Artificial lung system keeps patient alive without lungs until transplant
Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.
Jan 29, 2026
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General surgery news
AI uses animal imaging data to enhance surgical precision in humans
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD), and Mannheim University Medical Center (UMM) are presenting a method that enables artificial intelligence (AI) to learn how to ...
Jan 26, 2026
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Seeing thyroid cancer in a new light: When AI meets label-free imaging in the operating room
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer, affecting more people each year as detection rates continue to rise. During tumor excision, surgeons often struggle to determine exactly how much tissue should be removed, ...
Jan 6, 2026
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Injectable breast 'implant' offers alternative to traditional surgeries
Removing part or all of the breast during breast cancer treatment is a potential outcome for some people. Reconstructive surgical procedures often involve prosthetic implants or transplanted tissue from elsewhere in the body. ...
Jan 5, 2026
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PFAS exposure may limit improvements in blood sugar after bariatric surgery
A new USC study shows teens with higher blood levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) measured before bariatric surgery had smaller improvements in blood sugar over five years, including fasting glucose and hemoglobin ...
Dec 5, 2025
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Data-driven surgical supply lists can reduce hospital costs and waste
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Data Science Alliance, a nonprofit promoting the importance of a responsible science environment, led a study showing that hospitals ...
Nov 26, 2025
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Automated system enables real-time malignancy grading of prostate tumors
The precise identification of tumor boundaries during radical prostatectomy remains a major clinical challenge. As positive surgical margins occur in 15–40% of prostate cancer cases, the risk of postoperative recurrence and ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Single-dose radiation before surgery can eradicate breast cancer
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 ...
Nov 17, 2025
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AI predicts when donor livers are viable, potentially slashing canceled transplants by 60%
There are more candidates on the waitlist for a liver transplant than there are available organs, yet about half the time a match is found with a donor who dies after cardiac arrest following the removal of life support, ...
Nov 13, 2025
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Immune reactions found behind human rejection of transplanted pig kidneys
Researchers have uncovered and then overcome an obstacle that has led to the failure of pioneering efforts in xenotransplantation, in which an animal kidney is transplanted into a human.
Nov 13, 2025
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