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Focal high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation is an effective treatment for prostate cancer

For some prostate cancer patients, radical treatment (surgery or radiation) are treatment standards. However, these procedures may cause side effects including urinary incontinence or impotency.

8 Sep 2020

Renowned Harley Street hospital performs pioneering dual breast surgery

King Edward VII’s Hospital – located within the Harley Street Medical Area – have announced an achievement in breast reconstruction surgery, having performed their first DIEP flap reconstruction with Lymphatic Microsurgical Healing Approach for prevention of secondary breast cancer related lymphedema.

8 Sep 2020

International registries show an increase in PCI procedures in Japan, U.S.

Japan and the U.S. have seen an increase in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, which is driven primarily by a rise in elective PCIs in Japan compared to non-elective in the U.S., according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

7 Sep 2020

New medical instruments with smart sensors can improve surgery, therapy for cardiac diseases

Researchers developed a new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics system that could dramatically improve the diagnoses and treatments of a number of cardiac diseases and conditions.

7 Sep 2020

Patient priorities for optimal transplant and living donor advocacy during COVID-19 and beyond

In a newly published paper, the authors first paint the vision of what optimal patient advocacy can do to overcome the challenges described by kidney transplant patients and donors and then describe how to make that vision a reality, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 Sep 2020

Multi-level surgical technique gives new hope to sleep apnea patients

A trial of a simple yet effective surgery has led Australian experts to promote it as an option to specialists around the world for managing difficult obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) cases.

4 Sep 2020

AAV gene therapy often leads to dorsal root ganglion pathology, show studies

A meta-analysis of non-human primate (NHP) studies showed that adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy often caused dorsal root ganglion (DRG) pathology.

3 Sep 2020

Protocols for minimizing risk in COVID-19 bronchoscopy

One area, discussed in a recent paper by Northwestern University researchers and published on the preprint server medRxiv* in August 2020, is the viral exposure suffered by healthcare workers during bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL).

3 Sep 2020

Study reports 'unmet need' for joint replacement surgery after Medicaid expansion

States that have expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act have seen an "early surge in demand" for hip and knee replacement surgery, reports a study in the September 2, 2020 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

2 Sep 2020

New method offers hope to patients in critical need of kidney transplant

Kidneys from deceased donors with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can be safely transplanted into noninfected recipients when a regimen of direct-acting antiviral therapies is initiated as early as two days after the transplant, according to a study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

2 Sep 2020

Study shows unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on surgical care in Ontario

The estimated time to clear surgeries postponed in Ontario because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is 84 weeks, with a target of 717 surgeries per week, according to a new modelling study in CMAJ.

1 Sep 2020

Surgeons use patients' own stem cells to rebuild damaged corneas

Surgeons at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have replaced the ocular surface of four patients who each experienced chemical burns to one eye by using their own stem cells taken from the other healthy eye, in a technique known as "cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell transplantation" (CALEC).

1 Sep 2020

Latest issue of Neurosurgical Focus journal examines anterior approaches to thoracolumbar spinal surgery

The September issue of Neurosurgical Focus looks at anterior approaches to thoracolumbar spinal surgery.

1 Sep 2020

Adjuvant chemotherapy can improve overall survival in patients with high-risk, low-grade glioma

A practice-changing study, NRG Oncology clinical trial NRG-RTOG 9802, has demonstrated, for the first time, a survival benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy following radiotherapy over radiotherapy alone in certain subgroups of patients with high-risk, low-grade glioma (WHO classification: LGG, grade II), a type of brain tumor that originates from glial cells.

1 Sep 2020

New microgel drug delivery method could improve effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplants

Pancreatic islet transplants, which revive insulin production to treat type 1 diabetes, only last an average of three years.

31 Aug 2020

Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm control therapy

Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm control therapy, according to results of the EAST-AFNET 4 trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Study shows best antiplatelet treatment after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

The POPular TAVI trial has challenged current guideline recommendations on antiplatelet treatment after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients not taking oral anticoagulation. The findings are presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Medical Procedure News

Focal high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation is an effective treatment for prostate cancer

Renowned Harley Street hospital performs pioneering dual breast surgery

International registries show an increase in PCI procedures in Japan, U.S.

New medical instruments with smart sensors can improve surgery, therapy for cardiac diseases

Patient priorities for optimal transplant and living donor advocacy during COVID-19 and beyond

Multi-level surgical technique gives new hope to sleep apnea patients

AAV gene therapy often leads to dorsal root ganglion pathology, show studies

Protocols for minimizing risk in COVID-19 bronchoscopy

Study reports 'unmet need' for joint replacement surgery after Medicaid expansion

New method offers hope to patients in critical need of kidney transplant

Study shows unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on surgical care in Ontario

Surgeons use patients' own stem cells to rebuild damaged corneas

Latest issue of Neurosurgical Focus journal examines anterior approaches to thoracolumbar spinal surgery

Adjuvant chemotherapy can improve overall survival in patients with high-risk, low-grade glioma

New microgel drug delivery method could improve effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplants

Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm control therapy

Study shows best antiplatelet treatment after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Host tissue T cells play a previously unappreciated role in acute graft-versus-host disease

Prosthetic breast reconstruction outcomes do not deteriorate over time, shows study

Black pediatric cancer patients less likely to receive proton therapy than white children

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