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Two women's wellness practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center awarded SCOPE certification

Two women's wellness practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center have been awarded the Safety Certification in Outpatient Practice Excellence for Women's Health by the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecologists.

4 Feb 2015

Ultrasound narrows which breast cancer patients need underarm lymph nodes removed

Which breast cancer patients need to have underarm lymph nodes removed? Mayo Clinic-led research is narrowing it down. A new study finds that not all women with lymph node-positive breast cancer treated with chemotherapy before surgery need to have all of their underarm nodes taken out.

4 Feb 2015

Edwards Lifesciences’ net sales increase 15% to $618.0M in Q4 2014

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, today reported net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 of $109.2 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, and non-GAAP1 net income of $116.5 million, or $1.06 per diluted share. Net income for the same period a year earlier was $75.1 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income was $105.0 million, or $0.95 per diluted share.

4 Feb 2015

Reporting surgical outcome does not necessarily lead to better outcomes, says Mayo Clinic study

While surgical outcomes have improved nationally over time, surgical outcome reporting does not necessarily lead to better outcomes, according to a Mayo Clinic study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

4 Feb 2015

Study demonstrates therapeutic potential of new class of synthetic oligonucleotides for DMD treatment

Research efforts associating scientists from the CNRS, UVSQ and INSERM within the Laboratoire END-ICAP, working in collaboration with a team from the University of Bern, has demonstrated the therapeutic potential of a new class of synthetic oligonucleotides in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) using RNA "surgery".

4 Feb 2015

Researchers develop optimised PSA screening programme for prostate cancer

As an indicator of prostate cancer, the PSA test is regarded in urology as highly controversial since it is not always unequivocal. A team of researchers from the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital has now developed a programme that compensates the shortfalls of PSA screening with methods from personalised medicine. As a result, prostate cancer screening is able to reach a new level of quality.

4 Feb 2015

Study evaluates association of participation in ACS NSQIP with surgical outcomes, costs

Nicholas H. Osborne, M.D., M.S., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues evaluated the association of participation in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program with surgical outcomes and payments among Medicare patients.

4 Feb 2015

New study identifies three genes that enable glioblastoma to recur, progress after radiation therapy

A new study identifies three genes that together enable a lethal form of brain cancer to recur and progress after radiation therapy.

4 Feb 2015

Clusters of gene-blocking microRNAs can limit spread of cancer

Cancers that have spread throughout the body, a process known as metastasis, are difficult, often impossible, to control. They are the leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

4 Feb 2015

Class-action lawsuit filed against Health Net for misrepresenting physician and hospital networks

In advance of a California legislative hearing on health care "costs" not scheduled to include testimony from consumers, consumer advocates will discuss the real financial threat patients face in a class-action lawsuit against Health Net for misrepresenting their physician and hospital networks.

4 Feb 2015

Experts recommend sublingual immunotherapy for treatment of allergic rhinitis

Sublingual immunotherapy is one of several state-of-the-science treatments for allergic rhinitis, or "hay fever," being recommended by a panel of experts in a new guideline published Feb. 2, 2015, by the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.

3 Feb 2015

NQMBC recognizes Cancer Treatment Centers of America for providing quality breast cancer care

Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center has been recognized by the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program as being among the top centers in the country for providing quality breast cancer care.

3 Feb 2015

TOS announces FDA approval of new prescription drug for treating binge eating disorder

The United States Food and Drug Administration recently approved lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, under the brand name Vyvanse, to treat moderate to severe binge eating disorder (BED) in adults, a first of its kind prescription drug specifically indicated for BED.

3 Feb 2015

UCLA offers new hope to patients suffering from phrenic nerve damage

David Powell could not catch his breath. The 35-year-old from San Diego got winded walking up the stairs, exercising or even just bending over to tie his shoes.

2 Feb 2015

Two new fluorescent dyes may help localize, resect brain tumors

Two new fluorescent dyes attracted to cancer cells may help neurosurgeons more accurately localize and completely resect brain tumors, suggests a study in the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

2 Feb 2015

Researchers outline new approach to facelift surgery in patients with massive weight loss

Patients undergoing bariatric surgery for severe obesity are often left with excess, sagging skin affecting all areas of the body--including the face.

2 Feb 2015

Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction does not increase complications in older women

Older women don't have an increased overall risk of complications from breast reconstruction after mastectomy, reports the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

2 Feb 2015

New technology preserves quality of donor tissue, allows natural joint repair option to patients

Currently, doctors have to throw away more than 80 percent of donated tissue used for joint replacements because the tissue does not survive long enough to be transplanted. Now, following a recent study, University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers have developed a new technology that more than doubles the life of the tissue.

2 Feb 2015

New protocol promises to transform remote monitoring of patients through implanted medical sensors

The ageing of society needs new, more cost-effective solutions to improve the life quality of patients and cut the burden that is placed on the social welfare system.

2 Feb 2015

Study finds decline in re-hospitalization rates after AVR surgery

Fewer patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) are being re-hospitalized in the year following surgery, indicating the surgery is safer and the recovery has become easier, according to an article in the February 2015 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

2 Feb 2015

Surgery News and Research

Two women's wellness practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center awarded SCOPE certification

Ultrasound narrows which breast cancer patients need underarm lymph nodes removed

Edwards Lifesciences’ net sales increase 15% to $618.0M in Q4 2014

Reporting surgical outcome does not necessarily lead to better outcomes, says Mayo Clinic study

Study demonstrates therapeutic potential of new class of synthetic oligonucleotides for DMD treatment

Researchers develop optimised PSA screening programme for prostate cancer

Study evaluates association of participation in ACS NSQIP with surgical outcomes, costs

New study identifies three genes that enable glioblastoma to recur, progress after radiation therapy

Clusters of gene-blocking microRNAs can limit spread of cancer

Class-action lawsuit filed against Health Net for misrepresenting physician and hospital networks

Experts recommend sublingual immunotherapy for treatment of allergic rhinitis

NQMBC recognizes Cancer Treatment Centers of America for providing quality breast cancer care

TOS announces FDA approval of new prescription drug for treating binge eating disorder

UCLA offers new hope to patients suffering from phrenic nerve damage

Two new fluorescent dyes may help localize, resect brain tumors

Researchers outline new approach to facelift surgery in patients with massive weight loss

Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction does not increase complications in older women

New technology preserves quality of donor tissue, allows natural joint repair option to patients

New protocol promises to transform remote monitoring of patients through implanted medical sensors

Study finds decline in re-hospitalization rates after AVR surgery

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