Genomic variants study points to improved detection of thyroid cancer
Researchers from Sinai Health and the University of Toronto have gleaned new insights into how thyroid cancer could be more effectively treated.
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Researchers from Sinai Health and the University of Toronto have gleaned new insights into how thyroid cancer could be more effectively treated.
Jul 5, 2024
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In 2012, Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died of post-surgery complications at the age of 82 following what should have been a routine heart surgery. Armstrong had undergone bypass surgery, the most common ...
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Cochlear implants, tiny electronic devices that can provide a sense of sound to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, have helped improve hearing for more than a million people worldwide, according to the National Institutes ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Most people, when they think about pythons, visualize the huge snake constricting and swallowing victims whole. But did you know that pythons initially hold onto their prey with their sharp, backward-curving teeth?
Jun 28, 2024
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Patients with pancreatic cancer who received chemotherapy both before and after surgery experienced longer survival rates than would be expected from surgery followed by chemotherapy, according to a new study from researchers ...
Jun 20, 2024
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Chronic wounds, which include diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, pressure injuries, and other problems, are deadlier than many people realize. Patients with chronic wounds have a five-year survival rate around 70%, worse than ...
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A new high-flow oxygen technique is as safe as standard anesthetic methods during tubeless upper airway surgery in children, according to University of Queensland research. The research was published in The Lancet Respiratory ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Women over the age of 65 who require complex heart surgery are more likely than men to receive care at low quality hospitals—where they also die in greater numbers following the procedure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms can be deadly, but they are often underdiagnosed and/or undertreated in women. To help address this disparity, researchers at UC Davis Health have harnessed powerful artificial intelligence (AI) ...
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A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one.
Jul 9, 2024
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