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CME Medical to distribute eZono 4000 for use in multiple clinical settings

CME Medical, the market leader in the specialist infusion pump field, is delighted to announce its partnership with eZono, AG, a company that focuses on ultrasound for procedural guidance, to distribute its flagship product the eZono 4000.

15 May 2015

Patients with operable early-stage NSCLC could achieve better overall survival rates with SABR

Patients with operable stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) could achieve better overall survival rates if treated with Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) rather than the current standard of care -- invasive surgery -- according to research from a phase III randomized international study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

15 May 2015

Complete skin grafting solution to launch at Hospitalar 2015

A complete skin grafting solution for burns and trauma surgery enabling flexibility of thin and thick skin grafts will be launched by Surtex Instruments at Hospitalar 2015.

14 May 2015

Prostate cancer patients can experience cognitive impairment following androgen deprivation therapy

Cognitive impairment can occur in cancer patients who are treated with a variety of therapies, including radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and chemotherapy.

14 May 2015

Prostate cancer patients who receive androgen deprivation therapy may experience cognitive problems

Cognitive impairment can occur in cancer patients who are treated with a variety of therapies, including radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and chemotherapy. After chemotherapy treatment it is commonly called "chemo brain." Signs of cognitive impairment include forgetfulness, inability to concentrate, problems recalling information, trouble multi-tasking and becoming slower at processing information.

13 May 2015

Touch surgery awarded Rising Star award at Founders Forum

The accolade of Smart Nation Rising Star comes on the heels a public announcement that the Touch Surgery app is now used by over 200,000 surgeons in every country on earth...

12 May 2015

Conjoined twin boys undergo successful separation surgery

Carter and Conner, conjoined twin boys born Dec. 12, 2014, in Jacksonville, Fla., underwent a successful separation surgery on May 7, 2015. The 12-hour surgery was led by a team of highly skilled pediatric specialists that included Daniel Robie, MD, chief of pediatric general surgery, and Nicholas Poulos, MD, pediatric general surgeon, for Nemours Children's Specialty Care and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

11 May 2015

Clear Guide Medical signs agreement with USAISR to test effectiveness of Clear Guide ONE

Clear Guide Medical has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research to test the physician performance enhancements possible when using the Clear Guide ONE and the VisiTIP needles.

11 May 2015

UC3M, IRYCIS patent new automated skin biopsy device

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Institute for Health Research of the Hospital "Ramón y Cajal" have patented a new device for performing skin biopsies. With this new tool a skin biopsy can be performed with fewer instruments and the length of the procedure is shortened from thirty minutes to less than five.

8 May 2015

Enhanced recovery program for patients undergoing colorectal operations speeds patients' recovery

Patients undergoing colorectal operations who participated in an enhanced recovery program left the hospital sooner and had significantly lower hospital costs than patients who had the traditional approach to their care, according to a new study, which also found further postoperative improvements after adding an infection prevention protocol.

8 May 2015

Unique real-time drug monitoring system

Titan Enterprises assisted CRISI in the early days of development of the unique flow sensor used in the BD Intelliport™, a medication management system for manual intravenous (IV) bolus injections...

From Titan Enterprises Ltd 7 May 2015

Study analyzes outcomes of brain metastases patients following stereotactic radiosurgery

Winner of the Leksell Radiosurgery Award, Deborah C. Marshall, recently presented her research, Survival Patterns of Patients with Cerebral Metastases after Multiple Rounds of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), at the 2015 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting.

7 May 2015

DePuy Synthes CMF introduces SYNTHECEL Dura Repair for use in neurosurgery

DePuy Synthes CMF today announced the launch of SYNTHECEL Dura Repair, the first commercially available biosynthesized dural replacement derived from cellulose for use in neurosurgery. DePuy Synthes CMF is a part of the DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson.

7 May 2015

Fecal transplantation cures C. diff infection, eliminates multi-drug resistant pathogens

A fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) not only cured a case of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection in a 66 year old man; it eliminated populations of multi-drug resistant organisms both in the patient's gastrointestinal tract, and several other body sites.

7 May 2015

UT Southwestern's new operating suite integrates surgical and endovascular techniques in one space

UT Southwestern Medical Center has established a Hybrid Cerebrovascular Operating Suite at Zale Lipshy University Hospital that will combine surgical innovations with advanced imaging capabilities for surgical cases related to stroke and brain aneurysms.

7 May 2015

Novel combination therapy shows promise in mouse models of advanced prostate cancer

Chemotherapy can be very effective against small prostate tumors. Larger prostate tumors, however, accumulate cells that suppress the body's immune response, allowing the cancer to grow despite treatment.

30 Apr 2015

Lung volume reduction surgery could improve lung function in emphysema patients

Emphysema is a chronic, progressive, obstructive lung disease in which the small sacs of the lung (alveoli) are destroyed, leading to air pockets and severe breathing difficulties. In 2011, 4.7 million Americans reported being diagnosed with emphysema, and in 2013 more than 8200 patients died from emphysema.

30 Apr 2015

Study explores non-biological factors that may cause fewer men to seek bariatric surgery

A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has identified demographic, socioeconomic and cultural factors that contribute to a major gender disparity among U.S. men and women undergoing weight loss surgeries. Men undergo the surgeries in far lower numbers than women.

30 Apr 2015

$Bone-marrow-derived MSCs can promote fracture healing$

Bone-marrow-derived MSCs can promote fracture healing

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been transplanted to successfully treat a variety of diseases and conditions. The benefit of using MSCs is their ability to self-renew and differentiate into a variety of specialized cell types, such as osteoblasts (cells contributing to bone formation), chondrocytes (cartilage cells), adipocytes (fat cells), myocardiocytes (the muscle cells that make up the cardiac muscle), and neurons (nervous system cells).

30 Apr 2015

McMaster researchers explore how surgeon's experience influences choice of surgery for patients

Researchers at McMaster University (Hamilton, ON) explored whether a surgeon's expertise influences procedural choice. The results of a new study of more than 8000 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing surgical resection by 124 physicians showed that surgeons who perform more surgeries are less likely to perform high-risk pneumonectomies. Christian J. Finley, MD, MPH, will be presenting the results of this research at the 95th AATS Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA on April 28, 2015.

29 Apr 2015

Medical Procedure News

CME Medical to distribute eZono 4000 for use in multiple clinical settings

Patients with operable early-stage NSCLC could achieve better overall survival rates with SABR

Complete skin grafting solution to launch at Hospitalar 2015

Prostate cancer patients can experience cognitive impairment following androgen deprivation therapy

Prostate cancer patients who receive androgen deprivation therapy may experience cognitive problems

Touch surgery awarded Rising Star award at Founders Forum

Conjoined twin boys undergo successful separation surgery

Clear Guide Medical signs agreement with USAISR to test effectiveness of Clear Guide ONE

UC3M, IRYCIS patent new automated skin biopsy device

Enhanced recovery program for patients undergoing colorectal operations speeds patients' recovery

Unique real-time drug monitoring system

Study analyzes outcomes of brain metastases patients following stereotactic radiosurgery

DePuy Synthes CMF introduces SYNTHECEL Dura Repair for use in neurosurgery

Fecal transplantation cures C. diff infection, eliminates multi-drug resistant pathogens

UT Southwestern's new operating suite integrates surgical and endovascular techniques in one space

Novel combination therapy shows promise in mouse models of advanced prostate cancer

Lung volume reduction surgery could improve lung function in emphysema patients

Study explores non-biological factors that may cause fewer men to seek bariatric surgery

Bone-marrow-derived MSCs can promote fracture healing

McMaster researchers explore how surgeon's experience influences choice of surgery for patients

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

Extending the reach of Amperia™

Modular cleanrooms: Enhancing flexibility and compliance

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