Tag: Surgery

Kidneys can repair rhemselves after birth -- and that's good newsCredit: Dan Addison | University Communications Scientists seeking to regrow ...

Project is supported by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Mark McCarty Colorectal surgery ...

Despite rapidly increasing intervention rates, the complication rate remains consistently low Scientists at the Center for Cardiology of the Mainz ...

Credit: Dr. Max Ortiz Catalan A female Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular ...

How a golf swing can lead to early lumbar degenerationCredit: © 2018 Barrow Neurological Institute CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (FEBRUARY 5, 2019). ...

An institutional effort to reduce the amount of opioids prescribed following lumbar surgeryCredit: © 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons. ...

Points toward treatment to prevent a particularly deadly form of rejection A lung transplant often remains the only option for ...

Study enhances options for kidney transplant patients with blood type B Kidney transplant recipients are now benefiting from donor organs ...

January 30, 2019 - Implants are usually the first choice for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. But when implant-based reconstruction fails, ...

January 30, 2019 - Plastic surgeons have long debated the mechanisms aging-related changes in the face: Are they related more ...

UT Austin Engineer develops a new noninvasive technique for simulating repairs to the heart's mitral valve with levels of accuracy ...

Credit: RCSI Wednesday, 30 January 2019: A team of researchers led by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), have ...

Nearly one-third of younger women without a known cancer risk receive the screening before breast reduction surgery, a test that ...

Implants can provide doctors with regular activity updates and are powered by the patient's movementCredit: Binghamton University, State University of ...

Rate of prescribing remains consistent, say CHOP researchers As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the United States, physician-researchers at ...

Credit: Abbott The largest analysis to date of U.S. hospital malnutrition prevalence confirms 1 in 3 adults are at risk ...

The first U.S. patient to participate in a global study of a stem cell therapy injected directly into the brain ...

CHICAGO (January 25, 2019): Injection of a genetically modified virus that induces the body's own immune cells to attack metastatic ...

First study to show benefit of a comprehensive ERAS pathway in spine and peripheral nerve surgery patients PHILADELPHIA - A ...

Implementing a new recovery pathway speeds time to next treatment for pancreatic cancer patients by 15 days, without increasing complication ...