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  "id": 17863881,
  "title": "Another Surgical Treatment for Back Pain Fails in Rigorous Analysis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/another-surgical-treatment-for-back-pain-fails-in-rigorous-analysis",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-02T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
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    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/painmanagement/backpain/123685"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- Spinal fusion added to decompression surgery in patients with spinal stenosis did not provide any added benefit versus decompression alone, Norwegian national registry data indicated. With outcomes compared for 1,446 patients...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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