Diabetes
Could type 2 diabetes be managed with a simple outpatient procedure?
Gregory Ginsberg, a Penn Medicine doctor, is exploring a new frontier in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Jan 29, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Q&A: treating vocal cord cancer
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My brother was diagnosed with stage 0 squamous cell carcinoma in situ in one of his vocal cords. He has been through several endoscopic surgeries, but the carcinoma keeps coming back. His doctors do not ...
May 22, 2019
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Health
Why are more people traveling abroad for cosmetic surgery, and what are the risks?
In the fall of 2021, Danielle Geohagan woke up in a Turkish clinic, disoriented. Her body was shivering despite the stack of blankets piled on her healing midsection, and she was hungry after going more than 12 hours without ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Neuroscience
Non-invasive imaging could replace electrodes in epilepsy surgery planning
A team from the University of Melbourne in Australia and the University of Birmingham demonstrated that magnetoencephalographic (MEG) imaging can be used to produce a dynamic map of the whole brain during a seizure. Their ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Neuroendovascular procedures linked to patient back pain
Multiple studies have evaluated the incidence of back pain among patients who undergo catheter-based heart procedures while conscious. But the impact of back pain on patients who undergo similar procedures for the brain has ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Surgery
Using augmented reality to reduce stress for patients preparing for surgery
A team of medical specialists and computer scientists at the University of Miami has found that walking patients through an upcoming surgical procedure using augmented reality (AR) reduces anxiety levels. In their study, ...
Medical research
Heart tests are overprescribed, study finds
In cardiac care, the mantra is fast becoming circumstance, circumstance, circumstance.
Aug 2, 2011
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Surgery
Study finds non-narcotic nerve block controls children's pain, shortens hospital stays
A congenital condition called pectus excavatum, in which a child's breastbone is sunken into the chest, can be corrected through minimally invasive surgery, but pain control after the operation can be a challenge. A Mayo ...
May 15, 2016
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Cardiology
Anti-clotting drugs yield similar results
The first trial to study patients with acute coronary syndrome who do not undergo coronary stenting or bypass surgery found no significant difference between two anti-clotting drugs – prasugrel and clopidogrel – in preventing ...
Aug 26, 2012
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Dentistry
Researchers study ways to prevent lung disease in dentistry professionals
Inhaling dangerous particulates is a hazard of coal mining, mold remediation, sandblasting ... and dentistry.
Jun 12, 2019
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