Surgery
Hospital has put her kidney transplant on hold; She blames the unvaccinated
Carol Johnson has battled Type 1 diabetes since she was 12.
Sep 10, 2021
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Annals of Surgery
Surgery
New study highlights advantages of living-donor liver transplant over deceased donor
Living-donor liver transplant offers numerous advantages over deceased-donor transplant, including better three-year survival rates for patients and lower costs, according to new research from the UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation ...
Jul 12, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Shorter wait between COVID-19 and elective surgery possible
Kaiser Permanente researchers have good news for patients, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and hospital administrators who have had to put off elective surgery because of a positive COVID-19 test. Among fully vaccinated patients, ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Team finds three factors extend life for advanced pancreatic cancer patients
Historically, most pancreatic cancer patients whose tumors grow outside the pancreas to encompass veins and arteries have been told the cancer is inoperable and they should prepare for an average survival time of 12 to 18 ...
Apr 2, 2019
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Surgery
Retinoic acid may significantly prevent lymphedema development
A study conducted at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) showed that 9-cis retinoic acid (alitretinoin) could significantly prevent postsurgical lymphedema. Furthermore, the experiments ...
Sep 16, 2016
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Cardiology
Study identifies weight-loss threshold for heart health in patients with obesity, diabetes
A Cleveland Clinic study shows that 5 to 10 percent of surgically induced weight loss is associated with improved life expectancy and cardiovascular health. In comparison, about 20 percent weight loss is necessary to observe ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Surgery
Opioids before surgery means higher costs, more problems afterward, study finds
Surgery patients often go home from the hospital with a prescription for painkillers to take as they recover.
Mar 9, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Surgery has a more profound effect than anesthesia on brain pathology and cognition in Alzheimer's animal model
(Medical Xpress)—A syndrome called "post-operative cognitive decline" has been coined to refer to the commonly reported loss of cognitive abilities, usually in older adults, in the days to weeks after surgery. In fact, ...
Sep 14, 2012
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Surgery
Study shows electric bandages can fight biofilm infection, antimicrobial resistance
Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have shown - for the first time - that special bandages using weak electric fields to disrupt bacterial biofilm infection can prevent infections, combat antibiotic ...
Nov 6, 2017
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Surgery
Long-term trauma outcomes heavily impacted by gender and education level
Trauma is a leading cause of disability in the world, resulting in more disability-adjusted life years than any other disease. While in-hospital, trauma-related mortality has decreased to just 4 percent in the U.S., little ...
Jan 4, 2019
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