Bariatric surgery decline tied to rise in GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity
A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in collaboration with researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Brown School of Public Health, examined a large sample of privately insured ...
Oct 25, 2024
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Surgical innovation: The intelligent turbine insufflator
The Politecnico di Milano and the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam have pooled their medical and technical expertise to create a new technology for devices called "insufflators." These innovative instruments are designed ...
Oct 25, 2024
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Examining the clinical significance of microvascular inflammation after kidney transplantation
Investigators recently uncovered key insights into newly defined rejection entities in kidney transplantation that may offer improved patient risk categorization post-transplant. The research will be presented at ASN Kidney ...
Oct 24, 2024
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Research boosts long-term kidney transplant success rates
The National Physical Laboratory has published findings from two studies on the methods used to assess the health and suitability of kidneys for transplantation, which could potentially help to increase the number of available ...
Oct 24, 2024
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Frailty scores predict outcomes in stroke patients after urgent carotid procedures, study shows
An innovative study by Dr. Hernan Bazan at Ochsner Health and colleagues reveals how frailty assessments can accurately predict outcomes in urgent carotid artery interventions for stroke patients.
Oct 24, 2024
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Mayo Clinic completes its first paired liver donation for transplantation
Anne Werpy rang a bell in late August, signifying her discharge from a recovery unit at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, after her liver transplant. Werpy received her liver as part of a unique pairing that matched recipients ...
Oct 24, 2024
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Philadelphia-area hospitals will no longer factor race into screening tools for kidney, lung, and obstetrics care
Philadelphia's leading health systems will no longer consider race in four common screening tools for lung, kidney, and obstetrics care, in an effort to make treatment more equitable for all patients.
Oct 23, 2024
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Prior intravitreal injections increase risk for cataract surgery complications
A history of multiple past intravitreal injections (IVIs) poses a risk for certain future cataract surgery complications, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, held ...
Oct 23, 2024
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Scurvy may be re-emerging amid cost of living crisis and rise of weight loss surgery
The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the rise in weight loss (bariatric) surgery, suggest doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating ...
Oct 22, 2024
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AI tool outperforms existing methods in predicting outcomes for kidney transplant patients
A new advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tool, developed by renal doctors internationally, represents a significant step forward in predicting and potentially improving outcomes for UK kidney transplant patients.
Oct 22, 2024
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Robot-assisted laser procedure aims to minimize surgical risks
In aging societies, back problems have become a widespread debilitating condition. In many cases, the underlying cause is spinal canal stenosis. Bony constrictions form in the spinal canal, which press on the spinal cord. ...
Oct 22, 2024
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Cataract surgery could save your eyesight and maybe your life, study suggests
Cataract surgery could restore good vision to older people and by doing so cut their odds for potentially life-threatening falls, a new study finds.
Oct 22, 2024
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Study suggests advances in care are not benefiting all racial groups following coronary bypass surgery
Despite advances in cardiovascular medicine, Black patients are 22% more likely than white patients to die in the hospital after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, according to a study of more than 1 million ...
Oct 21, 2024
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Precision robot helps enhance reconstructive microsurgery
Thanks to a newly developed surgical robot, reconstructive surgery can be performed more safely and accurately in the future. This is also expected to lead to fewer complications and faster patient recovery.
Oct 21, 2024
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Black patients less likely to receive multimodal pain management options after surgery, research reveals
While recovering from major surgery, Black patients may be less likely to receive certain multimodal analgesia options and more likely to receive oral opioids than white patients, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ...
Oct 21, 2024
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Study finds comorbid diabetes increases risk for lower extremity amputation with kidney disease
Patients with comorbid diabetes have an elevated risk for lower extremity amputation (LEA) at all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared with patients without diabetes, according to a study published online in the ...
Oct 21, 2024
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Poor sleep quality raises the risk of delirium after surgery, study finds
People who experience poor sleep in the month before surgery may be more likely to develop postoperative delirium, according to new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 annual meeting.
Oct 21, 2024
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Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs may reduce the risk of postoperative delirium
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, may help reduce patients' risk of postoperative delirium, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 annual meeting.
Oct 20, 2024
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Easy-to-use tool helps screen for anxiety, depression in children having surgery
A new, computerized, mental health assessment tool may allow doctors to quickly identify children experiencing anxiety or depression before surgery, suggests new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 annual meeting. ...
Oct 20, 2024
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Large study finds prolonged fasting for multiple orthopedic surgeries raises risk of malnutrition, worse outcomes
People who have multiple orthopedic surgeries during the same hospital stay are more likely to suffer malnutrition due to repeated or prolonged fasting, which can slow recovery and increase the risk of death, according to ...
Oct 19, 2024
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Innovative surgical technique makes combined face and whole-eye transplantation a reality
An explanation of how an NYU Langone Health surgical team performed the world's first combined face and whole-eye transplantation was presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, ...
Oct 18, 2024
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Listening to music may speed up recovery from surgery, research suggests
Looking for a creative way to quicken your recovery from surgery? The key may be found in listening to music, according to research presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, ...
Oct 18, 2024
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Bariatric surgery found to be more cost effective than newer weight loss drugs alone
Newer weight loss drugs are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric weight loss surgery, according to a study presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, ...
Oct 18, 2024
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