Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The journey to relieve endometriosis pain
Some women spend as much as a month of every year in so much pain they can do little more than endure it.
Mar 7, 2024
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News tagged with surgeries
Surgery
Higher body mass index linked to complications after autologous breast reconstruction
For women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction—reconstruction using the patient's own tissues, rather than implants—the risks of overall and specific complications are increased at higher body mass index (BMI) ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Surgery
African American patients on Medicaid less likely to undergo surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome, finds study
African American patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are less likely than others to receive surgical treatment, reports the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Mar 7, 2024
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Cardiology
Living heart muscle slices drive RNA research into heart failure
Researchers from Hannover Medical School (MHH) have placed living human heart tissue in a nutrient solution and used it to test new drugs and innovative approaches to combat heart failure.
Mar 6, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Radioguided surgery can detect, remove metastatic lymph nodes in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients: Study
Radioguided surgery can detect and remove metastatic pelvic lymph nodes in patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to research published in the The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Targeting the prostate-specific ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Surgery
Study finds robotic-assisted surgery for gallbladder cancer as effective as traditional surgery
Each year, approximately 2,000 people die annually of gallbladder cancer (GBC) in the U.S., with only one in five cases diagnosed at an early stage. With GBC rated as the first biliary tract cancer and the 17th most deadly ...
Mar 5, 2024
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Cardiology
Lower risk of death, cardiovascular events in hyperthyroid patients treated with surgery than with medication
Hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, happens when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs. Excessive thyroid hormones from hyperthyroidism elevate cardiovascular risks.
Mar 4, 2024
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Health
Study reveals social media usage impacts the desire to undergo cosmetic procedures
Social media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram have been pivotal in perpetuating "selfie" culture, whereby an individual takes and shares a photo of themselves. Globally, social media usage has been increasing, with ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Simple hysterectomy not inferior for pelvic recurrence in cervical cancer
For patients with low-risk cervical cancer, simple hysterectomy is not inferior to radical hysterectomy with respect to the incidence of pelvic recurrence at three years, according to a study published in the Feb. 29 issue ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Childhood tonsillectomy not linked to obesity in adulthood
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center researchers have found that tonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep apnea does not increase the risk of obesity in adulthood.
Feb 29, 2024
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