Roadmap to reducing colorectal cancer deaths
More convenient, accurate and lower cost tests the path to saving more livesCredit: Rush Production Group Fewer people would die ...
Tag: Surgery
Biofilm early detection findings will advance chronic wound care
Biofilms, not visible by the naked eye, go undetected by health professionals damaging healing tissue and causing delays in wound ...
Quitline plus surgery are big motivators for giving up smoking
Surgery clinics provide unique opportunities for encouraging healthy changesCredit: UC Regents / UC Davis Health Smokers who have thoracic surgery ...
IU School of Medicine leads study to treat diabetic foot wounds, decrease amputation rates
Credit: IU School of Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine is leading the first study of the national Diabetic Foot ...
Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks
Hollow, flea-sized blocks can be filled with materials that improve healingCredit: Oregon Health & Science University Tiny, 3D-printed bricks have ...
Research shows ibuprofen does not hinder bone fracture healing in children
Study results indicate ibuprofen is also an effective and safe option for fracture painCredit: University of Missouri Health Care Doctors ...
Quality heart and lung care earns UVA international award
Credit: UVA Health For its lifesaving care of patients with severely injured hearts and lungs, University of Virginia Medical Center ...
Lego builds anaesthesia skills according to new study
Credit: University of Nottingham Lego could be used as a practical tool to train doctors in anaesthetic skills according to ...
Pre-brain surgery test protects language in some tumors
Credit: Kazuya Motomura A technique that maps a patient's language centers before going into surgery works best when their brain ...
NIH awards Baylor Scott & White Research Institute R01 grant for surgical simulator study
R01 funded project aims to utilize virtual reality simulator to improve hiatal hernia surgery trainingCredit: Baylor Scott & White Research ...
Numerous jobs linked to increased risk of knee reconstruction
Stay-at-home parents, cleaners, blue-collar workers more likely to develop osteoarthritisCredit: Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney Knee ...
Targeting deep areas of the skeletal muscles effectively alleviates postoperative pain
In a clinical trial, the NETOIMS method rapidly reduced pain resulting from open abdominal surgery, according to Journal of American ...
Glowing dye may aid in eliminating cancer
In dogs with mammary tumors, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania used a substance that glows under near-infrared light to ...
Reducing the damage of a heart attack
Cardiology researchers have discovered how a key protein can help the heart regulate oxygen and blood flow and repair damageCredit: ...
Study finds HCV-positive livers safe for transplantation; Patients cured afterward
Opioid crisis increases the number of livers available for transplant patientsCredit: University of Cincinnati Patients who received a transplanted liver ...
Focused ultrasound shows promise against deadliest brain tumor
Credit: UVA Health An innovative use of focused ultrasound being pioneered at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is ...
COVID-19 Innovation Challenge funds virtual nursing station
Hamilton Health Sciences & McMaster University launch national post-operative virtual care studyCredit: Hamilton Health Sciences HAMILTON, ON - JUNE 17, ...
Liver perfusion could save 7 in 10 rejected donor livers
Credit: Mr Hynek Mergental, Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham and Consultant Surgeon at the UHB Liver Unit ...
Primitive stem cells point to new bone grafts for stubborn-to-heal fractures
Texas A&M researchers say these grafts could be used to promote swift and precise bone healingCredit: Texas A&M University College ...
A coordinated COVID-19 response helped western Washington state “flatten the curve”
A regional coalition-guided multifaceted approach engaged health systems, long-term care facilities, state and local governments, and organizations to rapidly respond ...
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