Surgery
Heat-activated penile implant might restore sexual function in men with ED
The basic technology for penile implants hasn't improved much in 40 years.
Dec 29, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
What do normal labia look like? Sometimes doctors are the wrong people to ask
Women's genitals are as diverse as our faces, as you can see in the Labia Library photo gallery. We are accustomed to some faces being accepted as "beautiful", and know that the standard varies across time and culture. We ...
Mar 01, 2019
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Surgery separates infant conjoined twins in Texas
Surgery at a South Texas hospital has separated two 10-month-old sisters born conjoined below the waist.
Apr 13, 2016
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Medications
Rates of pulmonary complications drastically reduced with newer drug
The tragic COVID-19 pandemic is creating new awareness regarding the importance of breathing problems, pneumonia and ventilators. What many people don't realize is that without anesthesia and operating room ventilators, the ...
Apr 08, 2020
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Neuroscience
Anesthesia's effect on consciousness solved, settling century-old scientific debate
Surgery would be inconceivable without general anesthesia, so it may come as a surprise that despite its 175-year history of medical use, doctors and scientists have been unable to explain how anesthetics temporarily render ...
May 29, 2020
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Immunology
Silicone breast implant patients face greatly increased risk of autoimmune disease
Women with breast implants mostly only had to worry about leaks, but a large-scale Israeli study performed in collaboration with researchers from the University of Alberta confirmed almost one in four implantation patients ...
Nov 07, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New aerosol research indicates significantly less risk of COVID-19 transmission from
Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much debate about the danger to hospital staff from anesthetic procedures. Concerns include that placing a tube in the patient's airway (intubation) before surgery ...
Oct 06, 2020
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Surgery
Knee arthroscopy is one of the most common but least effective surgeries
More than 70,000 knee arthroscopies were performed in 2011 in Australia and, though rates of the surgical procedure are now falling, it still remains one of the most common surgical procedures.
Sep 13, 2018
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Surgical mesh implants may cause autoimmune disorders
Surgical mesh implants, often used for hernia or gynecological repair, may be the reason so many patients report symptoms of an autoimmune disorder, according to a University of Alberta rheumatologist.
Jul 31, 2018
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First human test of robotic eye surgery a success
Researchers from the University of Oxford have completed the first successful trial of robot-assisted retinal surgery.
Jun 18, 2018
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