Damian McNamara

Damian McNamara is a journalist for Medscape Medical News and MDedge. He worked full-time for MDedge as the Miami Bureau covering a dozen medical specialties during 2001-2012, then as a freelancer for Medscape and MDedge, before being hired on staff by Medscape in 2018. Now the two companies are one. He uses what he learned in school – Damian has a BS in chemistry and an MS in science, health and environmental reporting/journalism. He works out of a home office in Miami, with a 100-pound chocolate lab known to snore under his desk during work hours.

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New Data Back Safety of Robotic-Assisted Thymectomy

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: June 18, 2012

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RA Patient Feedback Suggests Criteria Fall Short

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: June 8, 2012

Major Finding: Flares occurred in 79 of 1,195 patients within the first 6 months of treatment for early RA, with the standardized mean difference ...

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Tips and Trends in Teen Elective Plastic Surgery

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: June 4, 2012

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Acute Menorrhagia: Deadly Problem for Teens With Bleeding Disorder

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 30, 2012

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Primer Offers Pearls on Pediatric Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 30, 2012

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Lichen Sclerosus Before Puberty Continues to Confound

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 23, 2012

Major Finding: Thirty (83%) of 36 girls reported a period of remission after initial treatment of lichen sclerosus, and 26 (72%) were in remission...

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U.S. Task Force Confirms Stance Against Universal PSA Screening

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 21, 2012

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Mechanical Circulatory Support for Select Patients Nears Transplant Survival Rates

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 18, 2012

Major Finding: An 80% 2-year survival rate was reported for patients placed on continuous flow mechanical circulatory support as destination thera...

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Large Database Links Adolescent Pregnancy to More Adverse Events

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 14, 2012

Major Finding: Chorioamnionitis rates were significantly higher in pregnant teens than in pregnant adults: 8.8% of teens under age 16 years, 8.0% ...

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Three Factors Found to Predict Adnexal Torsion

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 14, 2012

Major Finding: The combined presence of intermittent pain, absence of radiating pain, and adnexal mass larger than 4 cm significantly correlated w...

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Simple Scoring System Could Predict Adnexal Torsion

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 11, 2012

Major Finding: A composite score of 0 or 1 was 100% specific to rule out adnexal torsion. A score of 2 or 3 was less definitive. A score of 4 to 6...

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Physician Champions Credited With Increase in Postpartum Teen Contraception

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 11, 2012

Major Finding: Prenatal documentation of a plan for postpartum contraception was associated with greater use of long-acting reversible contracepti...

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Ex Vivo Perfusion Expands Pool of Lung Transplants

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 11, 2012

Major Finding: One-year survival was 86% in patients who received a lung transplant after optimization with normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion an...

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Preop Antihypertensive Medication Should Not Be Skipped

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 10, 2012

Major Finding: Preoperative hypertension resulted in surgical cancellations for 73 patients overall, including 38 patients with green suit hyperte...

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Meds vs. Machine: Postop DVT Prophylaxis Debate

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: May 9, 2012

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