A few decades ago, medical students used to spend an inordinate amount of time inside UNSW's Museum of Human Disease. Studying its formalin-preserved specimens was the primary way to learn how to identify the appearances ...
May 7, 2014
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Pancreatic cancer is often detected at a late stage, which results in poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Researchers at The Sahlgrenska Academy have now developed a method which identifies the cancer's visible ...
Mar 21, 2014
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Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a highly accurate, noninvasive test to identify benign pancreatic cysts, which could spare patients years of nerve-racking trips to the doctor or potentially ...
Feb 11, 2014
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(HealthDay)—The Axios Stent and Delivery System has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat infected pancreatic cysts that won't drain on their own and could become life threatening, the FDA said ...
Dec 19, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Multiple bilateral (MB) circumscribed breast masses detected with ultrasound screening are almost always benign, according to research published in the September issue of Radiology.
Sep 17, 2013
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A recent Van Andel Institute study could lead to the development of tools to improve the diagnosis of precancerous cysts in the pancreas, one type of which leads to the invasive and hard-to-detect cancer.
Aug 16, 2013
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(HealthDay)—The clinical utility of histopathologic evaluation of cholesteatoma cysts is low in patients undergoing tympanomastoidectomy for chronic otitis media, according to research published online July 9 in The Laryngoscope.
Jul 30, 2013
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Two Johns Hopkins gynecologic surgeons are among the first in the nation to perform a robotic hysterectomy using a single, small incision.
May 30, 2013
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Arachnoid cysts are a common type of brain lesion that is usually harmless, but with a risk of rupture or bleeding. A new study identifies risk factors for rupture or bleeding in children with "incidentally" detected arachnoid ...
May 21, 2013
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Most of us probably know at least one woman, and maybe quite a few more, with endometriosis. Despite the disease's prevalence, there is no consensus on the cause of it, the existing treatment options leave a lot to be desired, ...
Apr 23, 2013
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