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Concussion: an interview with Dr Rob Reid

Concussion happens when something produces a concussive force to the head, such as a blow to the head. The definition from the 2008 consensus, which was in Zurich, is, “concussion is defined as a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by traumatic biomechanical forces.”

10 Sep 2012

Novel surgical technique removes invasive facial tumor, recreates functional lower jaw and mouth

Using a novel surgical approach, it's possible to rebuild a functional lower jaw and mouth, and preserve a patient's ability to eat and speak after removing an invasive facial tumor, according to a new report from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

10 Sep 2012

Tight blood sugar control does not benefit pediatric patients undergoing heart surgery

Although some studies have portrayed tight blood sugar control as a potential means of lowering infection rates in critically ill adults, a new study-led by principal investigator Michael Agus, MD, director of the Medicine Critical Care Program at Boston Children's Hospital-found no indication that the approach benefits pediatric patients undergoing heart surgery.

10 Sep 2012

Cedars-Sinai receives CIRM grant to continue study of stem cell therapy for heart disease

A team of Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute stem cell researchers today was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to continue study of an experimental stem cell therapy that treats heart attack patients with heart-derived cells. Earlier this year, data from the first clinical trial of the stem cell treatment showed the therapy helped damaged hearts regrow healthy muscle.

10 Sep 2012

UC Irvine receives CIRM grant to advance stem cell-based treatments for AD, retinitis pigmentosa

Efforts to begin human clinical trials using stem cells to treat Alzheimer's disease and retinitis pigmentosa received a $37.3 million boost from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine during its most recent round of funding on Sept. 5.

10 Sep 2012

Clemson’s bioengineering senior design team wins NCIIA BMEStart competition for AssureFit

Clemson University's bioengineering senior design team won the annual National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) BMEStart undergraduate design competition for its project AssureFit, a novel chest tube anchoring device.

7 Sep 2012

Biopsies may misdiagnose eosinophilic esophagitis

University of Utah engineers mapped white blood cells called eonsinophils and showed an existing diagnostic method may overlook an elusive digestive disorder that causes swelling in the esophagus and painful swallowing.

7 Sep 2012

Married patients with locally advanced lung cancer likely to survive longer after treatment

Married patients with locally advanced lung cancer are likely to survive longer after treatment than patients who are single, according to a study by researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center in Baltimore.

7 Sep 2012

Capsules: Study: Decision aids show promise in reducing medical procedures

While policymakers debate whether doctors should be paid by the number of services they provide or the outcomes of their treatment, shared decision could have an impact on the ground by reducing demand for medical procedures.

7 Sep 2012

People with kidney stones more likely to need dialysis or transplant later in life

People who have had kidney stones are twice as likely to need dialysis or a kidney transplant later in life, demonstrates recently published findings by medical researchers at the University of Alberta. Their article was recently published in the British Medical Journal.

7 Sep 2012

PCI after lung cancer treatment reduces risk of brain metastases in stage III NSCLC patients

Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with surgery and/or radiation therapy have a significantly reduced risk of developing brain metastases if they also receive prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI); however, this study did not show an improvement in overall survival with PCI, according to research presented at the 2012 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology.

7 Sep 2012

Study finds excellent outcomes for patients with acute liver failure after LDLT

Patients in Japan who underwent living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for acute liver failure (ALF) were classified as having excellent outcomes, with ten-year survival at 73%.

7 Sep 2012

Race, marital status can impact survival rates of patients with Stage III non-small cell lung cancer

A study of survival data for Stage III, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients at the University of Maryland's Greenebaum Cancer Center in Baltimore indicates that marital status and race can significantly impact patient survival rates, according to research presented at the 2012 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology.

7 Sep 2012

Q Therapeutics licenses Neuralstem's Spinal Cord Delivery Platform and Floating Cannula

Neuralstem, Inc. announced that it has granted the first licenses for use of its Spinal Cord Delivery Platform and Floating Cannula, for delivering therapeutic agents to the spinal cord, to Salt Lake City-based Q Therapeutics.

7 Sep 2012

Estech introduces COBRA Fusion ablation system

Estech, a leading provider of minimally invasive cardiac ablation devices, today announced the market release of its COBRA Fusion ablation system.

6 Sep 2012

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals performs 500th Whipple procedure

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital continues to be the leader in the region in fighting the deadliest of cancers—pancreatic cancer. In August, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS, the Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery, and a co-director of the Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center, performed his 500th Whipple procedure at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, a life-saving surgery for those suffering with the disease.

6 Sep 2012

Antibiotics: facts and fictions: an interview with Dr Philippa Binns, clinical adviser at NPS MedicineWise

Antibiotics are medicines used to treat infections or diseases caused by bacteria, such as some respiratory tract infections (including pneumonia and whooping cough), urinary tract infections, skin infections and infected wounds.

6 Sep 2012

Chemotherapy increases risk of mild cognitive deficits in breast cancer patients

A large meta-analysis conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center has concluded that breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy are at risk for mild cognitive deficits after treatment.

6 Sep 2012

Patients at hospitals with longer resuscitation attempts have higher survival rates

There isn't a hard and fast rule for how long doctors should perform CPR, but new research from the University of Michigan Health System shows longer attempts might be beneficial for some patients.

6 Sep 2012

Study sheds new light on why most bone marrow transplant patients suffer acute GVHD

A team of scientists led by a bone marrow transplant researcher at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has shed new light on why most bone marrow transplant patients who receive tissue-matched cells from unrelated donors still suffer acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

6 Sep 2012

Medical Procedure News

Concussion: an interview with Dr Rob Reid

Novel surgical technique removes invasive facial tumor, recreates functional lower jaw and mouth

Tight blood sugar control does not benefit pediatric patients undergoing heart surgery

Cedars-Sinai receives CIRM grant to continue study of stem cell therapy for heart disease

UC Irvine receives CIRM grant to advance stem cell-based treatments for AD, retinitis pigmentosa

Clemson’s bioengineering senior design team wins NCIIA BMEStart competition for AssureFit

Biopsies may misdiagnose eosinophilic esophagitis

Married patients with locally advanced lung cancer likely to survive longer after treatment

Capsules: Study: Decision aids show promise in reducing medical procedures

People with kidney stones more likely to need dialysis or transplant later in life

PCI after lung cancer treatment reduces risk of brain metastases in stage III NSCLC patients

Study finds excellent outcomes for patients with acute liver failure after LDLT

Race, marital status can impact survival rates of patients with Stage III non-small cell lung cancer

Q Therapeutics licenses Neuralstem's Spinal Cord Delivery Platform and Floating Cannula

Estech introduces COBRA Fusion ablation system

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals performs 500th Whipple procedure

Antibiotics: facts and fictions: an interview with Dr Philippa Binns, clinical adviser at NPS MedicineWise

Chemotherapy increases risk of mild cognitive deficits in breast cancer patients

Patients at hospitals with longer resuscitation attempts have higher survival rates

Study sheds new light on why most bone marrow transplant patients suffer acute GVHD

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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