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Spinal fusion procedures have unacceptably low hospital “rankability"

Routinely collected data on patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery do not provide a valid basis for assessing and comparing hospital performance on patient safety outcomes, reports a study in Spine. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

9 Apr 2021

Stress incontinence surgery does not increased risk of pelvic cancers

Women undergoing surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are not at increased risk of developing pelvic cancers, according to a large-scale, population-based study in The Journal of Urology, Official Journal of the American Urological Association.

8 Apr 2021

Surgery to correct congenital heart disease linked to increased risk of adult hypertension

In a medical records study covering thousands of children, a U.S.-Canadian team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine concludes that while surgery to correct congenital heart disease (CHD) within 10 years after birth may restore young hearts to healthy function, it also may be associated with an increased risk of hypertension -- high blood pressure -- within a few months or years after surgery.

8 Apr 2021

Nearly a quarter of pediatric patients need stronger pain treatment after surgery

After an appendectomy, a quarter (24.8%) of all children wanted a stronger pain treatment in the first 24 hours after their operation.

8 Apr 2021

Study links chronic sinus inflammation with alterations in brain activity

The millions of people who have chronic sinusitis deal not only with stuffy noses and headaches, they also commonly struggle to focus, and experience depression and other symptoms that implicate the brain's involvement in their illness.

8 Apr 2021

Hydrogels offer new hope for cancer treatment

Hydrogels are often used as drug delivery systems, but to be effective carriers for anti-cancer drugs, they need to be responsive to varied stimuli in the tumor microenvironment.

8 Apr 2021

Racial diversity and poverty may influence heart-failure morbidity and mortality

Race associates with the risk of death from end-stage heart failure. So, identifying the molecular determinants of that risk may help the pursuit of the novel diagnosis and prognosis of heart failure, and its therapy.

8 Apr 2021

Researchers develop innovative tough gel sheathed sutures inspired by human tendons

Sutures are used to close wounds and speed up the natural healing process, but they can also complicate matters by causing damage to soft tissues with their stiff fibers. To remedy the problem, researchers from Montreal have developed innovative tough gel sheathed (TGS) sutures inspired by the human tendon.

8 Apr 2021

Manufacturing workers more susceptible for developing carpal tunnel syndrome

Researchers at Henry Ford Health System have found that workers in construction and other manufacturing jobs are more susceptible for developing carpal tunnel syndrome than those who work in office jobs.

7 Apr 2021

New stem cell therapy shows promise to prevent diabetes-related amputations

According to the results of a phase 1 clinical trial just published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, a new stem cell therapy shows promise of making diabetes-related amputations a thing of the past.

7 Apr 2021

Advancing the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Marcos Quintela Vasquez about the work he is conducting regarding the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer in partnership with Porvair Sciences.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 7 Apr 2021

Study estimates the treatment costs of uterine transplantation

Sweden's acclaimed research on uterine transplants has taken a new step forward: into the field of health economics.

7 Apr 2021

AGA’s new clinical guidelines recommend the use of IGB for obese patients

Obesity is a global pandemic, affecting about 40% of adults in the United States. There is an enormous unmet need for an effective weight-loss solution.

7 Apr 2021

Phase 1 clinical trial to test a new, potential method against cancer

A potential new weapon against cancer is entering the first phase of clinical trials thanks to a collaboration between Spectrum Health, the Lansing-based company Niowave and Michigan State University.

7 Apr 2021

Late-week surgery, discharge to specialty care related to higher costs and longer hospital stay after elective spine surgery

New research by a team from the Cleveland Clinic and the London School of Economics and Political Science has determined that surgeries performed late in the workweek, and those culminating in discharge to a specialty care facility, are associated with higher costs and unnecessarily longer stays in the hospital following a common elective spine surgery.

7 Apr 2021

Researchers explore link between intestinal microbiota with colon cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome

The researcher Gabriela Debesa, member of the research group at Simbiosis led by Andrés Moya at the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region (Fisabio), studied the relationship of the intestinal microbiota with colon cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome (a hereditary illness that predisposes the development of cancer) using tissue samples in formalin and conserved in paraffin.

6 Apr 2021

World's first human tracheal transplant performed by Mount Sinai surgeons

A team of Mount Sinai surgeons has performed the world's first human tracheal transplant--an achievement that has the potential to save the lives of thousands of patients around the world who have tracheal birth defects, untreatable airway diseases, burns, tumors, or severe tracheal damage from intubation, including those who had been hospitalized with COVID-19 and placed on a ventilator.

6 Apr 2021

Accounting for social risk factors can have meaningful impact on healthcare quality measures

A new analysis by a team of researchers led by Dr. David Nerenz of Henry Ford Health System suggests that accounting for social risk factors like poverty, housing instability and transportation insecurity can have meaningful impact on healthcare quality measures without compromising quality of care.

6 Apr 2021

Despite guidelines, end-of-life care remains aggressive for ovarian cancer patients

People with ovarian cancer frequently receive aggressive end-of-life care despite industry guidelines that emphasize quality of life for those with advanced disease, according to a recent study.

6 Apr 2021

High expression of cell death genes may increase risk of early death from lung cancer

Patients with a high number of genes most associated with pathways that lead to cell death in lung cancer are at increased risk of dying early from their disease, researchers report.

5 Apr 2021

Surgery News and Research

Spinal fusion procedures have unacceptably low hospital “rankability"

Stress incontinence surgery does not increased risk of pelvic cancers

Surgery to correct congenital heart disease linked to increased risk of adult hypertension

Nearly a quarter of pediatric patients need stronger pain treatment after surgery

Study links chronic sinus inflammation with alterations in brain activity

Hydrogels offer new hope for cancer treatment

Racial diversity and poverty may influence heart-failure morbidity and mortality

Researchers develop innovative tough gel sheathed sutures inspired by human tendons

Manufacturing workers more susceptible for developing carpal tunnel syndrome

New stem cell therapy shows promise to prevent diabetes-related amputations

Advancing the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

Study estimates the treatment costs of uterine transplantation

AGA’s new clinical guidelines recommend the use of IGB for obese patients

Phase 1 clinical trial to test a new, potential method against cancer

Late-week surgery, discharge to specialty care related to higher costs and longer hospital stay after elective spine surgery

Researchers explore link between intestinal microbiota with colon cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome

World's first human tracheal transplant performed by Mount Sinai surgeons

Accounting for social risk factors can have meaningful impact on healthcare quality measures

Despite guidelines, end-of-life care remains aggressive for ovarian cancer patients

High expression of cell death genes may increase risk of early death from lung cancer

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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