Minor Procedures Aren’t So Minor In Frail Older Patients. But True Risks Aren’t Always Explained Before Surgery, Research Suggests.

“Our data indicate that there are no low-risk procedures among patients who are frail,” concluded Dr. Daniel Hall, whose study was recently published in JAMA Surgery. Public health news is also on halting work on new vaccines, dealing with social anxiety at parties, questioning safe use of marijuana, getting a good night's sleep, using color to stem migraines, the flu death toll, top health searches on Google, new goals for ''Biggest Loser,'' the ''staggering'' challenge of measles, problems with Medicaid's prenatal care, critics of a food safety device, and dying at home.

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