A new technique developed by neuroscientists at the University of Toronto Scarborough can, for the first time, reconstruct images of what people perceive based on their brain activity gathered by EEG.
Feb 22, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Adult women undergoing mastectomy underestimate future well-being after mastectomy alone and overestimate well-being after reconstruction, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Surgery.
Feb 16, 2018
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For older women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer, direct-to-implant (DTI) breast reconstruction provides good outcomes in a single-step procedure, while avoiding some of the inconvenience and risks of staged approaches ...
Jan 31, 2018
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Using augmented reality in the operating theatre could help surgeons to improve the outcome of reconstructive surgery for patients.
Jan 30, 2018
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(HealthDay)—The Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) successfully demonstrates the extent of debility in migraine surgery patients and puts migraine pain in perspective within the realm of other known pain conditions, ...
Jan 8, 2018
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Bionic reconstruction, whereby a patient's lifeless hand is replaced by a mechatronic hand, restores hope following accidents. However, not everyone is suitable for this programme – certain psychological preconditions must ...
Jan 4, 2018
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As if losing a breast to cancer was not traumatic enough, Algerian mother-of-three Linda was then spurned by her husband for being "mutilated" and a "half-woman".
Jan 2, 2018
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Minority women are far less likely to undergo breast reconstruction than white women, even if they live in the same area and have similar insurance. The finding from a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...
Oct 30, 2017
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Five thousand women develop breast cancer every year in Austria. Surgical removal of tumours continues to be a crucial part of successful treatment but frequently results in loss of breast tissue, making partial mastectomy ...
Oct 25, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Over five years, the proportion of U.S. breast cancer patients opting for breast reconstruction after mastectomy grew by about two-thirds, a new government report shows.
Oct 13, 2017
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