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Flatfoot reconstruction can be viable option for elderly patients, study finds

When someone develops adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD), they are offered either a reconstruction or foot fusion depending on the severity of the flatfoot and their age. Typically reconstructions are performed in younger patients, while older patients undergo fusions, even though it can limit mobility.

13 Mar 2018

Six tips for seniors to help limit confusion after surgery

The longer you live the more likely you will develop a medical condition that requires surgery or a procedure. In fact, half of all people 65 and older will have at least one surgical procedure in their lifetime.

13 Mar 2018

Four-step heart attack protocol can improve outcomes and reduce gender disparities in care

Cleveland Clinic researchers found that implementing a four-step protocol for the most severe type of heart attack not only improved outcomes and reduced mortality in both men and women, but eliminated or reduced the gender disparities in care and outcomes typically seen in this type of event.

12 Mar 2018

Blood-thinning drug mitigates risk of complications, death after non-cardiac surgery

Researchers in Hamilton have discovered that a blood-thinning drug, dabigatran, significantly reduces the risk of death, heart attack, stroke, and other heart or blood-vessel complications in patients who have a heart injury following major, non-cardiac surgery.

12 Mar 2018

Research finds decrease in device malfunction, reduced risk for strokes with novel heart pump

At two years of follow-up, severely ill patients with advanced heart failure who received a novel heart pump fully implantable within the chest experienced no malfunctions requiring replacement or removal of the device for blood clotting.

12 Mar 2018

Study shows effectiveness of OCA transplantation for patients with femoral condyle cartilage lesions

Isolated femoral condyle lesions account for 75% of the cartilage repair procedures performed in the knee joint, and physicians have a variety of techniques to consider as part of surgical treatment.

12 Mar 2018

Medicaid is rural America’s financial midwife

Brianna Foster, 23, lives minutes away from Genesis Hospital, the main source of health care and the only hospital with maternity services in southeastern Ohio's rural Muskingum County.

12 Mar 2018

Previous cortisone injections linked to increased risk for revision rotator cuff repair

Cortisone injections are a common nonsurgical approach to treating rotator cuff injuries. However, researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans suggest that individuals who receive injections less than six months before a rotator cuff repair may have an increased risk for revision rotator cuff repair.

12 Mar 2018

Study highlights potential of ASO therapy to treat Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy patients

A proof-of-concept study carried out at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology with funding from Fight for Sight has highlighted the potential of a targeted antisense oligonucleotide therapy to treat Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy patients with a mutation in the TCF4 gene.

12 Mar 2018

Study validates Xpresys Lung 2 for differential diagnosis of early stage lung cancer

Integrated Diagnostics today announced the e-publication of full results of a large prospective clinical trial validating its Xpresys Lung 2 in the peer-reviewed medical journal CHEST¸ the official journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, titled: Assessment of Plasma Proteomics Biomarker’s Ability to Distinguish Benign From Malignant Lung Nodules: Results of the PANOPTIC trial.

12 Mar 2018

Study reports dramatic increase in survival due to advances in burn care over last 30 years

For many years, people who sustained severe burn injuries often died. But great strides in burn care over the last 30 years have dramatically increased their chances of survival, according to new study findings published as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website ahead of print publication.

12 Mar 2018

Researchers link social networks with likelihood of older adults getting cataract surgery

Close family relationships and a strong social network may help older adults see the world better -- literally.

12 Mar 2018

Mercy Medical Center offers minimally invasive bunion surgery for patients with foot and ankle concerns

Mercy Medical Center orthopedic surgeon Dr. Rebecca Cerrato is one of the first surgeons in the United States to offer minimally invasive bunion surgery, an alternative to traditional surgery that can reduce post-surgical scarring, swelling and pain, Dr. Clifford Jeng, Medical Director, Institute for Foot & Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy, has announced.

9 Mar 2018

Researchers develop new method to increase life span of donated brain tissue samples

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method that enables them to use donated brain tissue from people with epilepsy for 48 hours. Previously, the researchers only had 12 hours to test new treatments before the structure of the cells started to break down. The research has now been published in the journal Scientific Reports.

9 Mar 2018

Modifying Oncolytic Adenoviruses to Target Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the less common but deadliest cancers. Modified oncolytic adenoviruses represent an alternative to chemotherapy and targeted therapies, which have a high mortality rate.

9 Mar 2018

Mice study illustrates potential risks associated with prion transmission

Familial human prion diseases are passed within families and are associated with 34 known prion protein mutations.

9 Mar 2018

Researchers show complex link between physical, behavioral characteristics and brain health

Mount Sinai researchers have shown, for the first time, the complex web of links between physical and behavioral characteristics, like age, body mass index (BMI), and substance use, and specific patterns of brain structure and function in patients with psychosis.

7 Mar 2018

Bundled payment model for knee and hip replacements more likely to work better for larger hospitals

Medicare's experimental mandatory bundled payment model for knee and hip replacements is more likely to yield cost savings when the surgeries are performed in larger hospitals that do more of these procedures, according to a study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

7 Mar 2018

Researchers discover link between hypothyroidism and wound healing complications

Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a link between low thyroid hormone levels and wound healing complications.

7 Mar 2018

Slow-release injectable gel boosts toxicity of cancer-fighting immunotherapy drugs

An immunotherapy drug embedded in a slow-release hydrogel invented at Rice University in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston appears to be highly effective at killing cancer cells.

7 Mar 2018

Surgery News and Research

Flatfoot reconstruction can be viable option for elderly patients, study finds

Six tips for seniors to help limit confusion after surgery

Four-step heart attack protocol can improve outcomes and reduce gender disparities in care

Blood-thinning drug mitigates risk of complications, death after non-cardiac surgery

Research finds decrease in device malfunction, reduced risk for strokes with novel heart pump

Study shows effectiveness of OCA transplantation for patients with femoral condyle cartilage lesions

Medicaid is rural America’s financial midwife

Previous cortisone injections linked to increased risk for revision rotator cuff repair

Study highlights potential of ASO therapy to treat Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy patients

Study validates Xpresys Lung 2 for differential diagnosis of early stage lung cancer

Study reports dramatic increase in survival due to advances in burn care over last 30 years

Researchers link social networks with likelihood of older adults getting cataract surgery

Mercy Medical Center offers minimally invasive bunion surgery for patients with foot and ankle concerns

Researchers develop new method to increase life span of donated brain tissue samples

Modifying Oncolytic Adenoviruses to Target Pancreatic Cancer

Mice study illustrates potential risks associated with prion transmission

Researchers show complex link between physical, behavioral characteristics and brain health

Bundled payment model for knee and hip replacements more likely to work better for larger hospitals

Researchers discover link between hypothyroidism and wound healing complications

Slow-release injectable gel boosts toxicity of cancer-fighting immunotherapy drugs

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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