Organ donation following medical assistance in dying (MAiD), also known as euthanasia, is a relatively new practice both in North America and worldwide. A first comparison of liver transplantation using organs donated after ...
Oct 27, 2025
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People who underwent a minimally invasive procedure to have their heart's aortic valve replaced had similar health outcomes years after treatment as people who had surgery, Cedars-Sinai investigators and colleagues report.
Oct 28, 2025
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Scientists have discovered a method to induce human endothelial cells from a small biopsy sample to multiply in the laboratory, producing more than enough cells to replace damaged blood vessels or nourish organs for transplantation, ...
Oct 14, 2025
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Sleep-like slow-wave patterns persist for years in surgically disconnected neural tissue of awake epilepsy patients, according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Marcello Massimini from Universita degli Studi di Milano, ...
Oct 16, 2025
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Imagine popping by your eye doctor's office for a quick cataract surgery.
Oct 23, 2025
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Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, a study shows.
Nov 5, 2025
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Most children—including nearly 80% of infants—go without clear liquids before surgery for at least twice as long as guidelines recommend, according to an analysis of data on more than 70,000 children presented at the ...
Oct 12, 2025
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Older patients who primarily speak a language other than English may face a greater risk of developing delirium after surgery in U.S. hospitals, according to new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 annual meeting. ...
Oct 12, 2025
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Joint replacement surgery has advanced dramatically thanks to new materials, techniques, and technology. Procedures are safer, less invasive, and require less recovery time. There have also been great advancements in technology ...
Oct 7, 2025
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Patients who undergo general anesthesia while receiving a specialized surgery to treat strokes have better outcomes than patients who are moderately sedated, according to new research led by UTHealth Houston.
Nov 5, 2025
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