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Adult living donor liver transplants safe, study finds
Desperately needed adult living donor liver transplantation is a safe surgery for the donor, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.
Nov 8, 2011
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Henry Ford Health System
Oncology & Cancer
Robot-assisted surgery now favored treatment for kidney cancer
Robot-assisted surgery has replaced another minimally invasive operation as the main procedure to treat kidney cancer while sparing part of the diseased organ, and with comparable results, according to a new research study ...
May 15, 2012
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Health
Widespread vitamin D deficiency in thyroidectomy patients
A new study from researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit finds widespread vitamin D deficiency among patients who undergo a thyroidectomy, potentially putting them at greater risk for developing dangerously low blood ...
Sep 25, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Steroid injection linked with significant bone loss in postmenopausal women treated for back pain
Postmenopausal women suffered significant bone density loss in their hip after they were treated with an epidural steroid injection for back pain relief, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study
Dec 1, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetics, lifestyle provide clues to racial differences in head and neck cancer
Why are African Americans more likely than Caucasians to be not only diagnosed with head and neck cancer, but also die from the disease?
Sep 14, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study: Insomnia linked to hypertension
People with insomnia may now have one more thing to keep them up at night: an increased likelihood of developing hypertension, according to a study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Jun 6, 2012
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Cardiology
Henry Ford Hospital pioneers new cardiac approach
Doctors at Henry Ford Hospital have created a new route to the heart to implant an artificial heart valve by temporarily connecting major blood vessels that do not normally intersect.
Aug 13, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Using human stool to treat C. diff is safe, effective
A novel therapy that uses donated human stool to treat the deadly and contagious C.diff infection is safe and highly effective, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
Oct 19, 2012
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Cardiology
Stroke-fighting drug offers potential treatment for traumatic brain injury
The only drug currently approved for treatment of stroke's crippling effects shows promise, when administered as a nasal spray, to help heal similar damage in less severe forms of traumatic brain injury.
Oct 7, 2014
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Neuroscience
Research into brain's ability to heal itself offers hope for novel treatment of brain injury
Innovative angles of attack in research that focus on how the human brain protects and repairs itself will help develop treatments for one of the most common, costly, deadly and scientifically frustrating medical conditions ...
Mar 23, 2015
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