Healthcare professional revenue falls nearly 50% across nation during COVID-19 pandemic
Oral surgery and gastroenterology decline the most of specialties studied, per fair health's third COVID-19 report, 'Healthcare professionals and the ...
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Study shows opioid, sedative and antidepressant use pre-surgery leads to worse outcomes
Credit: Shaun Ring LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2020) - A study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers ...
Researchers find new way to detect blood clots
Texas A&M biomedical engineering researchers designed a medical device that mimics blood vessels to design and monitor drugs for patients ...
Interventional radiologists modify protocol for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Chief among the myriad practical updates to minimize risks for patients and imaging personnel alike is a tiered approach for ...
Unique cells found in lung cancer patients may predict survival
Size and number of fused cancer and immune cells linked to survival in non-small cell lung cancer casesCredit: University of ...
Lab-grown miniature human livers successfully transplanted in rats
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 2, 2020 - Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School ...
Cells that make our insides slick also calm our spleens
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University It's called icing sugar spleen, when the usually purplish organ looks like it ...
The AGA Research Foundation provides over $2 million in funding to promising researchers
The AGA Research Foundation funded 17 awards in the 2020 awards cycleCredit: American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (May 27, 2020) ...
Study: Ultra-thin fibres designed to protect nerves after brain surgery
Credit: Johanna Zech Brain surgery poses a major threat to nerve cells. Even slight injuries can kill the sensitive cells. ...
Scientists find optimal age of stem cells
Biophysicists identify 'window of opportunity' to restore heart tissue with stem cellsCredit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Biophysicists from the Moscow ...
Mathematics at the service of the heart
Project ERC iHEART of Politecnico di Milano penetrates into the core of medical action, generating the first important resultsCredit: (credit: ...
Engineers develop low-cost, high-accuracy GPS-like system for flexible medical robots
Credit: David Baillot/University of California San Diego Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy ...
Applied mechanics and AI combine to deliver patient-specific fracture therapy
Tailored implantsCredit: Oliver Dietze When someone breaks a bone in their lower leg, the fracture can often be complex, making ...
Which operations can restart first? New guide could help hospitals decide
Data on a broad range of common operations shows which ones will draw most on scarce resourcesCredit: Joe Hallisy, University ...
New toolkit provides rapid implementation guide for adopting telemedicine during COVID-19
Stepwise approach enabled telemedicine program to get up and running in three daysCredit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (May 1, ...
Texas A&M researchers help give robotic arms a steady hand for surgeries
Sending small electrical currents to the fingertips of someone operating a robotic arm can help surgeons during robot-assisted procedures, the ...
Scoring system empowers surgery departments to prioritize medically necessary operations
Article presents an evaluation tool for surgeons to review necessary hospital resources needed for an operation, the effect of treatment ...
Researchers develop synthetic scaffolds to heal injured tendons and ligaments
Top biomedical engineering researcher develops synthetic scaffolds for tendon and ligament regenerationCredit: Pixabay Key points: Top biomedical engineering researcher develops ...
Medicare coverage varies for transgender hormone therapies
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 13, 2020--A new study has shown substantial variability in access ...
COVID-19 response plan addresses unique challenges for rural hospitals and health systems
Surgeons develop a strategy that expands use of telehealth and streamlines systemwide staff communicationCredit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (April ...
