Before undergoing surgeries and other invasive medical procedures, patients typically undergo anesthesia. Anesthesia consists in giving patients a class of drugs (i.e., anesthetics) that cause them to lose feeling in specific ...
For decades, recipients of liver transplants have been inexplicably vulnerable to MRSA infection after their lifesaving surgeries, but the molecular mechanisms underlying that risk had remained stubbornly mystifying, at least ...
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is an evolving field at the intersection of materials science and bioengineering, focused on the development of bone substitute materials and diagnostic methods in orthopedics. At present, physicians ...
In surgical procedures, the last knot of a suture is crucial because it must hold the wound firmly in place to allow proper healing. But many surgeons struggle to apply the perfect tension. Tie it too tightly, and it can ...
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.
To undergo kidney dialysis, doctors must first surgically create an access route—an arteriovenous fistula—usually in an arm, a conduit that will accommodate hemodialysis treatments. It is a routine outpatient procedure ...
University of Western Australia's Burn Injury Research Unit with the Fiona Wood Foundation reports that topical pan-lysyl oxidase inhibition with PXS-6302 was generally well tolerated over three months and altered extracellular ...
Millions of Americans have altered vision, ranging from blurriness to blindness. But not everyone wants to wear prescription glasses or contact lenses. Accordingly, hundreds of thousands of people undergo corrective eye surgery ...
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Columbia University investigators report an increased risk of breast lymphomas after postmastectomy implant-based reconstruction, including anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and several B-cell and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma ...
Harvard Medical School investigators have discovered that U.S. surgeons have a cancer mortality rate more than two times that of nonsurgeon physicians and around 20% higher than most non-physician workers. While still maintaining ...
