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Neoadjuvant clinical trial of immune checkpoint blockade for melanoma patients yields high response rate

Combination checkpoint blockade before surgery (neoadjuvant therapy) produced a high response rate among patients with high-risk stage 3 melanoma, with nearly half having no sign of disease at surgery, but a high incidence of side effects caused the trial to be closed early.

8 Oct 2018

Scientists develop first example of bioelectronic medicine

Researchers at Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine have developed the first example of a bioelectronic medicine: an implantable, biodegradable wireless device that speeds nerve regeneration and improves the healing of a damaged nerve.

8 Oct 2018

Lyra Therapeutics announces presentation of Phase 1 clinical data for LYR-210 in CRS patients

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing medicines precisely designed to target ear, nose and throat diseases, today announced the presentation of Phase 1 clinical data for the company's lead therapeutic, LYR-210, for chronic rhinosinusitis, a debilitating disease caused by inflammation of the paranasal sinus tissues that affects approximately 27 million people, or 11% of the adult population in the U.S.

8 Oct 2018

Damage to small nerves shown to be cause of chronic pain following knee surgeries

Patients frequently experience severe chronic pain following knee operations. Although the pain is thought to be due to damage to small nerves, it was hitherto impossible to demonstrate this by imaging.

8 Oct 2018

Loyola launches research program to study new treatment for stroke, spinal cord injury

Loyola Medicine has launched a research program to study a new treatment approach for stroke and spinal cord injury patients that involves electrically stimulating nerves.

6 Oct 2018

Frequent surveillance imaging not associated with improved overall postoperative survival

Cancer treatment continues to improve for many types of cancer, leading to increased life expectancy for many survivors.

5 Oct 2018

Despite gender bias, more women are applying for CHEST Fellowship

Achieving fellow status in medical societies is an important benchmark for academic success. A study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2018 shows that women are underrepresented as Fellows in CHEST but that the numbers of women applying for CHEST Fellow are increasing.

5 Oct 2018

Gut microbiome appears to play key role in heart transplant outcomes

In a new study, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that the gut microbiome appears to play a key role in how well the body accepts a transplanted heart. The scientists found a causal relationship between the presence of certain microbes and transplant outcome.

4 Oct 2018

Wits doctors transplant liver from HIV positive mother to her child with end-stage liver disease

This was the ethical dilemma faced by doctors at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre to save a child's life.

4 Oct 2018

Bradford and GE Healthcare collaborate to build new AI-powered hospital Command Center in Europe

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is collaborating with GE Healthcare to build a Command Center - like an air traffic control - at the Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK. A first of its kind in Europe, the Command Center will transform how care is delivered and organized as the number of patients at the hospital continues to increase.

4 Oct 2018

Physical therapy can effectively treat infants with congenital muscular torticollis

Congenital muscular torticollis is a common postural deformity in infants, and one that can be effectively treated by physical therapy.

3 Oct 2018

New method based on artificial intelligence may help predict epilepsy outcomes

Medical University of South Carolina neurologists have developed a new method based on artificial intelligence that may eventually help both patients and doctors weigh the pros and cons of using brain surgery to treat debilitating seizures caused by epilepsy.

3 Oct 2018

Researchers insert just enough human DNA into mice to study preterm birth

Preterm birth remains a global epidemic linked to a lifetime of potential health complications. It also is difficult to study in living creatures--especially the uniquely precise biology of preterm birth in humans.

3 Oct 2018

ATS releases new guideline to help clinicians manage malignant pleural effusions

A new guideline to help clinicians manage malignant pleural effusions has been developed by the American Thoracic Society, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Thoracic Radiology.

3 Oct 2018

Research uncovers detrimental consequences of sleep deprivation

Researchers at Michigan State University conducted the largest experimentally controlled study on sleep deprivation to date, revealing just how detrimental operating without sleep can be in everything from bakers adding too much salt to cookies to surgeons botching surgeries.

3 Oct 2018

Aggressive breast cancer hijacks normal protective physiological process to survive

A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer, scientists report.

3 Oct 2018

$Study finds strong link between bisphosphonates use and risk of atypical femoral fractures$

Study finds strong link between bisphosphonates use and risk of atypical femoral fractures

Following surgery, some patients experience a broken bone around the implants of a total hip replacement--called a periprosthetic femoral fracture.

3 Oct 2018

Liver transplant and weight-loss surgery combination offers long-term benefits to obese patients

Obese patients who underwent a life-saving liver transplant and weight-loss surgery at the same time were better able to keep the weight off long term and had fewer metabolic complications than those who lost weight on their own before undergoing a liver transplant, Mayo Clinic research shows.

3 Oct 2018

$Study assess potential impacts of cataracts on risks of osteoporosis and fractures$

Study assess potential impacts of cataracts on risks of osteoporosis and fractures

A new Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study has evaluated the potential impacts of cataracts and cataract surgery on the risks of osteoporosis and bone fractures.

3 Oct 2018

Specific details of PT interventions may be key determinants of knee replacement patient’s outcome

In an analysis of 112 records from 30 physical therapy sites regarding care for patients who had undergone total knee replacement surgery, investigators found that the content and amount of specific exercises varied widely.

3 Oct 2018

Surgery News and Research

Neoadjuvant clinical trial of immune checkpoint blockade for melanoma patients yields high response rate

Scientists develop first example of bioelectronic medicine

Lyra Therapeutics announces presentation of Phase 1 clinical data for LYR-210 in CRS patients

Damage to small nerves shown to be cause of chronic pain following knee surgeries

Loyola launches research program to study new treatment for stroke, spinal cord injury

Frequent surveillance imaging not associated with improved overall postoperative survival

Despite gender bias, more women are applying for CHEST Fellowship

Gut microbiome appears to play key role in heart transplant outcomes

Wits doctors transplant liver from HIV positive mother to her child with end-stage liver disease

Bradford and GE Healthcare collaborate to build new AI-powered hospital Command Center in Europe

Physical therapy can effectively treat infants with congenital muscular torticollis

New method based on artificial intelligence may help predict epilepsy outcomes

Researchers insert just enough human DNA into mice to study preterm birth

ATS releases new guideline to help clinicians manage malignant pleural effusions

Research uncovers detrimental consequences of sleep deprivation

Aggressive breast cancer hijacks normal protective physiological process to survive

Study finds strong link between bisphosphonates use and risk of atypical femoral fractures

Liver transplant and weight-loss surgery combination offers long-term benefits to obese patients

Study assess potential impacts of cataracts on risks of osteoporosis and fractures

Specific details of PT interventions may be key determinants of knee replacement patient’s outcome

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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