Two habits are riskier than one when it comes to surgery-related problems, according to a new study of 200,000 patients who smoked cigarettes, drank two or more alcoholic drinks a day, did both or did neither before they ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Groundbreaking research led by a University of St Andrews medic on the injuries sustained by civilian victims of blasts and ballistics incidents in Afghanistan could be key to providing standardized surgical responses to ...
Oct 26, 2022
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At the National Institutes of Health, a surgical team successfully implanted a patch of tissue made from patient cells with the goal of treating advanced "dry" age-related macular degeneration (AMD), also known as geographic ...
Aug 31, 2022
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UC Davis Health physicians have performed the first single-anesthesia diagnosis to treatment of lung cancer using a fully robotic approach in the UC Health System.
May 17, 2022
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Scientists have revived light-sensing neuron cells in organ donor eyes and restored communication between them as part of a series of discoveries that stand to transform brain and vision research.
May 11, 2022
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Many symptoms of head and neck cancer are hard to miss—a lump in the neck, persistent hoarseness, a mouth sore that doesn't heal—which is good news for early detection as long as symptoms aren't dismissed.
Apr 28, 2022
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A repair robot that takes inspiration from the bendiness and sensing ability of snakes to access hard-to-reach places in harsh, industrial environments is now being exploited for use in human surgery.
Apr 26, 2022
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Researchers from the University of Bristol are investigating how to reduce strokes and other brain problems following heart surgery, which can be caused by tiny air bubbles left in the bloodstream after opening the heart. ...
Apr 14, 2022
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Ramiah Martin isn't like other little girls, and that's perfectly fine with her mother.
Dec 21, 2021
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New study results suggest the national trend toward decreasing length of hospitalization after surgical procedures may come at the expense of an increasing proportion of complications occurring after patients leave the hospital. ...
Oct 24, 2021
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