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A new study evaluated the risk for delirium after 10 noncardiac surgeries. Of all the operations, those who had an endarterectomy — a procedure to remove plaque from an artery or arteries — had the ...

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Participants received a 3D carotid ultrasound at baseline and 6-months. Carotid plaques were analyzed using a novel 3D carotid arterial plaque composition analysis software (Carotid Model, Figure) ...

A replacement for a stolen bronze plaque that honored 32 victims of the UpStairs Lounge fire — which stood for decades as the deadliest mass killing of LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. — will soon ...