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Deaf children with developmental delays are better served with cochlear implants than hearing aids

Up to three out of every 1,000 infants in the United States are born with profound hearing loss.

24 May 2022

New analysis finds persistent racial, ethnic disparities in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

Five-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) improved only for Whites between 1992 and 2013, according to a new analysis to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

24 May 2022

Using AI to Achieve Earlier Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

In this interview, we talk to Takayuki Baba about ongoing research using artificial intelligence to achieve earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

24 May 2022

To shed bias, doctors get schooled to look beyond obesity

When Melissa Boughton complained to her OB-GYN about dull pelvic pain, the doctor responded by asking about her diet and exercise habits.

24 May 2022

Children who grow up with dogs may have protection from Crohn's disease later in life

Young children who grow up with a dog or in a large family may have some protection later in life from a common inflammatory bowel disease known as Crohn's disease, according to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

23 May 2022

Study: Liver transplants from drug overdose donors increased in the pandemic's first year

Liver transplants from drug overdose donors rose significantly in the pandemic's first year, helping keep the number of liver transplants in the U.S. stable despite COVID-19 disruptions, according to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

23 May 2022

Cannabis users need higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies

Patients who use cannabis required higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies than non-users, according to research to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

23 May 2022

The new MADD movement: Parents rise up against drug deaths

Life as he knew it ended for Matt Capelouto two days before Christmas in 2019, when he found his 20-year-old daughter, Alexandra, dead in her childhood bedroom in Temecula, California. Rage overtook grief when authorities ruled her death an accident.

23 May 2022

Reduced exercise capacity is common in long COVID patients

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers illustrated cardiac findings in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-recovered individuals more than a year after infection.

22 May 2022

Pioneering study could transform the treatment landscape for babies with infantile spasms

Infantile spasm (IS) is a severe epileptic syndrome of infancy and accounts for 50% of all epilepsy cases that occur in babies during the first year of life.

20 May 2022

New analysis finds increase in success and efficiency of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

A new analysis of PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global REgiStry for the Study of Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention; www.progresscto.org), an international multi-center registry of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

20 May 2022

Liver acuity circle allocation policy associated with procurement delays

A national policy change to facilitate the broader sharing of donor livers through "acuity circles" has resulted in procurement delays, according to a researcher at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

20 May 2022

Novel brain-permeable Cdk5 inhibitor alters neurobehavior in mice

James Bibb, Ph.D., and colleagues have described a novel preclinical drug that could have the potential to combat depression, brain injury and diseases that impair cognition. The drug, which notably is brain-permeable, acts to inhibit the kinase enzyme Cdk5.

20 May 2022

Multi-center trial shows promising results for implant-free interatrial shunt device to treat heart failure patients

Results from early clinical evaluation of the Alleviant System to treat heart failure patients with preserved and reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF and HFrEF) was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

20 May 2022

Low-dose apixaban treatment reduces recurrence of venous thromboembolism compared to anticoagulant discontinuation after negative D-dimer

Patients who have suffered from a first episode of unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) have an eight times higher risk of recurrence if they stop treatment after repeated negative D-dimer tests, instead of continuing with low-dose anticoagulant (apixaban).

20 May 2022

‘Watch and wait’ approach may improve outcomes for very frail patients than emergency surgery

New research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows that for patients who are very frail, it may be better to adopt a 'watch and wait' approach rather than proceeding to emergency surgery for five common medical emergencies.

20 May 2022

Study validates long-term safety and efficacy of Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve implant

A study of one year outcomes in the largest cohort to date of Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and severe pulmonary regurgitation (PR) was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022 Scientific Sessions.

19 May 2022

Islet cell transplant program offers an effective treatment for patients with hard-to-control Type 1 diabetes

After 20 years of perfecting their technique, the team behind the largest islet cell transplant program in the world reports the procedure is a safe, reliable and life-changing treatment for people with hard-to-control diabetes.

19 May 2022

Disrupt PAD III Trial reveals consistent safety and effectiveness of intravascular lithotripsy

One year outcomes from the Disrupt PAD III Trial comparing intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) with a drug-coated balloon (DCB) to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) with a DCB was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022 Scientific Sessions.

19 May 2022

Using 'off-the-shelf' engineered stem cell based therapy for treating glioblastomas post-surgery

Glioblastomas (GBMs) are highly aggressive cancerous tumors of the brain and spinal cord. Brain cancers like GBM are challenging to treat because many cancer therapeutics cannot pass through the blood-brain barrier, and more than 90 percent of GBM tumors return after being surgically removed, despite surgery and subsequent chemo- and radiation therapy being the most successful way to treat the disease.

19 May 2022

Surgery News and Research

Deaf children with developmental delays are better served with cochlear implants than hearing aids

New analysis finds persistent racial, ethnic disparities in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

Using AI to Achieve Earlier Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

To shed bias, doctors get schooled to look beyond obesity

Children who grow up with dogs may have protection from Crohn's disease later in life

Study: Liver transplants from drug overdose donors increased in the pandemic's first year

Cannabis users need higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies

The new MADD movement: Parents rise up against drug deaths

Reduced exercise capacity is common in long COVID patients

Pioneering study could transform the treatment landscape for babies with infantile spasms

New analysis finds increase in success and efficiency of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

Liver acuity circle allocation policy associated with procurement delays

Novel brain-permeable Cdk5 inhibitor alters neurobehavior in mice

Multi-center trial shows promising results for implant-free interatrial shunt device to treat heart failure patients

Low-dose apixaban treatment reduces recurrence of venous thromboembolism compared to anticoagulant discontinuation after negative D-dimer

‘Watch and wait’ approach may improve outcomes for very frail patients than emergency surgery

Study validates long-term safety and efficacy of Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve implant

Islet cell transplant program offers an effective treatment for patients with hard-to-control Type 1 diabetes

Disrupt PAD III Trial reveals consistent safety and effectiveness of intravascular lithotripsy

Using 'off-the-shelf' engineered stem cell based therapy for treating glioblastomas post-surgery

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