Posts Tagged ‘surgery’
No consensus on mastectomy follow-up
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A new study reveals substantial differences—by surgeon and institution—in the rates of follow-up surgeries for women who have undergone a partial mastectomy to treat breast cancer. Continue…
Friday, February 10, 2012 13:35 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2011 12:17 - 0 Comments
Aspirin before surgery helps heart patients
UC DAVIS (US) — Aspirin taken within five days before cardiac surgery is associated with a lower risk of complications and may even reduce the risk of early death, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 7, 2011 11:29 - 0 Comments
Age no obstacle for kidney donation
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Transplants of kidneys from live donors over 70 are safe for the donors and lifesaving for recipients, research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 19, 2011 11:30 - 0 Comments
Stem cells help body accept donor organs
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Researchers working with rats have developed a way to trick the body into accepting a transplanted liver without a lifelong regimen of anti-rejection drugs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 10:09 - 1 Comment
Hydrogel may help tiny skulls heal
GEORGIA TECH / EMORY (US) — Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the skull to fuse too soon. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2011 12:12 - 1 Comment
Surgeons remove ‘glowing’ cancer
PURDUE (US) — The first fluorescence-guided surgery on an ovarian cancer patient was performed using a cancer cell “homing device” and imaging agent. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 25, 2011 15:34 - 0 Comments
Device fails to lower risk of surgery recall
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — An FDA-approved device designed to reduce the likelihood that patients will recall surgery does not lower the risk any more than a less expensive method. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 15, 2011 15:48 - 0 Comments
Surgery feels ‘hands on’ when it’s not
U. LEEDS (UK) — New technology will give surgeons performing keyhole surgery a sense of touch, important when checking where tumors are and whether they are malignant or benign. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2011 13:40 - 0 Comments
Time not a factor in some transplants
JOHNS HOPKINS U. (US) — Unlike other surgeries, patients receiving heart or lung transplants fare just as well whether their last-second surgery occurs during the day or at night. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments
Obesity may not protect post-surgery
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Obese patients with diabetes and hypertension have a three to seven-fold increased risk of kidney problems following non-cardiac surgery compared to patients of normal weight. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 5, 2011 12:34 - 3 Comments
Helicopter transports save lives
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Severely injured patients transported by helicopter from the scene of an accident are more likely to survive than patients brought to trauma centers by ground ambulance. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 1, 2010 11:49 - 1 Comment
Is burnout putting patients at risk?
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — The more hours surgeons work, and the more nights they spend on call each week, the more likely they are to face burnout, depression, dissatisfaction with their careers, and serious work-home conflicts. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 28, 2010 14:04 - 3 Comments
World’s first vertigo-stopping implant
U. WASHINGTON (US) — A patient at the University of Washington Medical Center become the world’s first recipient of a device that quells the disabling vertigo associated with Meniere’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 23, 2010 9:28 - 0 Comments
Surgery sans doctor: Robots do it all
DUKE (US)—As physician-guided robots routinely operate on patients at most major hospitals, the next generation robot could eliminate a surprising element from the scenario—the doctor. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 24, 2010 10:18 - 1 Comment
Kidney treatment via IV skips surgery
INDIANA U. (US)—A protein whose primary role is in the embryonic development of kidneys may play a future role in treating kidney failure. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 7, 2010 11:06 - 4 Comments
Tanning ingredient ‘glues’ post-op wounds
CORNELL (US)—A compound found in sunless tanning spray may be effective in helping to seal wounds following surgery, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 14:23 - 0 Comments
Genes let transplant recipients skip the drugs
EMORY (US)—To prevent rejection, kidney transplant recipients need to take immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of their lives. A handful of people, out of the thousands who have undergone transplantation, have been able to stop taking these drugs without losing their kidneys. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 19, 2010 12:03 - 3 Comments
Statins inhibit inflammation in prostate tumors
DUKE (US)—Patients with prostate cancer who regularly use statins to lower their cholesterol may be enjoying a secondary benefit: The drugs significantly lower the degree of inflammation within prostate tumors. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 14, 2010 14:02 - 3 Comments
‘Cool’ sleeves fight fatigue
TULANE—Researchers are outfitting athletes, surgeons, and others with “cooling sleeves” to control body temperature during physical exertion in an effort to delay fatigue. (more…)
