Organ donation after the heart stops beating, a practice called donation after circulatory death, has gone from rare to routine in the United States, a new study shows. This shift over the past 25 years, aided by technological ...
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A procedure which uses living heart valves may have expanded application as a treatment for various types of pediatric heart valve conditions.
Aug 27, 2025
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The Cell Production Center at Lausanne University Hospital is working flat out trying to grow new skin for badly burned survivors of Switzerland's New Year bar fire tragedy.
Jan 15, 2026
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Robotic surgery is a viable and sometimes advantageous approach for emergency colorectal surgery, a setting in which it has previously been underused and understudied, according to new research findings published in the Journal ...
Jul 31, 2025
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Researchers at McGill University have developed a rapid way to engineer blood clots that stop severe bleeding and support tissue healing more effectively. Their technique, called "click clotting," links red blood cell surface ...
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Researchers at King's have found that certain breast lesions identified during routine screening may not always require removal. The findings could help reduce unnecessary procedures while maintaining high standards of patient ...
Oct 9, 2025
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Providing surgeons feedback and education on their performance significantly improved the quality of bladder cancer operations, finds a new clinical trial led by researchers at UCL, UCLH and the University of Edinburgh.
Dec 11, 2025
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Every year, more than 12,000 Australians undergo open heart surgery—an hours-long medical procedure during which surgeons go inside the chest cavity and repair faulty heart valves or bypass blocked cardiac arteries.
Oct 20, 2025
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People might attribute midnight bouts of chest pain or waves of nausea to food poisoning, stress or a stubborn case of indigestion, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest that knowing your family's surgical past could pinpoint ...
Dec 9, 2025
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A new international QUT-led study found that bariatric surgery improves work productivity and employment rates in the short term—but these gains may not last beyond five years without targeted support.
Oct 1, 2025
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