Health
How to ease back into exercise after surgery
Patients who've had surgery should ease back into movement and exercise.
May 1, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Research shows that lymph node sampling during kidney tumor surgery is safe
A longstanding approach to surgeries for children with kidney tumors has been an abundance of caution.
May 1, 2023
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Medications
Routine antibiotics don't improve outcomes of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction
For breast cancer patients undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy, avoiding postoperative oral antibiotics does not reduce the risk of infections, reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Neuroscience
Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of pituitary apoplexy
The first prospective study comparing outcomes in patients with pituitary apoplexy—sudden bleeding or death of a pituitary tumor—found that patients managed medically fared as well as those treated surgically in the majority ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Surgery
Peripheral nerve blocks in total joint arthroplasty beneficial for older patients with fewer comorbidities
In a study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), researchers found that the use of peripheral nerve blocks in total knee and total hip arthroplasty were associated with a consistent reduction in risk for postoperative ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Even with multiple breast tumors, mastectomy isn't always necessary: Study
Some women with multiple breast tumors can safely be spared breast removal surgery, choosing less invasive treatment instead, new research suggests.
Apr 19, 2023
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Surgery
Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with vascular disease have worse symptoms, bypass outcomes
A Michigan Medicine study finds that Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with a common vascular disease have more severe symptoms before bypass surgery—and are at greater risk for amputation and other complications ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find connections in the brain involved in epileptic seizures
Researchers at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology have discovered a network of connections in the brain linked to seizures in people with epilepsy.
Apr 17, 2023
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Surgery
Smartphone-aided postoperative monitoring effective
Postoperative follow-up using smartphone app-assisted monitoring for patients undergoing breast reconstruction and gynecologic oncology surgery is associated with improved quality of recovery, according to a study published ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find sleep disturbances prevalent in long COVID
Cleveland Clinic researchers found 41% of patients with long COVID, had moderate to severe sleep disturbances.
Apr 5, 2023
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