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Team-based approach is key to successful care of pregnant women with heart failure

Any time a pregnant woman presents in heart failure there are risks to both mother and baby. What does it take to protect the mother and her growing baby for the best possible outcome?

18 Mar 2019

Testosterone treatment lowers recurrence rates in low-risk prostate cancer patients

In the largest such study so far undertaken, US researchers have shown that testosterone replacement slows the recurrence of prostate cancer in low-risk patients.

18 Mar 2019

Absorbable, antibiotic-eluting envelope can reduce rate of cardiac device infections

A Cleveland Clinic-led research team has found that using an absorbable, antibiotic-eluting envelope when implanting cardiac devices like pacemakers and defibrillators can cut the rate of major infections by 40 percent.

18 Mar 2019

Researchers report promising results of potential reversal agent

In patients with acute coronary syndromes, coronary artery stenting, or a history of prior heart attacks, antiplatelet therapy can be lifesaving.

18 Mar 2019

Study finds TAVR to be as good as open-heart surgery for patients at low surgical risk

A new trial comparing self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to standard open-heart surgery for valve replacement—this time in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are considered low surgical risk—found no difference in the combined rate of disabling stroke or death from any cause at two years.

18 Mar 2019

New proteomics-based test could aid in early detection of ovarian cancer

Fewer than half of ovarian cancer patients survive until five years after diagnosis. According to the American Cancer Society, this is because only about one-fifth of ovarian cancer cases are detected early, when the chances of successful treatment and recovery are highest.

15 Mar 2019

Patient monitoring technology helps mental health trust to reduce falls and save time

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust saw falls at night drop by a third on two wards that introduced the Oxehealth Digital Care Assistant technology, a clinical study has shown.

15 Mar 2019

Surgery to remove degenerated discs in the neck can be performed safely in outpatient setting

Surgery to remove multiple herniated or degenerated discs in the neck, a procedure known as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, can be safely performed in an outpatient setting in select patients, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

15 Mar 2019

Long-awaited structure offers new insights into rejection of transplanted organs

Rejection of any kind is always hard to deal with, but when one's body rejects a precious organ transplant, the consequences can be devastating. Professor A. Vathsala, Co-director of the National University Centre for Organ Transplantation at the National University Hospital and Professor of Medicine, shared that between 30% to 40% of kidney transplants are lost over time to rejection.

15 Mar 2019

No increased risk of complications for ambulatory total joint replacements

The typical length of stay in hospital after hip replacement and knee replacement procedures has decreased over the last decade from about four days to under two days.

15 Mar 2019

Oral bacteria in pancreas associated with tumor severity

The presence of oral bacteria in so-called cystic pancreatic tumours is associated with the severity of the tumour, a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Gut reports. It is hoped that the results can help to improve diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.

14 Mar 2019

Study shows ability of non-invasive imaging technique to identify small airway damage in COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an inflammatory disease of the small airways in the lungs, affects 16 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.

14 Mar 2019

Increased stress hormones accelerate breast cancer metastasis

It has long been thought that stress contributes to cancer progression. Scientists from the University of Basel and the University Hospital of Basel have deciphered the molecular mechanisms linking breast cancer metastasis with increased stress hormones.

14 Mar 2019

PNAS publishes results of pilot study for early detection of liver cancer

Today, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published the results of a pilot study for early detection of liver cancer in a cohort of HBV carriers, who are at risk for developing this disease.

13 Mar 2019

Study: Low-risk hip replacement patients can skip standard hip precautions

Low-risk patients undergoing a total hip replacement with a posterior approach can skip the standard hip precautions currently recommended for post-surgical recovery, according to a new study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City.

13 Mar 2019

Prostate cancer treatment breakthrough

Researchers have developed a method by which thousands of men with prostate cancer could choose their own treatment.

13 Mar 2019

Evonik introduces new radiopaque PEEK material for medical implants

Evonik is expanding its product range of biocompatible high-performance polymers of its VESTAKEEP® PEEK brand for medical technology.

From Evonik 13 Mar 2019

New risk model can predict survival of non-metastatic prostate cancer patients

A new risk model, easily accessible on a web interface, can predict the survival of non-metastatic prostate cancer patients, as well as the effect of different treatment approaches on survival.

13 Mar 2019

UW researchers create novel system to measure platelet function

Emergency room doctors often have only a few minutes to determine which patients are in need of a blood transfusion.

13 Mar 2019

Study explores whether Nordic countries could head towards opioid crisis like the U.S.

Addiction to prescription opioids has reached a crisis level in the United States. Now the drug is causing concern across the Atlantic. Researchers from Denmark, Norway and Sweden urge caution after discovering that prescriptions for the pain medication oxycodone have significantly increased during the last decade.

13 Mar 2019

Surgery News and Research

Team-based approach is key to successful care of pregnant women with heart failure

Testosterone treatment lowers recurrence rates in low-risk prostate cancer patients

Absorbable, antibiotic-eluting envelope can reduce rate of cardiac device infections

Researchers report promising results of potential reversal agent

Study finds TAVR to be as good as open-heart surgery for patients at low surgical risk

New proteomics-based test could aid in early detection of ovarian cancer

Patient monitoring technology helps mental health trust to reduce falls and save time

Surgery to remove degenerated discs in the neck can be performed safely in outpatient setting

Long-awaited structure offers new insights into rejection of transplanted organs

No increased risk of complications for ambulatory total joint replacements

Oral bacteria in pancreas associated with tumor severity

Study shows ability of non-invasive imaging technique to identify small airway damage in COPD

Increased stress hormones accelerate breast cancer metastasis

PNAS publishes results of pilot study for early detection of liver cancer

Study: Low-risk hip replacement patients can skip standard hip precautions

Prostate cancer treatment breakthrough

Evonik introduces new radiopaque PEEK material for medical implants

New risk model can predict survival of non-metastatic prostate cancer patients

UW researchers create novel system to measure platelet function

Study explores whether Nordic countries could head towards opioid crisis like the U.S.

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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