First minimally invasive coronary artery bypass achieved
For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.
Jan 6, 2026
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Surgical Procedures, Operative: News and Research on Thoracic Surgical Procedures
MeSH tree: E04.928
States advance medical debt protections as federal support turns to opposition
Lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration reversed course and told states they don't have authority to take action on credit reporting.
Dec 29, 2025
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The world risks forgetting one of humanity's greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication
It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded "iron lung" ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that public pools and movie ...
Dec 22, 2025
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Bypass surgery may offer greater long-term benefits compared with stents for women
Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits from coronary artery bypass grafting compared with percutaneous coronary intervention, also known ...
Dec 22, 2025
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First pediatric heart and liver dual organ transplant performed
Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) successfully performed the hospital's first-ever heart and liver dual organ transplant, with support from dozens of team members across 25 different multidisciplinary care ...
Dec 19, 2025
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3D-printed scaffolds for blood vessels point to new approach for heart bypass grafts
The tiny opaque tube that Yonghui Ding holds up to the light in his laboratory looks like a bit of debris from a dismantled ballpoint pen.
Dec 9, 2025
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Adult heart transplantation shows transformation in the US and Western Europe
In nearly 60 years, heart transplantation has transformed from a daring vision to an established surgical procedure. Since the first adult heart transplant in the United States was performed at Stanford Hospital in 1968, ...
Dec 3, 2025
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Reaching the unreachable: Endoscopy technique opens route to deep lung tumors
Researchers at the University of Osaka have engineered a novel technique, balloon-assisted bronchoscope delivery (BDBD), to guide endoscopes to small, early-stage lung cancers hidden deep within the periphery of the lungs.
Nov 17, 2025
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AI detects hidden objects on chest scans better than radiologists
Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can spot hard-to-see objects lodged in patients' airways better than expert radiologists.
Nov 12, 2025
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Novel sirolimus-eluting balloon appears noninferior to conventional therapies for treatment of in-stent restenosis
Results from the first randomized clinical trial in the United States to compare a sirolimus-eluting balloon (DEB) to a control group consisting of drug-eluting stent (DES) and balloon angioplasty (BA) for the treatment of ...
Oct 28, 2025
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