A new computational analysis suggests that a vaccine or medication that could shorten the infectious period of COVID-19 may potentially prevent millions of cases and save billions of dollars. The study was led by Bruce Lee ...
Jan 7, 2021
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In an evidence-based clinical practice guideline published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, recommendations are presented for the prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) after major extremity trauma.
Apr 22, 2022
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A Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led study comparing the two types of laryngoscopes used in tracheal intubation of critically ill patients showed that the use of a video laryngoscope increased successful intubation ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Because of the opioid crisis, physicians are less likely to administer opioids to help manage patients' pain, even in the operating room.
Jun 15, 2023
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When Don Gotler was undergoing two procedures preparing him for treatment for his esophageal cancer last year, his doctor asked if he wanted to take part in the hospital's new hypnotherapy program. Combined with anesthesia, ...
Jul 19, 2011
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Humanity's ability to alter nature, a characteristic of our species for thousands of years, has taken a big step forward.
Dec 2, 2015
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A major impediment to treating the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma has been that the most potent chemotherapy can't permeate the blood-brain barrier to reach the aggressive brain tumor.
May 2, 2023
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In the TV series Westworld, human body parts are built on robotic frames using 3-D printers. While still far from this scenario, 3-D printers are being increasingly used in medicine. For example, 3-D printing can be used ...
Jun 15, 2020
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When you enter Operating Theatre 3 of the new central operating department at Pius Hospital Oldenburg, Germany, the first thing you notice is the large, three-part mural on the back wall: a dreamlike landscape of white dunes, ...
Aug 3, 2022
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With extreme precision needed for certain medical operations, state-of-the-art robots offer a way to make surgery easier.
Jan 4, 2023
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