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Patients with achilles tendon disorders fare better with conservative treatment

Achilles tendon disorders are common and often misdiagnosed, with about 25 percent of ruptures missed during initial examination, but the prognosis is favorable for the vast majority of patients, according to researchers from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and the Rothman Institute of Jefferson Medical College.

30 Oct 2015

Mallinckrodt announces approval of INOmax for cardiovascular surgery in Australia and Japan

Mallinckrodt plc, a leading specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that INOmax (nitric oxide) for inhalation has received regulatory approval in Australia and Japan for pulmonary hypertension in conjunction with heart surgery.

30 Oct 2015

Women with elevated breast cancer risk can benefit from regular physical activity

Regular physical activity could play a role in helping women at high-risk of breast cancer delay the need for drastic preventive measures such as prophylactic mastectomy, according to new research led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

30 Oct 2015

Researchers set out to develop new imaging method to reduce risks linked with gallbladder removal surgery

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a minimally invasive procedure for gallbladder removal, and one of the most common surgical procedures worldwide. While the procedure has a very high success rate, 1 in 200 patients will sustain serious bile duct injury, primarily due to misidentification of the biliary anatomy. With 800,000 procedures carried out in the United States each year, that means in the U.S. alone 4,000 patients will be seriously injured.

30 Oct 2015

New single-agent phototherapy system may form valuable new tool to combat cancer

Researchers at Oregon State University today announced an important advance in the field of cancer imaging and phototherapy, using a single-agent system that may ultimately change the efficacy of cancer surgery and treatment around the world.

30 Oct 2015

Transition Therapeutics Ireland signs agreement for investigator-led TT701 Phase 2 clinical study

Transition Therapeutics Inc. announced today that Transition Therapeutics Ireland Limited has entered into an agreement for an investigator-led clinical study of drug candidate, TT701, with Brigham and Women's Hospital.

30 Oct 2015

Marriage status linked to survival outcomes following cardiac surgery

People are at a greater risk of death or serious disability following cardiac surgery if they are divorced, separated or widowed, according to new research published in JAMA Surgery.

29 Oct 2015

Scientists explore biodegradable nanomedicine to destroy ovarian cancer cells left behind after surgery

Scientists are investigating a biodegradable nanomedicine that can selectively destroy ovarian cancer cells left behind after surgery. These findings are a step forward in the development of targeted therapies for hard-to-treat cancers. This work is being presented Oct. 29 at the 2015 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition, the world's largest pharmaceutical sciences meeting, in Orlando, Fla. Oct. 25-29.

29 Oct 2015

Patients who take cholesterol medications before endovascular surgery experience better outcomes

Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is one of the most dramatic medical emergencies a person can face. It usually strikes without warning, killing approximately 50 percent of those who experience it before they reach a hospital. Of those who do get to a health facility alive, only about 50 percent survive.

29 Oct 2015

Penn Medicine study shows that married people fare better following heart surgery

Patients who are divorced, separated or widowed had an approximately 40 percent greater chance of dying or developing a new functional disability in the first two years following cardiac surgery than their married peers, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania published in this week's JAMA Surgery.

29 Oct 2015

Rutgers Cancer Institute scientist leads phase III trial of FDA-approved viral melanoma therapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a viral melanoma therapy that was the focus of a phase III clinical trial led by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Associate Director for Clinical Science and Chief Surgical Officer Howard L. Kaufman, MD, FACS.

29 Oct 2015

Denis Mukwege to be honored with 2016 Penn Nursing Renfield Foundation Award for Global Women's Health

Decorated humanitarian and outspoken advocate for women's rights, Dr. Denis Mukwege, will receive the 2016 Penn Nursing Renfield Foundation Award for Global Women's Health for his work in treating and highlighting the plight of women in the war-torn eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The award comes with a $100,000 cash prize. Mukwege will receive the honor during an event at the University of Pennsylvania on March 24, 2016.

29 Oct 2015

New radiotherapeutic bandage shows promise against squamous cell carcinoma in animal model

A radiotherapeutic bandage is being evaluated by researchers for efficacy against squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in an animal model. These results could confirm the viability of a new and improved strategy for the radiotherapeutic treatment of skin cancer in the clinic. This work is being presented Oct. 28 at the 2015 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition, the world's largest pharmaceutical sciences meeting, in Orlando, Fla. Oct. 25-29.

29 Oct 2015

Yervoy approved for patients at high risk of developing recurrence of melanoma after surgery

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approved use of Yervoy (ipilimumab) to include a new use as adjuvant therapy for patients with stage III melanoma, to lower the risk that the melanoma will return following surgery.

29 Oct 2015

Cynosure obtains medical device license from Health Canada to market MonaLisa Touch for treatment of GSM symptoms

Cynosure, Inc. today announced that it has received a medical device license issued by Health Canada to market MonaLisa Touch® for the treatment of symptoms related to Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM), including vaginal dryness, vaginal burning, vaginal itching, pain, dysuria and dyspareunia.

28 Oct 2015

Amount of anesthetic needed for general anesthesia during surgery varies widely

The amount of anesthetic required for general anesthesia during surgery varies widely from patient to patient and some may be able to receive a lower dose than typically administered, suggests a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2015 annual meeting.

28 Oct 2015

Conversational hypnosis may do better job than pills for relaxing patients before surgery

Anxious patients heading into surgery often receive medication to ease their fears, but a few calming words from their physicians might actually be more effective medicine. In fact, "conversational hypnosis" as the approach is known, may do a better job than pills for relaxing patients before anesthesia and surgery, suggests research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015 annual meeting.

28 Oct 2015

Multimodal non-invasive neurological monitoring reduces postoperative delirium in older cardiac patients

Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are at an increased risk of developing delirium and other changes in cognitive function in the days following surgery. However, new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015 annual meeting, found using monitors to track depth of anesthesia and oxygenation levels in older patients' brains during cardiac surgery significantly reduced their incidence of postoperative delirium and associated cognitive decline.

28 Oct 2015

New, simpler surgical intervention not better than old method for treatment of intestinal perforation

A new and simpler surgical method for the treatment of intestinal perforation is a poorer alternative for patients compared to the old method, researchers at the University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital find. The study raises important questions about the testing of new surgical methods.

28 Oct 2015

Drug that relieves opioid-induced constipation may help some cancer patients live longer

Patients with advanced cancers who took a drug designed to relieve constipation caused by pain killers lived longer and had fewer reports of tumor progression than cancer patients who did not receive the drug, according to results presented October 27 at the 2015 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists in San Diego. This is the first study in humans to associate opioid blockade with improved survival.

28 Oct 2015

Surgery News and Research

Patients with achilles tendon disorders fare better with conservative treatment

Mallinckrodt announces approval of INOmax for cardiovascular surgery in Australia and Japan

Women with elevated breast cancer risk can benefit from regular physical activity

Researchers set out to develop new imaging method to reduce risks linked with gallbladder removal surgery

New single-agent phototherapy system may form valuable new tool to combat cancer

Transition Therapeutics Ireland signs agreement for investigator-led TT701 Phase 2 clinical study

Marriage status linked to survival outcomes following cardiac surgery

Scientists explore biodegradable nanomedicine to destroy ovarian cancer cells left behind after surgery

Patients who take cholesterol medications before endovascular surgery experience better outcomes

Penn Medicine study shows that married people fare better following heart surgery

Rutgers Cancer Institute scientist leads phase III trial of FDA-approved viral melanoma therapy

Denis Mukwege to be honored with 2016 Penn Nursing Renfield Foundation Award for Global Women's Health

New radiotherapeutic bandage shows promise against squamous cell carcinoma in animal model

Yervoy approved for patients at high risk of developing recurrence of melanoma after surgery

Cynosure obtains medical device license from Health Canada to market MonaLisa Touch for treatment of GSM symptoms

Amount of anesthetic needed for general anesthesia during surgery varies widely

Conversational hypnosis may do better job than pills for relaxing patients before surgery

Multimodal non-invasive neurological monitoring reduces postoperative delirium in older cardiac patients

New, simpler surgical intervention not better than old method for treatment of intestinal perforation

Drug that relieves opioid-induced constipation may help some cancer patients live longer

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