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Study explores use of radiosurgery in lung cancer patients with multiple brain metastases

Although targeted therapies have produced dramatic advances in our ability to control some types of advanced lung cancer, growth of the disease in the brain remains a major problem.

19 Dec 2017

Study finds racial, socioeconomic barriers to accessing life-saving treatment for metastatic cancer

Increasing use of a potentially life-saving treatment for metastatic cancer is leaving too many vulnerable patients behind, according to a new study from Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital published in JNCCN – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

19 Dec 2017

FDA approves new gene therapy targeting rare form of inherited vision loss

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), a new gene therapy, to treat children and adult patients with an inherited form of vision loss that may result in blindness.

19 Dec 2017

Electric fields therapy leads to better overall, progression-free survival in glioblastoma patients

Patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor who received a type of electric fields therapy that interferes with cell division had better overall survival and survival without progression of the tumor compared to standard chemotherapy.

19 Dec 2017

Mutational patterns could identify breast cancer patients most likely to respond to platinum-based chemotherapy

The presence in advanced breast cancer of mutational signatures characteristic of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) was associated with improved clinical outcomes to treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy.

19 Dec 2017

Doctors use new procedure in patients with damaged hips to avoid replacement surgery

Doctors at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are using a procedure called Subchondroplasty to give patients with damaged hips more treatment options and ultimately avoid replacement surgery.

18 Dec 2017

Prostate cancer researchers find significant disparities between two liquid biopsy providers

Two Johns Hopkins prostate cancer researchers found significant disparities when they submitted identical patient samples to two different commercial liquid biopsy providers.

15 Dec 2017

Offering lifesaving treatment for cervical cancer results in a net loss for hospitals

The evidence is clear: Cervical cancer is best treated with brachytherapy, a form of radiation therapy. Yet the use of this potentially lifesaving treatment has been declining, and a new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine may explain why.

15 Dec 2017

Loyola Medicine study finds high success rate for diabetic Charcot foot surgery

Nearly four out of five diabetic patients with severe cases of a disabling condition called Charcot foot were able to walk normally again following surgery, a Loyola Medicine study has found.

14 Dec 2017

Genetic variations may help identify people at high-risk for chronic pain after surgery

Genetics may play a role in determining whether patients experience chronic pain after surgery, suggests a study published today in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists

14 Dec 2017

Outpatient total knee replacement surgery linked to higher rates of complications

Some complications are more common when total knee replacement surgery is done as an outpatient or same-day procedure, reports a study in the December 6, 2017 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.

14 Dec 2017

Loyola Medicine otolaryngologist corrects sleep apnea symptoms with ENT procedure

For Jason Johnson, nights were anything but restful. The 16-year-old high school student would often wake up with difficulty breathing.

14 Dec 2017

Radiation therapy can be used to treat patients with life-threatening heart rhythm

Radiation therapy often is used to treat cancer patients. Now, doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that radiation therapy - aimed directly at the heart - can be used to treat patients with a life-threatening heart rhythm.

14 Dec 2017

Autism treatment: Social impairments can be corrected by brain stimulation

Scientists are examining the feasibility of treating autistic children with neuromodulation after a new study showed social impairments can be corrected by brain stimulation.

13 Dec 2017

Performing surgery on virtual patient could provide valuable insight into consequences

Is surgery the best option or not, in the case of cancer in the head and neck? As the consequences for speaking and swallowing may be severe, some way of predicting these consequences would help in the decision-making.

13 Dec 2017

Study finds barriers to stem cell transplant use among multiple myeloma patients from minority groups

A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida has found that barriers to patients receiving stem cell therapy as part of their treatment for multiple myeloma include income, education, insurance status and access to care at an academic center or facility that treats a high volume of patients.

13 Dec 2017

DePuy Synthes releases Continuous Compression Implants to improve outcomes of foot and ankle procedures

DePuy Synthes today announced the availability of Continuous Compression Implants to health care providers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The implants are designed to provide continuous, active compression throughout the healing process to treat a variety of reconstructive foot and ankle procedures, and provide more solutions for our patients and customers.

From DePuy Synthes 13 Dec 2017

Novel ‘black box’ recorder captures surgeons' robotic surgery skills

You may know that your surgeon is using the latest minimally invasive technology for your surgery, but how do you know if they've mastered it? To help answer that question, researchers at Keck Medicine of USC looked to a custom recording tool similar in concept to a flight recorder on an airplane.

13 Dec 2017

Experts call for rigorous clinical trials in use of experimental fetal therapy

Citing uncertainties about the risks and benefits of an experimental therapy for fetuses whose kidneys do not develop, bioethicists at Johns Hopkins and a team of medical experts are calling for rigorous clinical trials in the use of a potential treatment, known as amnioinfusion.

12 Dec 2017

DePuy Synthes launches CONCORDE Clear MIS Discectomy Device to simplify spinal fusion surgery

DePuy Synthes today announced the launch of CONCORDE Clear MIS Discectomy Device, a surgical solution designed to simplify discectomy in minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery.

From DePuy Synthes 12 Dec 2017

Medical Procedure News

Study explores use of radiosurgery in lung cancer patients with multiple brain metastases

Study finds racial, socioeconomic barriers to accessing life-saving treatment for metastatic cancer

FDA approves new gene therapy targeting rare form of inherited vision loss

Electric fields therapy leads to better overall, progression-free survival in glioblastoma patients

Mutational patterns could identify breast cancer patients most likely to respond to platinum-based chemotherapy

Doctors use new procedure in patients with damaged hips to avoid replacement surgery

Prostate cancer researchers find significant disparities between two liquid biopsy providers

Offering lifesaving treatment for cervical cancer results in a net loss for hospitals

Loyola Medicine study finds high success rate for diabetic Charcot foot surgery

Genetic variations may help identify people at high-risk for chronic pain after surgery

Outpatient total knee replacement surgery linked to higher rates of complications

Loyola Medicine otolaryngologist corrects sleep apnea symptoms with ENT procedure

Radiation therapy can be used to treat patients with life-threatening heart rhythm

Autism treatment: Social impairments can be corrected by brain stimulation

Performing surgery on virtual patient could provide valuable insight into consequences

Study finds barriers to stem cell transplant use among multiple myeloma patients from minority groups

DePuy Synthes releases Continuous Compression Implants to improve outcomes of foot and ankle procedures

Novel ‘black box’ recorder captures surgeons' robotic surgery skills

Experts call for rigorous clinical trials in use of experimental fetal therapy

DePuy Synthes launches CONCORDE Clear MIS Discectomy Device to simplify spinal fusion surgery

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