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Exploring the role of repeat esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy in diagnosing GI bleeding

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common and potentially life-threatening condition that requires prompt and accurate diagnosis.

11 Mar 2025

Raman spectroscopy enhances surgical precision for pediatric epilepsy treatment

More than 50 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, with approximately half of them being children. For about one-third of these patients, medications do not control their seizures, leaving surgery as the only viable option for seizure relief.

11 Mar 2025

HSS research highlights faster recovery methods after knee surgery

At this year's American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting, investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) presented several significant studies, with three focused on new ways to help patients recover faster after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), also known as knee replacement surgery.

11 Mar 2025

New stem cell-based vascular grafts could revolutionize cardiac surgery

Scientists at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) and the Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been at the forefront of stem cell research and regenerative biology since James Thomson isolated the first human embryonic stem cell in 1998.

10 Mar 2025

Vanderbilt Lung Transplant achieves record-breaking 99 procedures in 2024

Surgeons and teams with Vanderbilt Lung Transplant performed 99 lung transplants in 2024, the most ever in one year. Two of the procedures involved combined organ transplants.

8 Mar 2025

Partial gland cryoablation offers long-term success for prostate cancer patients

A five-year study on men that had just the cancerous portion of their prostate glands destroyed shows that the procedure averted cancer recurrence in most patients while preserving urinary and sexual function.

6 Mar 2025

New clinical trial aims to optimize pain management and reduce opioid use after mastectomy

A multidisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers is leading a new clinical trial aimed to optimize pain management and reduce the need for opioids after mastectomy procedures.

6 Mar 2025

Breakthrough study defines ideal interval for immunotherapy and liver transplants

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents about 80 to 90% of cases of primary liver cancer. On a global level, 905,700 new cases and 830,200 deaths were registered in 2020 according to the World Health Organization.

6 Mar 2025

Study shows benefits of GLP-1 drugs for kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes

Kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes treated with a new class of anti-obesity drugs were less likely to experience organ failure and survived longer, a new study shows.

5 Mar 2025

Surgery first strategy could lead to better weight loss outcomes

Mass General Brigham researchers found that total weight loss did not increase for patients who took semaglutide before having weight loss surgery, suggesting that a surgery first strategy could lead to better outcomes.

5 Mar 2025

New guidelines for optimizing bowel preparation in colonoscopy procedures

Updated consensus recommendations by the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (MSTFCRC) address optimizing the quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy.

5 Mar 2025

Specialized LLMs can outperform traditional methods in forecasting postoperative risks

Millions of Americans undergo surgery each year. After surgery, preventing complications like pneumonia, blood clots and infections can be the difference between a successful recovery and a prolonged, painful hospital stay – or worse.

4 Mar 2025

Botox injections improve facial symmetry after nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy

For patients undergoing nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy, Botox injections can improve facial symmetry by reducing overactivity of the muscles on the unaffected side, suggests a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

4 Mar 2025

Artificial ligaments could revolutionize ACL surgery and recovery

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common, especially among athletes. Each year, over 400 000 ACL reconstruction (ACLR) surgeries are carried out globally.

27 Feb 2025

$Study finds early weight bearing safe for ankle fracture recovery$

Study finds early weight bearing safe for ankle fracture recovery

A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine suggests putting weight on an ankle – also known as weight bearing – within three weeks of recovering from a surgically repaired fracture is safe.

26 Feb 2025

Breast-conserving therapy linked to better sexual well-being compared to mastectomy

For women with breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is associated with improved sexual well-being, compared to mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

26 Feb 2025

Strong synthetic opioids linked to poor postoperative pain experience

The use of powerful synthetic opioids, such as sufentanil and remifentanil, during surgery is linked to a subsequent poor 'pain experience'---a composite of emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects of pain- suggests research published in the open access journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.

26 Feb 2025

Lung expansion interventions fail to reduce breathing problems after abdominal surgery

A new study, published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, tested whether a set of interventions to keep lungs expanded before, during, and after abdominal surgery could lower the risk of serious breathing problems in patients compared to the usual care at 17 academic hospitals in the U.S.

25 Feb 2025

New tool could revolutionize brain tumor surgery with rapid cancer cell detection

A novel tool for rapidly identifying the genetic "fingerprints" of cancer cells may enable future surgeons to more accurately remove brain tumors while a patient is in the operating room, new research reveals.

25 Feb 2025

Pig kidney transplant patient completes recovery and returns home

Three months after her breakthrough surgery at NYU Langone Health, Towana Looney, the longest-living recipient of a genetically engineered pig kidney, is headed back home to Alabama.

25 Feb 2025

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Exploring the role of repeat esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy in diagnosing GI bleeding

Raman spectroscopy enhances surgical precision for pediatric epilepsy treatment

HSS research highlights faster recovery methods after knee surgery

New stem cell-based vascular grafts could revolutionize cardiac surgery

Vanderbilt Lung Transplant achieves record-breaking 99 procedures in 2024

Partial gland cryoablation offers long-term success for prostate cancer patients

New clinical trial aims to optimize pain management and reduce opioid use after mastectomy

Breakthrough study defines ideal interval for immunotherapy and liver transplants

Study shows benefits of GLP-1 drugs for kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes

Surgery first strategy could lead to better weight loss outcomes

New guidelines for optimizing bowel preparation in colonoscopy procedures

Specialized LLMs can outperform traditional methods in forecasting postoperative risks

Botox injections improve facial symmetry after nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy

Artificial ligaments could revolutionize ACL surgery and recovery

Study finds early weight bearing safe for ankle fracture recovery

Breast-conserving therapy linked to better sexual well-being compared to mastectomy

Strong synthetic opioids linked to poor postoperative pain experience

Lung expansion interventions fail to reduce breathing problems after abdominal surgery

New tool could revolutionize brain tumor surgery with rapid cancer cell detection

Pig kidney transplant patient completes recovery and returns home

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