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Body dysmorphic disorder may be ‘under-diagnosed’ by cosmetic professionals, study suggests

Plastic surgeons and other cosmetic professionals are familiar with the challenges posed by patients with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) seeking cosmetic procedures, reports a survey study in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

7 Feb 2017

Novel evidence-based tool provides guidance for women on elective egg freezing

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine lifted the experimental status for egg freezing in October 2012, and since then the popularity of elective egg freezing has been on the rise.

7 Feb 2017

Sickest children can successfully undergo liver transplantation with advances in critical care

Advancements in critical care make it possible for even the sickest children to successfully undergo liver transplantation.

7 Feb 2017

New research focuses on side effects of internet-based therapy

While many people who suffer from depression and anxiety are helped by seeing a psychologist, others don't get better or actually get worse. Psychological treatment can have negative side effects, like any medicine. This unexplored territory is the focus of a new dissertation out of Stockholm University.

7 Feb 2017

New method improves speed and diagnostic efficiency during brain surgery

A new approach to the practice of surgical pathology for brain tumor patients could make for a powerful combination: more accurate, safer and more efficient operations.

7 Feb 2017

Avoiding post-operative surgical precautions may lead to better inpatient rehabilitation outcomes

Avoiding the typical post-surgical precautions after hip replacement surgery — such as avoiding bending the hip past 90 degrees, turning the knee or foot inward and crossing the leg past the middle of the body — may lead to shorter inpatient rehabilitation time and faster overall recovery, according to research presented this week at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.

7 Feb 2017

Study finds link between removal of ovaries and increased risk of heart disease, cancer and mortality

A study led by the University of Warwick has found a link between the removal of ovaries during hysterectomy and an increase in heart disease, cancer and premature death.

6 Feb 2017

Psychotherapy normalizes brain changes linked to social anxiety disorder

Anxiety in social situations is not a rare problem: Around one in ten people are affected by social anxiety disorder during their lifetime. Social anxiety disorder is diagnosed if fears and anxiety in social situations significantly impair everyday life and cause intense suffering.

6 Feb 2017

Yale-New Haven hospital provides rare look at brain surgery with patient alert and awake

A rare look at brain surgery with the patient alert and awake at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven.

6 Feb 2017

Neurosurgeon and otolaryngologist work together to remove tumor of pituitary gland

After experiencing bad headaches and double vision, Kris Johnson was diagnosed with a pituitary adenoma, a tumor of the pituitary gland at the base of the brain.

3 Feb 2017

Study finds under and misuse of adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer patients

A nationwide cancer registry of almost one million patients treated for hormone-sensitive breast cancer shows that one out of six women who should have received post-surgical treatment known as adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) did not get this recommended component of care.

3 Feb 2017

Plastic product testing and analysis white paper released by Lucideon

Lucideon has published a new white paper: Failure Analysis of Plastic Products.

3 Feb 2017

New approach helps decide better treatment option for laryngeal cancer

Even as treatment options for laryngeal cancer seemed to improve, survival rates did not. For the most advanced patients, 50 percent survival was the norm, whether patients had surgery to totally remove the voice box or alternative treatment with chemotherapy and radiation to try to avoid surgery.

3 Feb 2017

$Study examines minimally disruptive treatment protocol for frontal sinus fractures$

Study examines minimally disruptive treatment protocol for frontal sinus fractures

A new article published online by JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery describes the experience with a minimally disruptive treatment protocol for frontal sinus fractures.

3 Feb 2017

Autologous hematopoietic cell transplant may induce sustained remission of multiple sclerosis

New clinical trial results provide evidence that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by transplantation of a person's own blood-forming stem cells can induce sustained remission of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system.

2 Feb 2017

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Body dysmorphic disorder may be ‘under-diagnosed’ by cosmetic professionals, study suggests

Novel evidence-based tool provides guidance for women on elective egg freezing

Sickest children can successfully undergo liver transplantation with advances in critical care

New research focuses on side effects of internet-based therapy

New method improves speed and diagnostic efficiency during brain surgery

Avoiding post-operative surgical precautions may lead to better inpatient rehabilitation outcomes

Study finds link between removal of ovaries and increased risk of heart disease, cancer and mortality

Psychotherapy normalizes brain changes linked to social anxiety disorder

Yale-New Haven hospital provides rare look at brain surgery with patient alert and awake

Neurosurgeon and otolaryngologist work together to remove tumor of pituitary gland

Study finds under and misuse of adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer patients

Plastic product testing and analysis white paper released by Lucideon

New approach helps decide better treatment option for laryngeal cancer

Study examines minimally disruptive treatment protocol for frontal sinus fractures

Autologous hematopoietic cell transplant may induce sustained remission of multiple sclerosis

Deep brain stimulation can reduce heroin relapse in rat models of addiction, TSRI study shows

Guy's Cancer Centre adds new positioning equipment to enhance patient comfort during radiotherapy treatment

More than 1,000 patients at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals benefit from high-tech robot

UTHealth and Children's Memorial Hermann begin two new clinical trials for pediatric brain cancer

NICO receives new clearance from FDA for brain surgery technology

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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