In females Iron Deficiency Anaemia is the leading cause of years of life lost due to disability.

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Is this the first RCT suggesting better outcomes after Robotic surgery?.

The real issue now is one of cost effectiveness. The 15+ RCTs show no benefit so is the investment in tech better than the investment in staff?.

Symptoms of iron deficiency can mimic those of ADHD

Half of young women with Heavy Menstrual Bleeding have iron deficiency. In women < 25years with onset of HMB from the start with a history of nose bleeds or their mother had HMB or bleeding then there may well be an underlying problem with how their blood clots (Von Willebrand's)

This is the same principle of team work when holding wires and devices in endovascular surgery - everyone works together in the flow of production to one goal

This week 4 students screened 233 women 1 in 3 had heavy periods and 21% anaemia - yet there is no national screening program - anywhere - what if men had periods ?

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I passed 200 original manuscripts published. Fortunately, due to great PhDs & colleagues, we get to publish in high end journals. BUT looking at the building blocks in IF3-5 journals - with APC today these would cost us >$250,000: I really fear for new academics and trainees

Pays to think ahead and buy a pension (30 years later) can now retire as and when i want

More importantly now is which journal can you publish in without $3-5000 charges ??.

Returned to the UK two years ago - much happier

I do enjoy the bariatric meetings they always have the best food - first time I have had lobster on a conference menu!

Feeling redundant as our fellows work hard

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Vit D is often low in iron deficiency and supplementation has no impact on iron levels. Another trial confirming Vit D as a marker of illness but not a treatment target

Exercise - cures. .

TXA reduced bleeding in vascular surgery HR 0.85 n=1399: realistically there will not be a more specific study so vascular surgeons need to learn from cardiac surgeons and use TX. tranexamic acid in vascular surgery- a sub-study of the POISE-3 RCT