Adenoid and tonsil trouble for teens
Credit: Department of Orthodontic Science,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - In the most thorough longitudinal study performed to date, X-ray images of ...
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Comprehensive review analyzes vocal-cord restoration in 18 Grammy Award-winning singers
Treatment of elite vocalists provides insight into the treatment and management of vocal-cord disease in non-performers A retrospective review of ...
Aggressive clearance key to best outcome after a brain hemorrhage
MISTIE III trial confirms need to remove at least 70 percent of an intracerebral clotCredit: The University of Chicago Medicine ...
Immunotherapy drug used as 1st-line therapy for Merkel cell carcinoma improved survival
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A multi-center phase II clinical trial investigating pembrolizumab as a first-line ...
In their DNA: Rotator cuff stem cells more likely to develop into fat cells
February 6, 2019 - Why are fat deposits more likely to occur after tears of the shoulder's rotator cuff, compared ...
Scientists seeking to regrow kidneys make promising discovery
Kidneys can repair rhemselves after birth -- and that's good newsCredit: Dan Addison | University Communications Scientists seeking to regrow ...
Team developing virtual reality technology for training and assessment of colorectal surgeons
Project is supported by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Mark McCarty Colorectal surgery ...
World's largest study shows treatment success in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Despite rapidly increasing intervention rates, the complication rate remains consistently low Scientists at the Center for Cardiology of the Mainz ...
The first dexterous and sentient hand prosthesis has been successfully implanted
Credit: Dr. Max Ortiz Catalan A female Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular ...
Golf as a contact sport?
How a golf swing can lead to early lumbar degenerationCredit: © 2018 Barrow Neurological Institute CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (FEBRUARY 5, 2019). ...
Training the prescriber
An institutional effort to reduce the amount of opioids prescribed following lumbar surgeryCredit: © 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons. ...
New clues discovered to lung transplant rejection
Points toward treatment to prevent a particularly deadly form of rejection A lung transplant often remains the only option for ...
Minority kidney transplants could increase with new option
Study enhances options for kidney transplant patients with blood type B Kidney transplant recipients are now benefiting from donor organs ...
Good results with autologous breast reconstruction after failed implant reconstruction
January 30, 2019 - Implants are usually the first choice for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. But when implant-based reconstruction fails, ...
What causes aging of the upper lip? Loss of volume, not just 'sagging'
January 30, 2019 - Plastic surgeons have long debated the mechanisms aging-related changes in the face: Are they related more ...
New heart valve modeling technique enables customized medical care for patients
UT Austin Engineer develops a new noninvasive technique for simulating repairs to the heart's mitral valve with levels of accuracy ...
RCSI researchers develop new treatment for bone infection using copper-rich glass implant
Credit: RCSI Wednesday, 30 January 2019: A team of researchers led by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), have ...
Many women get unnecessary mammograms before breast reduction surgery
Nearly one-third of younger women without a known cancer risk receive the screening before breast reduction surgery, a test that ...
Smart, self-powered knee implants could reduce number of knee replacement surgeries
Implants can provide doctors with regular activity updates and are powered by the patient's movementCredit: Binghamton University, State University of ...
Doctors are prescribing opioids for shorter duration, lower doses in children
Rate of prescribing remains consistent, say CHOP researchers As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the United States, physician-researchers at ...
