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How can we define early COVID-19 reinfections?

In a new study, researchers investigated coronavirus disease 2019 reinfections.

11 Jul 2022

A 63-year-old transgender woman is caught in Montana’s birth certificate dispute

At 10 years old, Susan Howard knew she was a girl, even though her birth certificate said otherwise. It wasn’t until last year, at age 62, that the Montana resident came to terms with being transgender.

11 Jul 2022

In America, cancer patients endure debt on top of disease

Jeni Rae Peters would make promises to herself as she lay awake nights after being diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago.

9 Jul 2022

Study aims to determine the advantages of using robots in hip replacement surgery

Robots will have their surgical skills put to the test as researchers trial their use in hip replacement surgery for the first time.

8 Jul 2022

New non-invasive treatment for patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression and dementia

A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has discovered that the electrical stimulation of the eye surface can alleviate depression-like symptoms and improve cognitive function in animal models.

8 Jul 2022

Rare Cells Capable of Transforming into Leukemia may Provide new Insight into Leukemic Landscape

In our latest interview, News Medical speaks to Adam G. Schrum, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology and Surgery at the University of Missouri, about how dysfunction in an unusual type of thymocyte cell may develop into leukemia in some patients.

8 Jul 2022

Dr. Wall named as director of pediatric and adolescent orthopedics division

Lindley B. Wall, MD, a professor of orthopedic surgery and a member of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery's hand and microsurgery service, has been named director of the Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Orthopedics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

7 Jul 2022

Scientists uncover neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice

An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice.

7 Jul 2022

Household overcrowding found to be a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and strep skin

Research led by the University of Otago in New Zealand has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that household overcrowding is a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and streptococcal infections of the skin.

7 Jul 2022

Risk factors associated with shoulder surgery are low, but some need further surgery within a year

Rates of serious complications associated with shoulder surgery are low, but one in 26 patients need further surgery within a year, finds a study in The BMJ today.

7 Jul 2022

Transgender patients report better mental health after gender-affirming facial feminization surgery

A UCLA study offers the first evidence that transgender patients who receive gender-affirming facial feminization surgery reported better mental health after their procedures.

6 Jul 2022

Study: Lactobacilli living in female urinary tract's microbiome can kill nearby pathogenic bacteria

Lactobacilli that live in the human female urinary tract's microbiome are competitive and kill nearby pathogenic bacteria, according to the first study of its kind by a team led by microbiologist Dr. Tanya Sysoeva of The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

6 Jul 2022

Surgery News and Research

How can we define early COVID-19 reinfections?

A 63-year-old transgender woman is caught in Montana’s birth certificate dispute

In America, cancer patients endure debt on top of disease

Study aims to determine the advantages of using robots in hip replacement surgery

New non-invasive treatment for patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression and dementia

Rare Cells Capable of Transforming into Leukemia may Provide new Insight into Leukemic Landscape

Dr. Wall named as director of pediatric and adolescent orthopedics division

Scientists uncover neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice

Household overcrowding found to be a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and strep skin

Risk factors associated with shoulder surgery are low, but some need further surgery within a year

Transgender patients report better mental health after gender-affirming facial feminization surgery

Study: Lactobacilli living in female urinary tract's microbiome can kill nearby pathogenic bacteria

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation names five new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators

Study reports how opioids cause gastric inflammation

Outpatient antibiotic management of patients with appendicitis is safe, helps avoid surgery

What causes insomnia and how to treat it?

Singapore researchers develop a bio-functional thermogel to prevent retinal scarring

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on menstrual cycle

Bladder cancer patients with ctDNA positivity respond very well to treatment with atezolizumab

New study supports targeted screening program for prostate cancer

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

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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