More than 33,000 Covid fines withdrawn in NSW after adverse court ruling

The New South Wales government has been forced to cancel more than $30m in fines for breaches of Covid-era public health orders after conceding they were too vague. On Tuesday, Revenue NSW announced it had cancelled some 33,000 Covid-era fines, about half the total number issued by police for breaches of the public health orders … Read more

Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences and impact on outcomes in bariatric surgery patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

WHO. Child maltreatment, Fact Sheet. 2020. Felitti V.J. Anda R.F. Nordenberg D. Williamson D.F. Spitz A.M. Edwards V. et al. Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. Am J Prev Med. 1998; 14: 245-258 Childhood maltreatment and obesity: systematic … Read more

Effect of High Risk factors on Postoperative Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events Trends following bariatric surgery in US from 2012-2019.

Background Recent examination of trends in postoperative major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACE) following Bariatric Surgery (BaS), including accredited and non-accredited centers, and the factors affecting those trends, is lacking. Objectives To evaluate current trends for postoperative MACE after BaS in both accredited and non-accredited centers and the factors affecting these trends. Settings This … Read more