We can all help combat loneliness, surgeon general says in Seattle
Loneliness isn't just a feeling. It's a public health concern, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said May 29 in Seattle.
May 31, 2024
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Loneliness isn't just a feeling. It's a public health concern, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said May 29 in Seattle.
May 31, 2024
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A large international team of micro-engineers, medical technologists, and neurosurgeons, has designed, built and tested a new type of probe that can be used to take pictures from inside arteries in the brain.
Two implanted heart devices used by patients in end-stage heart failure are now under a strict U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall, after being tied to 273 known injuries and 14 deaths, the agency said Tuesday.
Apr 17, 2024
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An innovative new field of research holds the promise for pediatric cardiologists and heart surgeons to predict the future structural integrity of a child's heart valves so they can perform the best possible surgery today.
Apr 16, 2024
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Artificial intelligence will significantly impact the heart transplantation process by helping physicians better assess the complex factors impacting patient outcomes, according to researchers at today's Annual Meeting and ...
Apr 10, 2024
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As the number of complex heart operations has increased over the years, so have cases of postoperative heart block, a form of arrhythmia that often requires a pacemaker and more surgery. Heart block occurs when unseen conduction ...
Mar 8, 2024
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A prototype of an expanding artificial heart valve could make a big dent in the number of surgeries that many kids born with congenital heart disease need.
Dec 13, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Academia Sinica of Taiwan have harnessed a combination of lab-grown cells to regenerate damaged heart muscle.
Oct 31, 2023
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President Joe Biden on Monday nominated cancer specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to become director of the National Institutes of Health.
May 15, 2023
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More patients are choosing radiation therapy over surgery to treat their early-stage lung cancer, but a new study argues they might be making a mistake.
May 10, 2023
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