Biomedical technology
Student designs life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds
In the year ending March 2019, 259 people were killed in the UK using sharp instruments, including knives and broken bottles.
Jul 2, 2021
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Surgery
Artificial intelligence may be able to quantify how young you actually look after facelift surgery
For most patients, the reasons for having a facelift are simple: to "turn back the clock" for a younger and more attractive appearance. Even during the pandemic year 2020, more than 234,000 patients underwent facelift surgery, ...
Jun 30, 2021
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Radiology & Imaging
New image reconstruction methods for fMRI and PET
The role of functional imaging is growing in clinical practice, where it is used to investigate the functional and physiological changes in the target. Unlike anatomical imaging, functional imaging is used to determine the ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer patients face insurance denials that complicate recovery
It had been a long four years since that July night when Marianne Sarcich first felt the lump in her right breast as she toweled off from a shower.
Jun 14, 2021
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Surgery
How the pandemic may have increased demand for cosmetic procedures
There's no doubt that social media has forever changed how we view ourselves. Between the high-quality cameras in our phones and scrolling through perfectly curated and edited selfies on Instagram, minor imperfections can ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Health
Establishing guidelines for surgery after skin cancer
Some of the brightest minds in dermatology and surgery are in agreement on the first clinical practice guidelines for reconstructive procedures following skin cancer resection.
May 25, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Obamacare gave more breast cancer survivors access to breast reconstruction
(HealthDay)—Breast reconstruction rates rose significantly among Black women after Obamacare expanded access to Medicaid, a new study says.
May 3, 2021
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Medical research
FDA: Complications increased with surgical mesh used in breast reconstruction
FlexHD and AlloMax brands of acellular surgical mesh products used in breast implant reconstruction may pose a higher risk for complications and problems than other brands, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
Apr 2, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Early breast cancer care largely safe and effective in pandemic
A U.K.-wide study involving patients with early breast cancer has shown their care was no less safe and effective than before the pandemic started.
Mar 29, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Perception critical to women's breast reconstruction decision making
When women undergo surgical treatment for breast cancer, they often also have reconstructive surgery but new QUT research reveals many women feel left out of the decision making.
Feb 18, 2021
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