Surgery
Robotic surgical tool, not medical evidence, drives free hernia screenings
Some hospitals are trying a curious new tactic to attract patients: free hernia screenings.
Jul 28, 2019
0
5
Page 18 - News tagged with robot
Surgery
Aching backs could get relief from technology to improve back surgery outcomes, reduce pain, advance skills of surgeons
The majority of adults in the United States experience lower back pain at some point in their life. Thousands undergo surgery to help fix their backs – but the procedures can be expensive and not always effective because ...
Jul 18, 2019
0
3
Neuroscience
'Uncanny Valley': Brain network evaluates robot likeability
Scientists have identified mechanisms in the human brain that could help explain the phenomenon of the 'Uncanny Valley' - the unsettling feeling we get from robots and virtual agents that are too human-like. They have also ...
Jul 1, 2019
0
1
Pediatrics
Study: Social robots can benefit hospitalized children
A new study demonstrates, for the first time, that "social robots" used in support sessions held in pediatric units at hospitals can lead to more positive emotions in sick children.
Jun 26, 2019
0
0
Medical research
Robotic, flexible needle for more effective cancer treatment
Wood wasps use their stingers to drill into wood and lay their eggs inside trees. The resulting damage to wood that may end up as furniture and other structures in our homes might lead most of us to think of them as pests. ...
Jun 25, 2019
0
1
Neuroscience
Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy
A University of Houston engineer is reporting in eNeuro that a brain-computer interface, a form of artificial intelligence, can sense when its user is expecting a reward by examining the interactions between single-neuron ...
Jun 11, 2019
0
6
Oncology & Cancer
Robotic surgery for throat cancer not superior to radiation therapy, study finds
In 2012, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute launched the world's first clinical trial comparing robotic surgery to radiation therapy for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer (cancer at the back of the throat). ...
Jun 6, 2019
0
3
Health
Primary care specialist discusses AI enhancing the human connection in medicine
Artificial intelligence promises to transform medicine. It is already diagnosing cancers and arrhythmias, providing digital health coaching and predicting which patients are at the highest risk of heart failure. Soon, patients ...
May 29, 2019
0
3
Surgery
Robot-assisted surgery: Few advantages, high costs
Clinical studies on robot-assisted surgery for indications in the thorax and abdomen have so far shown few advantages for this cost-intensive surgical method. This is the result of a recent analysis by the Ludwig Boltzmann ...
May 28, 2019
0
1
Oncology & Cancer
Pain management protocol sends 92 percent of cancer surgery patients home without opioids
A specialized pain management program for patients who underwent robotic surgery for urologic cancers resulted in just eight percent going home with narcotics after discharge, compared to 100 percent who would have received ...
May 22, 2019
1
1
