HSS doctors offer practical advice on reaching peak performance during surgical training
Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsCredit: Hospital for Special Surgery Studies show that athletes and musicians ...
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Long sick leave after low-grade brain tumor
Credit: Photo from University of Gothenburg One year after the diagnosis of low-grade malignant brain tumor, a University of Gothenburg ...
Wearable device could help EMTs, surgeons assess hemorrhage blood loss
Credit: Georgia Tech Emergency medical technicians (EMTs), military medics, and emergency room physicians could one day be better able to ...
Vertebral body tethering shows clinical success as treatment for scoliosis
Study finds more than 90% of patients avoided mobility-limiting spinal fusion procedureCredit: Justin Kelley, MU Health Care Scoliosis is the ...
New era in brain monitoring technology
New technology could improve diagnosis of epilepsy and lead to personalized treatment options.Credit: Wyss Center GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Today, the ...
Dartmouth awarded NIH grant for device to detect cancer left behind during surgery
Credit: Dartmouth Engineering Dartmouth engineers have been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of ...
Women surgeons earn their cut of NIH funding — and then some
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Women are underrepresented in the field of academic surgery, but women surgeons are earning ...
Aerogel – the micro structural material of the future
Thermal insulation for miniature components -printed in 3DCredit: EMPA Behind the simple headline "Additive manufacturing of silica aerogels" - the ...
Heart attack damage reduced by shielded stem cells
Stem cell capsules implanted on heart surface improve function in four weeksCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 18, 2020) ...
Study identifies optimal timing for phone calls after skin surgery
Follow-ups made the evening after Mohs micrographic surgery best identified patients with painCredit: Justin Kelley Phone calls after Mohs micrographic ...
Researchers develop cell injection technique that could help reverse vision loss
A team at University of Toronto Engineering has demonstrated the first co-injection of both retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) cells and ...
Clot permeability linked to first-attempt success of aspiration thrombectomy
A posthoc analysis of COMPASS trial data focuses on two clot-removal approaches to major strokes caused by a blocked large ...
Penn’s ‘Enhanced Recovery’ program significantly reduces post-op opioid use
ERAS protocol for elective spine and peripheral nerve surgery decreases opioid use and length of stayCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA--The majority ...
FDA approves the guardian needle, a solution for reducing accidental needle sticks
Medical University of South Carolina clinician-innovators targeted the problem of needle-stick injuries during intraoperative monitoring; their invention, a safer needle, ...
Hydrogel paves way for biomedical breakthrough
Plasma technology could improve viability of implantsCredit: University of Sydney Published in Advanced Functional Materials, a University of Sydney team ...
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 ...
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 ...
