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New antibiotic-releasing polymer may simplify treatment of prosthetic joint infection

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has developed an antibiotic-releasing polymer that may greatly simplify the treatment of prosthetic joint infection.

18 Jul 2017

Mechanical heart valves lead to fewer infections than biological prosthesis

Infections in surgically implanted heart valves are more common in patients who have been given a biological prosthetic valve than in those with a mechanical one, a study from Karolinska Institutet published today in the journal Circulation shows.

18 Jul 2017

UK behind other European countries in cancer care, report says

A new report published today, which was commissioned by The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, shows that in cancer treatment, the UK trails behind the rest of the Euro

18 Jul 2017

Researchers discover reason for chemoresistance in small cell lung cancer

Approximately one year after successful treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy, patients with advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), which primarily affects heavy smokers, generally relapse with recurrence of tumours that are resistant to further chemotherapy.

18 Jul 2017

In Massachusetts, proposed Medicaid cuts put kids’ health care at risk

The U.S Senate’s plan to replace Obamacare, now in limbo, would cut funding for Medicaid and other health insurance subsidies by more than $1 billion a year within five years.

18 Jul 2017

Study finds low rate of breast cancer recurrence after nipple-sparing mastectomy

Women with breast cancer who undergo nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) have a low rate of cancer returning within the first five years when most recurrences in the breast are diagnosed, findings of a single-center study show.

18 Jul 2017

Postcard from Capitol Hill: When health care takes a breather

As one senator's health care emergency upended what was supposed to be an action-packed week for the Senate health care bill, Capitol Hill's denizens began rebooking Monday.

18 Jul 2017

New bioanalytical method could pave way for personalized drug therapy

Personalized drug therapy, adjusting the dose, dosage intervals, and the duration of treatment to fit individual patients' needs, are getting more and more important.

17 Jul 2017

27 contact lenses removed from a woman’s eye: Case report

A “bluish foreign body” or mass was detected in the eye of a 67 year old British lady. Medical staff initially thought it was a disease or a due to old age that her eye appeared discoloured. Then much to their surprise they noted that it was actually not a disease or cataract but a mass of 27 contact lenses. They reported the unusual case where they pulled out the 27 lenses from her eye successfully. The team with a two decade experience in eye surgery reported that this was the first time they came across something like this.

17 Jul 2017

Senator McCain undergoes brain clot removal surgery

U.S. Senator John McCain, 80, is on the way to recovery after undergoing a craniotomy operation to remove a blood clot from his brain. According to a statement released by the Mayo Clinic where he is being treated, Senator McCain underwent a routine physical examination followed by which the blood clot was detected in his brain. The surgery to remove the blood clot from above his left eye was performed at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix on Friday 14th of July.

17 Jul 2017

Study: Breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant radiation have lower risk of second primary tumor

Moffitt Cancer Center researchers launched a first of its kind study comparing the long-term benefits of radiation therapy in women with breast cancer either before surgery (neoadjuvant) or after surgery (adjuvant).

17 Jul 2017

Scientists develop portable device for detecting circulating tumor cells

Researchers at the URV's Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, led by the ICREA researcher, Ramon Álvarez Puebla, and the professor of Applied Physics, Francesc Díaz, and the Department of Clinical Oncology of the HM Torrelodones University Hospital, have patented a portable device that can detect tumor cells in blood.

17 Jul 2017

CNIC research holds potential to improve current cancer immunotherapy strategies

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III have investigated how different subtypes of essential immune-response cells called CD8+ T lymphocytes cooperate to mount a stronger anti-tumor response.

17 Jul 2017

Lymph node removal may not be needed for all melanoma patients, study finds

Many patients with melanoma need a sentinel-lymph-node biopsy to determine if cancer cells have spread there, but a positive finding doesn't mean all the lymph nodes in the area must be removed, according to new international study.

17 Jul 2017

Calif. hits nerve by singling out cardiac surgeons with higher patient death rates

Michael Koumjian, a heart surgeon for nearly three decades, said he considered treating the sickest patients a badge of honor. The San Diego doctor was frequently called upon to operate on those who had multiple illnesses or who'd undergone CPR before arriving at the hospital.

17 Jul 2017

Analysis: Senate’s latest health blueprint cuts costs at the expense of chronically ill

The latest Senate health proposal reins in costs by effectively splitting the individual insurance market, with healthy people diverted into stripped-down plans and chronically ill individuals left with pricey and potentially out-of-reach options, insurance analysts said.

17 Jul 2017

Simple-to-use Scrubit app revolutionizes operating theater set-up process

Anyone who works in a hospital will tell you some workplace practices have not kept up with modern technological advances. Australian nurse and mother-of-two Beth Wozniak’s new Scrubit app is revolutionizing the surgical theater and giving patients peace of mind that their surgeon will be equipped with the tools needed to do their job.

17 Jul 2017

Surgery News and Research

New antibiotic-releasing polymer may simplify treatment of prosthetic joint infection

Mechanical heart valves lead to fewer infections than biological prosthesis

UK behind other European countries in cancer care, report says

Researchers discover reason for chemoresistance in small cell lung cancer

In Massachusetts, proposed Medicaid cuts put kids’ health care at risk

Study finds low rate of breast cancer recurrence after nipple-sparing mastectomy

Postcard from Capitol Hill: When health care takes a breather

New bioanalytical method could pave way for personalized drug therapy

27 contact lenses removed from a woman’s eye: Case report

Senator McCain undergoes brain clot removal surgery

Study: Breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant radiation have lower risk of second primary tumor

Scientists develop portable device for detecting circulating tumor cells

CNIC research holds potential to improve current cancer immunotherapy strategies

Lymph node removal may not be needed for all melanoma patients, study finds

Calif. hits nerve by singling out cardiac surgeons with higher patient death rates

Analysis: Senate’s latest health blueprint cuts costs at the expense of chronically ill

Simple-to-use Scrubit app revolutionizes operating theater set-up process

Research shows that opioid prescription practices at Mayo Clinic exceed upcoming guidelines

Mount Sinai Health System honored with 2017 Most Wired award

New stent technology could help preserve vision, reduce risks in glaucoma patients

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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