Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine along with scientists at the Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Berlin, Germany, provides first evidence that hospital-acquired ...
Dec 6, 2024
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After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it will not go ahead with a policy change that would have limited reimbursements for anesthesia during medical procedures.
Dec 6, 2024
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Unicompartmental (partial) knee replacement (UKR) is a common procedure designed to relieve pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis. However, some patients experience poor outcomes, and it can be challenging for surgeons ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have published a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association that focuses on how the volume of procedures influences ...
Dec 5, 2024
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When conventional non-invasive treatments for psychiatric diseases fail, clinicians inevitably have to consider brain surgery. However, brain surgery for psychiatric diseases has long been taboo among the general public due ...
Dec 4, 2024
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A study at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) comparing robotic-assisted navigation (RAN) to the use of augmented reality (AR) in spine surgery found that both techniques demonstrate excellent accuracy and safety for ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Breast, bladder, and pancreatic cancers are increasingly being treated with a broad range of therapies before a patient undergoes surgery, and cancer stage at diagnosis continues to be a leading factor in determining a person's ...
Dec 4, 2024
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For people with an injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee, surgical ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is an effective treatment for restoring joint stability. However, many treated patients still develop additional ...
Dec 4, 2024
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For patients with chronic pain that cannot be cured in any other way, a surgical procedure called "spinal cord stimulation" is seen as a method of last resort. The treatment works by implanting leads into the spine of patients ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Precision is the paramount issue in surgical instruments. Traditional surgical forceps often suffer from issues related to physiological hand tremors and the nonlinear relationship between clamping force and operating force, ...
Dec 3, 2024
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