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Surgeons can avoid postoperative opioid prescriptions, studies suggest

Surgeons can ease their patients' pain from common operations without prescribing opioids, and avoid the possibility of starting someone on a path to long-term use, a pair of new studies suggests.

10 Jun 2021

$Middle-aged men with cerebral palsy more likely to suffer fractures, study finds$

Middle-aged men with cerebral palsy more likely to suffer fractures, study finds

Researchers at Michigan Medicine found a subset of middle-aged men with cerebral palsy are up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer fractures than men without the disorder.

10 Jun 2021

Systemic biomarkers show beneficial effects of aerobic exercise on brain function in older adults

Increasing evidence shows that physical activity and exercise training may delay or prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In aging humans, aerobic exercise training increases gray and white matter volume, enhances blood flow, and improves memory function.

10 Jun 2021

New Montana laws enshrine health care alternatives, for better or worse

When Paul Rana’s primary care physician left the VA clinic in Kalispell to open her own practice, he followed her. But instead of picking up a new health insurance policy, Rana and his partner agreed to pay a monthly fee that came with the promise of better access.

10 Jun 2021

New X-ray scanner could revolutionize cancer surgery, pathology, drug inspection

Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a prototype X-ray scanning machine that reveals not just the shape of an object but its molecular composition. With unprecedented resolution and accuracy, the technology could revolutionize a wide range of fields such as cancer surgery, pathology, drug inspection and geology.

9 Jun 2021

European grant awarded for innovative orthopedic training simulator

June 9, 2021, Zurich, Switzerland: VirtaMed, the world leader in data-driven medical simulation training, together with the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL), a public hospital of Luxembourg city, will develop a mixed reality simulator to support surgical skills training for advanced arthroscopic meniscus repair.

From VirtaMed 9 Jun 2021

Vascular preservation therapy eliminates the varicose vein problem

Rather than destroying or removing defective veins, it is possible to repair them by using a sheath. They are thus saved for later use as a bypass.

8 Jun 2021

Researchers uncover new gene mutation responsible for cerebral cavernous malformation

Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Beijing Tiantan Hospital have recently uncovered a new gene mutation responsible for the non-familial patients of cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) - a brain vascular disorder which inflicted about 10~30 million people in the world.

8 Jun 2021

New method uses physical function tests to screen for osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a condition that does not exhibit symptoms until there is a bone fracture, so it is said that there is a high percentage of people who remain unaware of their condition.

8 Jun 2021

Are women more likely to develop long COVID?

Researchers found different groups of symptoms persisting after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with fatigue and higher IL-6 levels common in women. About 75% of the patients they treated were women, indicating a link between sex hormones and immune response.

8 Jun 2021

New book explores minimally invasive techniques and technology for sports medicine

A new book edited by Chad D. Lavender, M.D., an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, explores novel minimally invasive techniques and technology for treating sports medicine and orthopedic injuries.

7 Jun 2021

New report highlights enormous disease burden and treatment gap of osteoporosis in Europe

New International Osteoporosis Foundation report provides unique overview of osteoporosis in Europe, revealing the enormous disease burden and an unacceptable treatment gap; 71% of women at high risk of fracture are not receiving much-needed medication.

7 Jun 2021

Beckman Coulter launches new Access AMH Advanced assay to predict poor ovarian response

Beckman Coulter, a global leader in diagnostics and infertility testing, announced today the launch of the first and only test that uses a validated cut-off to aid in the assessment of ovarian response.

7 Jun 2021

Researchers to develop new technology to detect and remove cancer tumors

New technology that will marry probes that can detect cancer tumors through the skin with high-precision robotic surgery is to be developed for use in hospital settings for the first time in a project led by the University of Warwick.

7 Jun 2021

Researchers analyze transparency, variation of payer-negotiated prices for thyroid cancer treatment

Hospital price transparency is intended to help inform patients about the cost of services and procedures before they receive them. Since Jan. 1, 2021, hospitals in the U.S. have been required by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide pricing information online about items and services.

5 Jun 2021

Gene offers some level of protection from severe Covid

The first evidence of a genetic link explaining why some people who catch Covid-19 don't become sick has been discovered.

5 Jun 2021

New treatment may improve outcomes for patients with BRCA mutation-associated early breast cancer

Results were released this week on a new treatment with the potential to improve the outcomes for patients with hereditary BRCA mutations and high-risk, early-stage breast cancer.

5 Jun 2021

Three cases of stroke reported in young adults following covid-19 vaccination

Clots in the arteries (arterial thrombosis) are the most common cause of stroke (ischemic stroke) and have been reported in detail for the first time in young adults who received the Oxford–AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine in a letter from UK stroke specialists published online in Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

4 Jun 2021

New technology predicts effectiveness of chemotherapy after one treatment

While early detection of breast cancer is critical, early prediction of how well the neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment before surgery is working also may provide a window of opportunity when treatment could be altered and have a big impact on the patient's quality of life.

4 Jun 2021

Henry Ford Hospital cardiologists are first in the U.S. to implant circulatory support device

Cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital are first in the U.S. and second in the world to implant a circulatory support device that is being investigated in a clinical trial for patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and worsening kidney function, a condition known as cardiorenal syndrome.

4 Jun 2021

Surgery News and Research

Surgeons can avoid postoperative opioid prescriptions, studies suggest

Middle-aged men with cerebral palsy more likely to suffer fractures, study finds

Systemic biomarkers show beneficial effects of aerobic exercise on brain function in older adults

New Montana laws enshrine health care alternatives, for better or worse

New X-ray scanner could revolutionize cancer surgery, pathology, drug inspection

European grant awarded for innovative orthopedic training simulator

Vascular preservation therapy eliminates the varicose vein problem

Researchers uncover new gene mutation responsible for cerebral cavernous malformation

New method uses physical function tests to screen for osteoporosis

Are women more likely to develop long COVID?

New book explores minimally invasive techniques and technology for sports medicine

New report highlights enormous disease burden and treatment gap of osteoporosis in Europe

Beckman Coulter launches new Access AMH Advanced assay to predict poor ovarian response

Researchers to develop new technology to detect and remove cancer tumors

Researchers analyze transparency, variation of payer-negotiated prices for thyroid cancer treatment

Gene offers some level of protection from severe Covid

New treatment may improve outcomes for patients with BRCA mutation-associated early breast cancer

Three cases of stroke reported in young adults following covid-19 vaccination

New technology predicts effectiveness of chemotherapy after one treatment

Henry Ford Hospital cardiologists are first in the U.S. to implant circulatory support device

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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