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Researchers show that men experience more harm than good from routine PSA screening

Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widely used in France despite a lack of evidence showing that it reduces cancer deaths. Now, researchers have shown that men experience more harm than good from routine PSA screening, according to research to be presented on Monday by Professor Mathieu Boniol, at the 2013 European Cancer Congress (ECC2013).

1 Oct 2013

Researchers discover new procedure for treatment of uterine fibroids

Jersey Shore University Medical Center announces today that Mark Martens, M.D., chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, performed the first Acessa procedure in New Jersey. The procedure is used for the treatment of uterine fibroids. Additionally, Jersey Shore's Jocelyn A. Carlo, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology, is performing the procedure.

1 Oct 2013

Minimally invasive treatments for lumbar spinal stenosis: an interview with James Corbett, President & Chief Executive Officer of Vertos Medical

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a degenerative, age-related narrowing of the lower spinal canal that causes pressure on the nerves, leading to pain and reduced mobility. Symptoms include pain, numbness, or tingling in the lower back, legs, or buttocks, which limits your ability to stand or walk.

30 Sep 2013

Older black and Hispanic patients tend to develop complications following surgery

Older black and Hispanic patients have a greater risk than white patients of developing complications following surgery, a difference that can be explained by a patients' gender and pre-existing medical conditions.

27 Sep 2013

HARM score tool to measure quality, clinical outcomes for colon, rectal surgery patients

Since the publication in 2000 of a report titled "To Err is Human" by the Institute of Medicine which called for a reduction in preventable medical errors, there has been an increasing demand for making improvements in the quality and measurement of health care outcomes.

27 Sep 2013

ACS, ASMBS disappointed with CMS' decision on bariatric surgery for Medicare patients

Despite strong opposition from leading surgical and medical groups, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has ruled it will no longer require Medicare patients to undergo bariatric surgical procedures at accredited facilities.

26 Sep 2013

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, FACT seek volunteers to take part in Headspace project

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and FACT are looking for volunteers to take part in a groundbreaking project which will impact on the future development of craniofacial surgery. The Headspace project, created by Alder Hey in conjunction with FACT and associated artists will develop a comprehensive database of human head shapes using state of the art 3D photography.

26 Sep 2013

PneumRx performs over 1500 RePneu LVRC treatments for patients with severe emphysema

PneumRx, Inc., a leader in interventional pulmonology, announced that over 1500 procedures have been performed using the RePneu Lung Volume Reduction Coil System for patients with severe emphysema.

26 Sep 2013

Use of feeding tubes in OPC cancer patients treated with IMPT decreased by 50%

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center found that the use of feeding tubes in oropharyngeal carcinoma cancer patients treated with intensity modulated proton therapy decreased by more than 50 percent compared to patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy.

26 Sep 2013

Research finds no increased risks of mortality for early-stage breast cancer patients receiving XRT

Early-stage breast cancer patients who receive external beam therapy (XRT) are not at higher risk for serious long-term side effects in the chest area, including increase in deaths from cardiac disease and secondary malignancies, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 55th Annual Meeting.

25 Sep 2013

Targeted radiation therapy may offer safe treatment option for elderly pancreatic cancer patients

A highly targeted cancer radiation therapy may offer a safe and effective treatment option for elderly pancreatic cancer patients unable to undergo surgery or combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

25 Sep 2013

Smoking may increase risk of complications, death after colorectal procedures

Infection, pneumonia, blood clots and kidney failure are all possible complications after any major surgery. A new study shows that smoking boosts the risk of such complications following some of the most common colorectal procedures, including surgery for colon cancer, diverticulitis or inflammatory bowel disease.

25 Sep 2013

Proton therapy reduces treatment side effects among head and neck cancer patients

The precise targeting and limited dosing of radiation via proton therapy is proving to be an advantage in ongoing efforts to reduce treatment side effects among head and neck cancer patients, according to a new study of pediatric patients from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

25 Sep 2013

Sinai Hospital surgeon completes 100th gallbladder procedure using da Vinci Surgical System

Sinai Hospital's Yassar Youssef, M.D., has become the first surgeon in Maryland to perform 100 procedures by using the da Vinci Surgical System to remove a patient's gallbladder through only one small incision in the navel.

24 Sep 2013

Stereotactic radiosurgery improves survival in adult brain cancer patients under 50

When treated with stereotactic radiosurgery, that is not combined with whole brain radiotherapy, adult brain cancer patients who were 50 years old and younger were found to have improved survival, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 55th Annual Meeting.

24 Sep 2013

Guideline focuses on radiation therapy to be highlighted during ASTRO's 55th Annual Meeting

The American Society for Radiation Oncology will highlight the recently published Adjuvant and Salvage Radiotherapy After Prostatectomy: ASTRO/AUA Guideline during ASTRO's 55th Annual Meeting, September 22-25, 2013, in Atlanta.

24 Sep 2013

Depression in cancer patients who receive RT can be identified by 2-item questionnaire

Cancer patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) who are potentially suffering from depression can be effectively identified by a two-item questionnaire, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 55th Annual Meeting.

24 Sep 2013

Study suggests certain pediatric surgeries carry low risk of serious blood loss

Certain pediatric surgeries carry such low risk of serious blood loss that clinicians can safely forgo expensive blood typing and blood stocking before such procedures, suggest the results of a small study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

24 Sep 2013

Vital Access reports first commercial implantation of VWING vascular needle guide in patient

Vital Access today announced the first U.S. commercial implantation of their VWING™ Vascular Needle Guide, in a patient presenting with cannulation challenges and with difficulties in achieving ideal dialysis access due to the depth and tortuosity of their AV fistula.

21 Sep 2013

Hoopes Vision surgeon implants first light adjustable intraocular artificial lens

On September 4th Dr. Phillip C. Hoopes, Jr., a surgeon at Hoopes Vision, successfully placed a light adjustable intraocular lens implant in a cataract patient as part of a new FDA clinical study.

21 Sep 2013

Medical Procedure News

Researchers show that men experience more harm than good from routine PSA screening

Researchers discover new procedure for treatment of uterine fibroids

Minimally invasive treatments for lumbar spinal stenosis: an interview with James Corbett, President & Chief Executive Officer of Vertos Medical

Older black and Hispanic patients tend to develop complications following surgery

HARM score tool to measure quality, clinical outcomes for colon, rectal surgery patients

ACS, ASMBS disappointed with CMS' decision on bariatric surgery for Medicare patients

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, FACT seek volunteers to take part in Headspace project

PneumRx performs over 1500 RePneu LVRC treatments for patients with severe emphysema

Use of feeding tubes in OPC cancer patients treated with IMPT decreased by 50%

Research finds no increased risks of mortality for early-stage breast cancer patients receiving XRT

Targeted radiation therapy may offer safe treatment option for elderly pancreatic cancer patients

Smoking may increase risk of complications, death after colorectal procedures

Proton therapy reduces treatment side effects among head and neck cancer patients

Sinai Hospital surgeon completes 100th gallbladder procedure using da Vinci Surgical System

Stereotactic radiosurgery improves survival in adult brain cancer patients under 50

Guideline focuses on radiation therapy to be highlighted during ASTRO's 55th Annual Meeting

Depression in cancer patients who receive RT can be identified by 2-item questionnaire

Study suggests certain pediatric surgeries carry low risk of serious blood loss

Vital Access reports first commercial implantation of VWING vascular needle guide in patient

Hoopes Vision surgeon implants first light adjustable intraocular artificial lens

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