COVER STORY
WEIGHING THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF
ADOLESCENT BARIATRIC SURGERY 08
Following bariatric surgery, severely obese adolescents are
more likely than adults to experience complete remission of
key comorbidities, according to recent research.
FE ATURES
MEDICAL DEBT — MORE CAN BE DONE TO
SUPPORT VULNERABLE PATIENTS 06
A lthough our current system of medica l debt collection
appears to have failed many vulnerable people, there are some
protections in place.
SOLVING THE DOCTOR SHORTAGE AND
MEDICAL SCHOOL BOTTLENECK 07
U.S. medica l schools aren't producing enough graduates to
meet the demand for physicians — and don't have the capacity
to expand any where close to that degree.
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ON THE COVER
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NEW RETINA SPECIALIST, NEW DRUGS GIVE
GRENE VISION GROUP MORE TOOLS TO TREAT
MACULAR DEGENERATION 12
Retina specia lists are excited about Beovu, a new
sight-sparing injection recently approved by the FDA for
macular degeneration.
SPECIAL CLINICAL FE ATURE
SURGERY MAY BE UNNECESSARY FOR CERTAIN
HUMERUS FRACTURES, STUDY FINDS 14
Outcomes for patients with humerus fractures were
similar whether patients underwent surgica l or
nonoperative treatments.
DEPARTMENTS
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 05
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 10
HOSPITAL ROUNDS 11, 18
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 17
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