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If you need surgery, make sure you have two things. A great surgeon and a roommate who's just been through the same thing. Researchers from the American Psychological Association have...

If you need surgery, make sure you have two things. A great surgeon and a roommate who’s just been through the same thing. Researchers from the American Psychological Association have released a study showing that bypass surgery patients who shared a room with a patient who was already recovering from surgery were less anxious and were up and about 25 per cent sooner than those with a pre-operative roommate.

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