A Phase I clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery before birth is a safe and promising approach to treat myelomeningocele, a severe form of spina bifida. ...
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Imagine a surgeon in the middle of a complex operation, able to get instant biochemical feedback not from a lab down the hall, but from the very tool in their hand. This vision is now one step closer to reality thanks to ...
Oct 31, 2025
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Investigators led by LMU University Hospital report a higher-than-expected one-year incidence of new-onset atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting, paired with very low burden beyond 30 days.
A single, targeted high dose of radiation delivered before other treatments could completely eradicate tumors in most women with early-stage, operable hormone-positive breast cancer, according to a study led by UT Southwestern ...
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The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on the management of patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Published in the journal CHEST, the guideline ...
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About 1%–2% of all inpatient hospitalizations result in the patient being discharged against medical advice (DAMA), leading to more than $800 million in annual associated health care costs. To further understand the impact ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.
Jan 29, 2026
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Scientists have shown how wool could offer an effective and sustainable alternative to materials currently used to repair damaged bone. In the new study, keratin—a natural structural protein derived from wool—was shown to ...
Apr 25, 2026
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The odds of patient complications following high-risk surgeries are lower when the surgeon and anesthesiologist have prior experience working together, according to a new study by researchers at ICES, Sunnybrook Research ...
Jul 17, 2025
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Lasers cut precisely and without contact—ideal for surgery. The problem is that in hard tissues such as bone, they are too slow and do not cut deep enough. Researchers at the University of Basel have now demonstrated a way ...
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