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Study offers a combination treatment option for patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer

A new study offers a new option to patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer who want relief from hormone therapy without compromising the risk of their disease spreading.

25 Oct 2022

New type of antibiotic effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing threat to human health. In an article published in the scientific journal PNAS, Umeå researcher Fredrik Almqvist and his colleagues present a new type of antibiotic that effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria.

25 Oct 2022

Reduced noise in the OR can improve postoperative behavior in children

Reducing the level of noise in the operating room (OR) may positively affect a child's behavior, including fewer temper tantrums and more willingness to eat, in the days following surgery and anesthesia, according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 annual meeting.

25 Oct 2022

Researchers study the effects of alcohol intake and seek better treatment for alcoholic pancreatitis

Many alcoholic pancreatitis patients continued drinking during COVID-19. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers study the effects of continued alcohol intake and seek better treatment for alcohol-associated pancreatic disease.

24 Oct 2022

Researchers discover new type of microglia related to stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion injured brain

A research team, affiliated with UNIST has identified a new type of microglia associated with stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injured brain.

24 Oct 2022

Treating high-risk, asymptomatic bone metastases with radiation may reduce pain, extend survival

Treating high-risk, asymptomatic bone metastases with radiation may reduce painful complications and hospitalizations and possibly extend overall survival in people whose cancer has spread to multiple sites, a phase II clinical trial suggests.

24 Oct 2022

Green eyeglasses may help reduce the need for opioids to manage severe pain in fibromyalgia patients

Wearing special green eyeglasses for several hours a day reduces pain-related anxiety and may help decrease the need for opioids to manage severe pain in fibromyalgia patients and possibly others who experience chronic pain, according to a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

Emergence delirium does not affect children's behavior three months after surgery

Emergence delirium - a confused state during recovery from anesthesia that may include disorientation, hallucination, restlessness and purposeless hyperactivity - does not affect a child's behavior three months after surgery, according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

Study reports disparities in the use of regional anesthesia techniques

Women, minorities and patients enrolled in Medicaid are less likely to receive regional anesthesia techniques that consistently improve outcomes after surgery, suggests research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

New study highlights how pain management practices are changing after surgery

Although there has been no decrease in the number of opioid prescriptions seniors receive after surgery, the doses of those prescriptions are lower, according to a study of more than a quarter million Canadian patients being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

Regular statin use may reduce the risk of death and severity of COVID-19

Commonly used cholesterol-lowering statins may reduce the risk of death and severity of COVID-19 disease, suggests a study of more than 38,000 patients being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

Analysis finds higher level of opioid abuse among sexual minorities compared to heterosexuals

Although opioid abuse in the U.S. is trending downward overall, it remains higher among non-heterosexuals than heterosexuals, according to an analysis of national survey data being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

ERAS programs ease the effects of surgery and fast-track patient recovery

Adaptations to a program that helps ensure the best possible outcomes from surgery allowed eligible patients to receive their hip and knee replacement surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic without spending the night in the hospital.

24 Oct 2022

FebriDX point-of-care immunoassay can rapidly determine if an infection is bacterial or viral

Researchers explore whether FebriDx could differentiate between bacteria- and virus-induced immune responses during acute respiratory infection.

23 Oct 2022

Scientific Grand Prize awarded to renowned hearing loss researcher

M. Charles Liberman, PhD, whose research forever changed the way experts understand the underlying causes of hearing loss, has been awarded the Scientific Grand Prize from the France-based La Fondation Pour l'Audition.

21 Oct 2022

New evidence-based clinical guidelines expand patient eligibility for metabolic and bariatric surgery

Two of the world's leading authorities on bariatric and metabolic surgery have issued new evidence-based clinical guidelines that among a slew of recommendations expand patient eligibility for weight-loss surgery and endorse metabolic surgery for patients with type 2 diabetes beginning at a body mass index (BMI) of 30, a measure of body fat based on a person's height and weight and one of several important screening criteria for surgery.

21 Oct 2022

New research could have major implications for minimally invasive, robotically delivered brain surgery

The early-stage research tested the delivery and safety of the new implantable catheter design in two sheep to determine its potential for use in diagnosing and treating diseases in the brain.

21 Oct 2022

Study uses pluripotent stem cell models to investigate stress response in PTSD patients

Stem cell-derived neurons from combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) react differently to a stress hormone than those from veterans without PTSD, a finding that could provide insights into how genetics can make someone more susceptible to developing PTSD following trauma exposure.

20 Oct 2022

Henry Ford Hospital earns three-year accreditation from National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer

Henry Ford Hospital has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), which was developed through a collaboration between the OSTRiCh (Optimizing the Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer) consortium and the Commission on Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons.

20 Oct 2022

Virtual care results in significant environmental and patient financial benefits

A new study by researchers at ICES, Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University finds that virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and patient travel-related expenses, such as gasoline, parking or public transit costs.

20 Oct 2022

Surgery News and Research

Study offers a combination treatment option for patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer

New type of antibiotic effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria

Reduced noise in the OR can improve postoperative behavior in children

Researchers study the effects of alcohol intake and seek better treatment for alcoholic pancreatitis

Researchers discover new type of microglia related to stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion injured brain

Treating high-risk, asymptomatic bone metastases with radiation may reduce pain, extend survival

Green eyeglasses may help reduce the need for opioids to manage severe pain in fibromyalgia patients

Emergence delirium does not affect children's behavior three months after surgery

Study reports disparities in the use of regional anesthesia techniques

New study highlights how pain management practices are changing after surgery

Regular statin use may reduce the risk of death and severity of COVID-19

Analysis finds higher level of opioid abuse among sexual minorities compared to heterosexuals

ERAS programs ease the effects of surgery and fast-track patient recovery

FebriDX point-of-care immunoassay can rapidly determine if an infection is bacterial or viral

Scientific Grand Prize awarded to renowned hearing loss researcher

New evidence-based clinical guidelines expand patient eligibility for metabolic and bariatric surgery

New research could have major implications for minimally invasive, robotically delivered brain surgery

Study uses pluripotent stem cell models to investigate stress response in PTSD patients

Henry Ford Hospital earns three-year accreditation from National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer

Virtual care results in significant environmental and patient financial benefits

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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