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Dry socket: Risk factors and ways to avoid uncomfortable complication after tooth extraction

Having wisdom teeth surgery can be a real pain, but if your healing regimen goes awry, you can find yourself in a world of hurt. An expert from the Texas A&M College of Dentistry explains this uncomfortable complication and how to avoid it.

21 Apr 2017

Glaucoma research can help make treatment more accessible in developing countries

Glaucoma in developing countries represents a significant health crisis. The great majority of people in developing countries aren't ever tested for glaucoma, so diagnosis and treatment are rare. And if they are diagnosed, they often can't pay for medication, assuming medications are available.

21 Apr 2017

Doctors highlight importance of virtual and augmented reality in the operating room

The reality of life in the operating room is about to look more like virtual reality, as leaders in clinical medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and colleagues with expertise in computing and imaging at the University of Maryland, College Park work together on lifesaving technologies.

21 Apr 2017

Assuring Medical Equipment Reliability; The Role of Medical Connectors

Our medical connectors are used on a variety of medical devices. Here in the U.S. medical devices are approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and classified into three risk categories, classes I, II and III.

From Stäubli 21 Apr 2017

Research shows potential way to limit damage to the brain caused by seizure disorder

Tiny vesicles isolated from adult mesenchymal stem cells and administered intranasally can limit the damage to the brain of animal models caused by a seizure disorder called status epilepticus, according to research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

21 Apr 2017

AATS releases new Consensus Statement for better management of empyema

To better manage empyema in the face of rising demand for treatment, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Guidelines Committee called for the formation of the Empyema Management Guidelines Working Group.

20 Apr 2017

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty found to be safe and effective way for treating obese patients

A new weight loss procedure that reduces the size of the stomach without the need for surgery known as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is safe and effective way for the treatment obesity and obesity-related comorbidities such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and fatty liver, according to a new study by NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

20 Apr 2017

Quality of life for prostate cancer patients varies by type of treatment, study reveals

Quality of life after prostate cancer treatment varies by the type of treatment patients receive, a new study reveals.

20 Apr 2017

Spine surgery helps 5-year-old with cerebral palsy to make strides

Bhoomi Manjunatha, 5, has been able to rely less on her walker and wheelchair, and more on her own two feet, because of a surgery performed at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Her hard work and determination in physical and occupational therapy post-surgery has also helped Bhoomi continue to make strides.

20 Apr 2017

Researcher aims to eliminate chemotherapy-resistant ovarian tumors using virus treatment

In some cases, the Lassa virus starts with a fever and general weakness, moving toward headache, muscle pain, possible facial swelling, deafness, and worse. About 15 percent of patients hospitalized with severe cases die.

20 Apr 2017

Study finds higher rate of metal sensitization in women after joint replacement

Why are women at higher risk of complications after total hip or knee replacement surgery? An increased rate of hypersensitivity to the metals contained in joint implants might be a contributing factor, suggests a study in the April 19 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

20 Apr 2017

Medical complications of brown recluse spider bites can be severe in children

Medical complications of brown recluse spider bites are uncommon but they can be severe, particularly in children, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported today.

19 Apr 2017

Study finds outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy to be safe, viable in public county hospital

Laparoscopic surgical procedures have many benefits over traditional open operations, like decreased length of stay at the hospital, less postoperative pain for patients, and earlier resumption of an oral diet.

19 Apr 2017

Cartilage-mimicking material may allow surgeons to 3D print replacement knee parts

A cartilage-mimicking material created by researchers at Duke University may one day allow surgeons to 3-D print replacement knee parts that are custom-shaped to each patient's anatomy.

19 Apr 2017

AATS consensus statement offers guidance on surgical ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that can cause an increased risk of stroke, affects approximately 2.2 million Americans each year. According to projections, that number is set to double in the next 25 years.

19 Apr 2017

Noninvasive imaging test may spare benign kidney tumor patients from unnecessary surgery

The latest in a series of studies led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that addition of a widely available, noninvasive imaging test called 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT/CT to CT or MRI increases the accuracy of kidney tumor classification.

19 Apr 2017

WHO marching toward extraordinary progress against neglected tropical diseases, report reveals

Since 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been reporting outstanding success in dealing with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with 1 billion people estimated to have received treatments in 2015.

19 Apr 2017

Doctors perform first-ever robotic, minimally-invasive surgical removal of stage IV tumor thrombus

A surgical team at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California has pushed the boundaries of clinical care by performing the first-ever robotic, minimally-invasive surgical removal of a stage IV tumor thrombus, which is when a kidney cancer tumor extends into the heart.

19 Apr 2017

CIRM funds clinical study to test safety, efficacy of new retinitis pigmentosa treatment

Cell therapy company jCyte is launching a phase 2b clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of its developmental retinitis pigmentosa (RP) treatment, jCell.

19 Apr 2017

Nearly 1000 young UK women could become victims of SCAD each year, study finds

The largest ever study into a form of heart attack that mainly affects younger, seemingly healthy women has found there could be 1,000 victims per year in the UK.

19 Apr 2017

Surgery News and Research

Dry socket: Risk factors and ways to avoid uncomfortable complication after tooth extraction

Glaucoma research can help make treatment more accessible in developing countries

Doctors highlight importance of virtual and augmented reality in the operating room

Assuring Medical Equipment Reliability; The Role of Medical Connectors

Research shows potential way to limit damage to the brain caused by seizure disorder

AATS releases new Consensus Statement for better management of empyema

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty found to be safe and effective way for treating obese patients

Quality of life for prostate cancer patients varies by type of treatment, study reveals

Spine surgery helps 5-year-old with cerebral palsy to make strides

Researcher aims to eliminate chemotherapy-resistant ovarian tumors using virus treatment

Study finds higher rate of metal sensitization in women after joint replacement

Medical complications of brown recluse spider bites can be severe in children

Study finds outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy to be safe, viable in public county hospital

Cartilage-mimicking material may allow surgeons to 3D print replacement knee parts

AATS consensus statement offers guidance on surgical ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation

Noninvasive imaging test may spare benign kidney tumor patients from unnecessary surgery

WHO marching toward extraordinary progress against neglected tropical diseases, report reveals

Doctors perform first-ever robotic, minimally-invasive surgical removal of stage IV tumor thrombus

CIRM funds clinical study to test safety, efficacy of new retinitis pigmentosa treatment

Nearly 1000 young UK women could become victims of SCAD each year, study finds

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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