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Total hip arthroplasty in nonagenarians: Risks and benefits

Potentially modifiable comorbid conditions and complications have a major impact on the risks of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for people in their nineties, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

25 Aug 2023

Study shows not all adrenal carcinoma patients need mitotane after surgery

After the complete tumor resection, not all patients with an adrenocortical carcinoma require the previous standard therapy Mitotane. Professors Martin Fassnacht and Massimo Terzolo show this in a clinical trial.

25 Aug 2023

Women with endometriosis have more contact with healthcare providers in the years prior to diagnosis

Beginning as far back as ten years before even being diagnosed, women with endometriosis utilise the healthcare system more than women without this chronic illness.

25 Aug 2023

Colchicine does not reduce perioperative AF or MINS in major non-cardiac thoracic surgery

Colchicine does not significantly reduce perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) or myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) in patients undergoing major non-cardiac thoracic surgery, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

25 Aug 2023

Patients with heart conditions should practice good hygiene to prevent infective endocarditis

Patients with specific cardiac conditions such as valvular heart disease and congenital abnormalities, or those requiring a pacemaker, should practice good dental and skin hygiene to help prevent rare but potentially deadly infections of the heart's inner lining and valves, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on infective endocarditis, published online today in European Heart Journal.

25 Aug 2023

Newly published ESC Guidelines provide comprehensive overview of acute coronary syndromes

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on acute coronary syndromes are published online today in European Heart Journal.

25 Aug 2023

ChatGPT 3.5 provides inappropriate cancer treatment recommendations in one-third of cases, study shows

For many patients, the internet serves as a powerful tool for self-education on medical topics. With ChatGPT now at patients' fingertips, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, assessed how consistently the artificial intelligence chatbot provides recommendations for cancer treatment that align with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines.

25 Aug 2023

Brain-computer interface enables woman with severe paralysis to speak through digital avatar

Researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that has enabled a woman with severe paralysis from a brainstem stroke to speak through a digital avatar.

24 Aug 2023

Asian Americans have the highest PFAS exposure, study finds

Asian Americans have significantly higher exposure than other ethnic or racial groups to PFAS, a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals also known as "toxic forever" chemicals, Mount Sinai-led researchers report.

24 Aug 2023

After backlash, feds cancel plan that risked limiting breast reconstruction options

Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients, and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery.

23 Aug 2023

$9.57 million grant will support a clinical trial to study new treatment option for NAFLD

According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 24% of adults in the United States have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol that can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.

23 Aug 2023

Pediatric trauma admissions increased during COVID-19 pandemic

In the weeks following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health directives called for masking, social distancing, social isolation, and stay-at-home orders.

23 Aug 2023

CPAP therapy can mitigate telomere shortening in sleep apnea patients

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) consists of multiple episodes of partial or complete closure of the upper airway that occur during sleep, leading to breathing cessation lasting more than ten seconds and sometimes even several minutes, followed by arousals and deep breathing.

23 Aug 2023

Pulmonary artery catheter use in cardiac surgery patients: Study reveals varied impact on hospital stay and mortality rates

The relationship between pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) use and clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery.

23 Aug 2023

Surgery News and Research

Total hip arthroplasty in nonagenarians: Risks and benefits

Study shows not all adrenal carcinoma patients need mitotane after surgery

Women with endometriosis have more contact with healthcare providers in the years prior to diagnosis

Colchicine does not reduce perioperative AF or MINS in major non-cardiac thoracic surgery

Patients with heart conditions should practice good hygiene to prevent infective endocarditis

Newly published ESC Guidelines provide comprehensive overview of acute coronary syndromes

ChatGPT 3.5 provides inappropriate cancer treatment recommendations in one-third of cases, study shows

Brain-computer interface enables woman with severe paralysis to speak through digital avatar

Asian Americans have the highest PFAS exposure, study finds

After backlash, feds cancel plan that risked limiting breast reconstruction options

$9.57 million grant will support a clinical trial to study new treatment option for NAFLD

Pediatric trauma admissions increased during COVID-19 pandemic

CPAP therapy can mitigate telomere shortening in sleep apnea patients

Pulmonary artery catheter use in cardiac surgery patients: Study reveals varied impact on hospital stay and mortality rates

Kinesiophobia is negatively associated with physical activity: What factors influence this relationship?

New calculator predicts risk of early recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Home-based oxygen therapy shows promise for improving wound healing after breast reduction surgery

Keeping fit may help prevent atrial fibrillation and stroke

Bariatric surgery linked to lower cancer risk in women

Less is more: Radiotherapy omission deemed safe for certain breast cancer patients

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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