Medical Monday – August 8, 2016

Medical 7-18-16Medical Monday is a service of Project RACE for the multiracial community. We seek, gather, and list health articles of interest to interracial families and people of all races. We welcome health information from outside sources as long as the original source is cited.

1.   Minorities less likely to have knee replacement surgery, more likely to have complications

 

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

 

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/aaoo-mll080316.php

 

 

  1. Morphology and Prevalence Study of Lumbar Scoliosis in 7,075 Multiracial Asian Adults

 

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

 

http://jbjs.org/content/98/15/1307

3.     Diversity in the Ophthalmologist Workforce

Source:  JAMA ophthalmology

 

http://www.practiceupdate.com/c/41844/2/5/?elsca1=emc_enews_daily-digest&elsca2=email&elsca3=practiceupdate_eye&elsca4=eye-care&elsca5=newsletter&rid=NTk3MzgyODQ0ODIS1&lid=10332481

 

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