August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. It's a time of celebrating organ donation and educating people about transplantation by encouraging donor registration and promoting healthy living.
Aug 20, 2025
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University of Warwick researchers have built a new diamond-based magnetic field sensor that could be used to better find tumors through tracing magnetic fluid injected into the body.
Aug 19, 2025
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is recommending a 2.5% "efficiency adjustment" payment reduction in the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule based on the assumption that surgeons are faster today ...
Aug 15, 2025
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Overweight patients waiting for operations could safely use a particular type of weight-loss treatment to reduce the risk of surgical complications linked to their obesity, a new study reveals.
Aug 12, 2025
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Social and environmental factors may influence fitness ahead of surgery, reveals research led by Lancaster University.
Aug 12, 2025
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For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand function and other key outcomes, reports a study ...
Aug 8, 2025
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A team led by Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center biomedical engineers and surgeons has published results of a large clinical trial showing that use of a near-infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) probe ...
Aug 8, 2025
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Women ages 65 and older—including women in their 90s—can safely leave the hospital on the same day as having a mastectomy for breast cancer and are unlikely to suffer post-surgical complications, according to a new pilot ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Pancreatic cancer begins in the pancreas, which is located behind the stomach. It is often difficult to detect early because symptoms typically appear only after the cancer has spread. As a result, it is usually diagnosed ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Older adults with multiple chronic conditions face considerable challenges when deciding on surgical procedures due to the uncertain benefits and heightened risks involved. Varying health goals further complicate surgical ...
Aug 7, 2025
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