This study shows that weight-loss surgery significantly decreases overall mortality as well as the development of new health-related conditions in morbidly obese patients.

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An environmental control strategy incorporating widely available technology may have played an important role in controlling this outbreak of construction-associated invasive aspergillosis.

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The incidence of wound infections following open bariatric surgery is high, and the current recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis are ineffective. As these infections carry significant morbidity, effective methods to prevent them are needed.