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Monteris Medical's NeuroBlate System wins Gold 2015 Medical Design Excellence Award

Monteris Medical today announced that its NeuroBlate System, a minimally invasive robotic laser thermotherapy tool for treating neurological lesions, has been selected as a gold winning product in the "Surgical Equipment, Instruments, and Supplies" category of the 2015 Medical Design Excellence Awards.

11 Jun 2015

Common antibiotic azithromycin effectively kills many multidrug-resistant bacteria

Contrary to current medical dogma, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences report that the common antibiotic azithromycin kills many multidrug-resistant bacteria very effectively — when tested under conditions that closely resemble the human body and its natural antimicrobial factors.

11 Jun 2015

Scientists and clinicians from across the UK come together to address treatment of brain tumors

In an exciting step forward to finding a cure for brain tumours, which kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer, the national charity Brain Tumour Research brought together a group of leading brain tumour scientists and clinicians to help accelerate vital research into this devastating disease.

11 Jun 2015

Study reveals surgical consequences of severe obesity

Research from the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is revealing the heavy surgical consequences of severe obesity.

11 Jun 2015

Data from statewide quality collaborative helps surgeons to reduce rates of serious trauma complication

As health insurers place more emphasis on paying for quality outcomes rather than for specific services provided by doctors and hospitals, several quality improvement programs have been developed as a way to help health care providers identify problem areas and share best practices. While some studies have evaluated how well these quality improvement programs achieve their goals, not many have focused on the area of trauma care.

11 Jun 2015

Surgeons perform breakthrough operation to separate six-month-old conjoined Haitian twins

On Friday, May 22, an 18-member team of physicians and nurses from Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) led an international collaboration to separate a pair of six-month-old conjoined Haitian twins, the first such operation ever performed on Haitian soil.

11 Jun 2015

Men benefit from ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms

Men benefit from one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms via ultrasound. Studies provide proof that their risk of dying is reduced, the abdominal aorta ruptures less often, and emergency surgery can be avoided more often. Far fewer data are available for women and they show no relevant differences between the groups investigated.

11 Jun 2015

Experts examine latest evidence-based medicine in treating metastatic brain and spinal cancer

Experts from around the country will join faculty experts from the University of Louisville's James Graham Brown Cancer Center, a part of KentuckyOne Health, to look at the latest evidence-based medicine in treating metastatic cancer of the central nervous system.

11 Jun 2015

Stage IIIB NSCLC patients may benefit from surgical resection in combination with chemo or radiation therapy

Patients diagnosed with an advanced form of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may benefit from surgical resection (removal of all or part of the lung) in combination with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, according to an article in the June 2015 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

11 Jun 2015

WMMC expands use of capnography to monitor patient's breathing to control pain after surgery

White Memorial Medical Center recently strengthened patient safety measures by expanding its use of capnography to monitor patients using patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) to regulate their pain after surgery.

10 Jun 2015

Physicians Endoscopy and Garden State Endoscopy Center finalize joint venture relationship

Physicians Endoscopy , and the physician partners of Garden State Endoscopy Center, are pleased to announce on May 6th, 2015, the two organizations finalized a joint venture relationship.

10 Jun 2015

Surgical resection, chemo and radiation therapy combination may help treat metastatic lung cancer

10 Jun 2015

Rapid cooling procedures prior to catheterization reduce extent of myocardial infarction

After an acute myocardial infarction, patients treated with rapid lowering of body temperature by combined cold saline infusion and endovascular cooling had less heart muscle damage and reduced incidence of heart failure. Therapeutic hypothermia was especially protective against heart muscle damage in patients with a large area of myocardium at risk according to an analysis of two clinical trials published in Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

10 Jun 2015

Children undergoing deep brain stimulation for generalized dystonia experience better outcomes

Children and adolescents who received deep brain stimulation for generalized dystonia maintained significant symptom relief for up to eight years, according to a study presented today at the 12th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society.

10 Jun 2015

BMJ adds new international orthopedic sports medicine journal to its portfolio

Global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has added The Journal of ISAKOS: Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (JISAKOS) to its extensive portfolio of specialty journals, the company has announced.

10 Jun 2015

Research reveals how a faulty gene can cause fatal abnormal heart rhythms during exercise

University of Manchester research presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference has revealed how a faulty gene can cause fatal abnormal heart rhythms that are brought on by exercise.

10 Jun 2015

$Full clinical trial feasible in refractory chronic angina pectoris$

Full clinical trial feasible in refractory chronic angina pectoris

Results of the world's first publicly funded randomized controlled clinical trial of spinal cord stimulation, being presented today at the 12th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society, conclude that a fully powered clinical trial is feasible in refractory chronic angina pectoris, a disabling and persistent chronic pain condition.

10 Jun 2015

Kaiser Permanente study identifies barriers to prescribing potentially life-saving medication

A variety of factors including questions about risk and reluctance to offend patients limits clinician willingness to prescribe a potentially life-saving medication that counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose, according to a Kaiser Permanente Colorado study published today in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

10 Jun 2015

Star-shaped brain cells control cerebral blood flow and blood pressure

A star-shaped brain cell called an astrocyte appears to help keep blood pressure and blood flow inside the brain on a healthy, even keel, scientists report.

10 Jun 2015

Diagnosing brain lesions in children can be challenging, report Loyola physicians

Brain lesions in children can be especially challenging to diagnose, according to a report in the journal Frontiers in Neurology by a multidisciplinary team of Loyola University Medical Center physicians.'

10 Jun 2015

Surgery News and Research

Monteris Medical's NeuroBlate System wins Gold 2015 Medical Design Excellence Award

Common antibiotic azithromycin effectively kills many multidrug-resistant bacteria

Scientists and clinicians from across the UK come together to address treatment of brain tumors

Study reveals surgical consequences of severe obesity

Data from statewide quality collaborative helps surgeons to reduce rates of serious trauma complication

Surgeons perform breakthrough operation to separate six-month-old conjoined Haitian twins

Men benefit from ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms

Experts examine latest evidence-based medicine in treating metastatic brain and spinal cancer

Stage IIIB NSCLC patients may benefit from surgical resection in combination with chemo or radiation therapy

WMMC expands use of capnography to monitor patient's breathing to control pain after surgery

Physicians Endoscopy and Garden State Endoscopy Center finalize joint venture relationship

Surgical resection, chemo and radiation therapy combination may help treat metastatic lung cancer

Rapid cooling procedures prior to catheterization reduce extent of myocardial infarction

Children undergoing deep brain stimulation for generalized dystonia experience better outcomes

BMJ adds new international orthopedic sports medicine journal to its portfolio

Research reveals how a faulty gene can cause fatal abnormal heart rhythms during exercise

Full clinical trial feasible in refractory chronic angina pectoris

Kaiser Permanente study identifies barriers to prescribing potentially life-saving medication

Star-shaped brain cells control cerebral blood flow and blood pressure

Diagnosing brain lesions in children can be challenging, report Loyola physicians

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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