "I answered your question, which is that we don't know how this is going to play out. O.K.?" Obama queried rhetorically, clearly not caring what Todd thought...