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Atlantic Health System offers advanced lung cancer screening program

November is national Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer remains the #1 cancer killer of both men and women in the United States.

20 Nov 2019

Scientists discover new molecular drivers of Parkinson's disease

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered new molecular drivers of Parkinson's disease using a sophisticated statistical technique called multiscale gene network analysis.

20 Nov 2019

Study shows gender differences in prognosis predictive utility of breast cancer recurrence score

The TAILORx study published last year offered good news for women with early-stage ER-positive breast cancer who scored at intermediate risk for recurrence according to a genetic assay test.

20 Nov 2019

UTHealth expert successfully performs surgery on patient with heart problems

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District principal Maria Mamaux was impressed by the credentials of the surgeon recommended to repair her failing heart, but what really got her attention was the fact that he was a graduate of the same school district.

20 Nov 2019

American Society of Anesthesiologists continues partnership with Fresenius Kabi to improve patient care

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) announced today that Fresenius Kabi USA will continue its partnership with ASA as an ASA Industry Supporter.

20 Nov 2019

Improving the efficiency of antiangiogenic and antifibrotic drug for treatment of lung cancer

The University of Barcelona and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona collaborate with Boehringer Ingelheim Inc. to improve the efficiency of nintedanib, an antiangiogenic and antifibrotic drug, for the treatment of lung cancer.

19 Nov 2019

Miniscule robots like "Magic School Bus" could clear blood clots

Pulmonary embolism is a condition where a clot forms and blocks the arteries of the lungs and this restricts the blood flow to the lungs and lowers the amount of oxygen reaching the different organs. Statistics from the National Institutes of Health show that pulmonary embolism leads to nearly 200,000 to 300,000 deaths in the United States annually putting it at number three in cardiovascular diseases right after heart attack and stroke.

19 Nov 2019

VUMC offers minimally invasive, non-surgical alternative for patients with emphysema

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be the first in the state to offer a minimally invasive, non-surgical alternative for patients with emphysema.

19 Nov 2019

New studies point to benefits of weight-loss surgery for teens with severe obesity

Severe obesity affects 4.5 million children and adolescents in the United States, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

19 Nov 2019

Robotic kidney transplants produce survival outcomes among patients with obesity

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago report that among patients with obesity, robotic kidney transplants produce survival outcomes comparable to those seen among nonobese patients.

19 Nov 2019

Cleveland Clinic receives NIH grant to study link between gut microbes, cardiometabolic diseases

The National Institutes of Health has awarded more than $12 million to Cleveland Clinic researchers to study the critical link between gut microbial pathways and the development of cardiometabolic diseases.

19 Nov 2019

Study reports complications relating to tongue-tie procedures in babies

Complications following a procedure to treat tongue-tie in babies are occurring that can result in admission to hospital, something a University of Otago pediatrician says needs to be better understood by both health practitioners and parents.

19 Nov 2019

Rutgers Cancer Institute researchers awarded $2.3 million in American Cancer Society grants

More than $2.3 million in Research Scholar Grants from the American Cancer Society have been awarded to three Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey researchers to examine cell metabolism and tumor formation in forms of breast cancer, lung cancer and leukemia.

19 Nov 2019

New collaboration aims to advance early childhood development

Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital announced today that it has partnered with the Bezos Family Foundation and Vroom, the Foundation's early learning program.

19 Nov 2019

For newborns with hearing loss, screening opens window to a world of sound

Four-year-old Betty Schottler starts each morning with the same six sounds: [m], [ah], [oo], [ee], [sh], and [s].

19 Nov 2019

Surgery can improve survival rate for oldest patients with early stage lung cancer

Many patients with early stage lung cancer who are age 90 years and older do not receive treatment; however, surgery in this nonagenarian population should be considered because it could significantly increase the chances for 5-year survival, according to research published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

19 Nov 2019

Vaping could cause life-threatening effects

Since vaping and e-cigarettes have become more popular over the last several years, many patients - particularly during conversations about quitting smoking- have asked me, "Is vaping okay?" or "Is vaping safe?"

18 Nov 2019

Treatment for coronary heart disease is just as good as stents or bypass

After 4 whole decades of thinking that invasive treatment (stenting or bypass surgery) for a local block in an artery due to cardiovascular (CV) disease could extend life and preserve heart health in patients who also had advanced kidney disease, the world just turned upside down.

18 Nov 2019

Antibiotics face an existential crisis

Antibiotics are facing an existential crisis less than a century after their introduction. The bacteria-fighting drugs are becoming less effective as a result of their overuse in both humans and animals.

18 Nov 2019

Study shows promising results of communication support technology for training surgeons

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Anne Arundel Medical Center have conducted a study that explores how surgical trainees are experiencing a new gestural technology designed to improve communication during laparoscopic surgery.

18 Nov 2019

Surgery News and Research

Atlantic Health System offers advanced lung cancer screening program

Scientists discover new molecular drivers of Parkinson's disease

Study shows gender differences in prognosis predictive utility of breast cancer recurrence score

UTHealth expert successfully performs surgery on patient with heart problems

American Society of Anesthesiologists continues partnership with Fresenius Kabi to improve patient care

Improving the efficiency of antiangiogenic and antifibrotic drug for treatment of lung cancer

Miniscule robots like "Magic School Bus" could clear blood clots

VUMC offers minimally invasive, non-surgical alternative for patients with emphysema

New studies point to benefits of weight-loss surgery for teens with severe obesity

Robotic kidney transplants produce survival outcomes among patients with obesity

Cleveland Clinic receives NIH grant to study link between gut microbes, cardiometabolic diseases

Study reports complications relating to tongue-tie procedures in babies

Rutgers Cancer Institute researchers awarded $2.3 million in American Cancer Society grants

New collaboration aims to advance early childhood development

For newborns with hearing loss, screening opens window to a world of sound

Surgery can improve survival rate for oldest patients with early stage lung cancer

Vaping could cause life-threatening effects

Treatment for coronary heart disease is just as good as stents or bypass

Antibiotics face an existential crisis

Study shows promising results of communication support technology for training surgeons

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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