Surgery
Breast implants tied to rare cancer to remain on US market
U.S. health authorities will allow a type of breast implant linked to a rare form of cancer to stay on the market, saying its risks do not warrant a national ban.
May 2, 2019
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News tagged with scar tissue
Surgery
US experts: Too soon to pull breast implants tied to cancer
Government medical advisers said Monday it's too soon to ban a type of breast implant that has recently been linked to a rare form of cancer, saying more information is needed to understand the problem.
Mar 26, 2019
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Surgery
US experts weigh breast implant safety amid new concerns
U.S. medical authorities are revisiting the safety of breast implants used by millions of American women, the latest review in an ongoing debate about their potential health effects.
Mar 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Tackling tumour scar tissue could be key to treating pancreatic cancer
The first study in the world to take a detailed look at scar tissue in human pancreatic cancer has revealed a range of different scar tissue types that could help clinicians predict which patients will respond best to particular ...
Feb 8, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA alerts more doctors of rare cancer with breast implants
U.S. health officials say doctors should be on the lookout for a rare cancer linked to breast implants after receiving more reports of the disease.
Feb 7, 2019
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Radiology & Imaging
Combined SPECT and cardiac MR imaging can help guide ventricular tachycardia ablation
Adding functional imaging to structural imaging of patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) has the potential to improve current VT ablation strategies, according to new research published in the January issue of The Journal ...
Jan 30, 2019
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Cardiology
A sobering conclusion: Adult hearts contain no stem cells
A detailed cell-by-cell map of all dividing cells in the adult murine heart before and after myocardial infarction was created using advanced molecular and genetic technologies in a combined research effort led by Hans Clevers ...
Dec 3, 2018
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Medical research
Cells beneath the skin explain differences in healing
Differences in the cells that give skin its resilience and strength during wound repair may explain why individuals heal differently, according to a new Yale study published Nov. 23 in the journal Science.
Nov 23, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
To better treat COPD, scientists look to tailored approaches for deadly lung disease
Valerie Chang kept waking up breathless in the middle of the night. As a regular swimmer and non-smoker, she figured it was a fluke, a remnant of her childhood asthma, perhaps.
Nov 9, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Eye research targets scar tissue that forms after surgery
Today's cataract surgery is often described as a marvel of modern medicine, a one-hour outpatient procedure that has spared millions from blindness, especially in developed countries.
Nov 5, 2018
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