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Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot performs laparoscopic surgery on pig soft tissue without human help

A robot has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without the guiding hand of a human – a significant step in robotics toward fully automated surgery on humans.

27 Jan 2022

Fat injection procedure improves symptoms of plantar fasciitis

A novel technique that transplants a patient's own fat into the sole of their foot could offer relief to those suffering from a common and painful condition called plantar fasciitis, according to University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers.

25 Jan 2022

Researchers transplant two kidneys from a genetically engineered pig into a brain-dead person

In a new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation, researchers report that they successfully transplanted two kidneys from a genetically modified pig into a human who was brain dead.

21 Jan 2022

Using metal K-wires to hold broken wrist bones is not superior to traditional plaster cast

Using metal K-wires (commonly known as 'pins') to hold broken wrist bones in place while they heal are no better than a traditional molded plaster cast, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

20 Jan 2022

Study findings could help guide treatment planning for men with high-risk prostate cancer

Results of a large study led by UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers could help guide treatment planning for patients with high-risk prostate cancer.

20 Jan 2022

UAB research outlines successful xenotransplantation of genetically modified kidneys

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine announces today the first peer-reviewed research outlining the successful transplant of genetically modified, clinical-grade pig kidneys into a brain-dead human individual, replacing the recipient's native kidneys.

20 Jan 2022

Chatbot helped improve the health of patients whose joint replacement surgeries got delayed by COVID-19

When patients' hip or knee replacements were delayed in response to COVID-19 surges, chatbots delivering encouraging messages not only benefited the mental health of patients – they also experienced boosts to their physical health, too.

20 Jan 2022

Novel robotic replica of human spine enables surgeons to preview the effects of surgery

Degenerative disc disease affects about 40 percent of people aged 40, increasing to about 80 percent among those aged 80 or older. The disease, which is the deterioration of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine, often is surgically treated with cervical disc implants.

19 Jan 2022

Partial bone marrow transplant can dramatically improve survival of mice with cystic fibrosis

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology have found they can dramatically improve survival of mice with cystic fibrosis through a partial bone marrow transplant.

18 Jan 2022

Overall survival rate has nearly doubled for Ph+ ALL patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplant

For patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) carrying the Philadelphia chromosome and whose disease relapsed after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT), the two-year overall survival rate has nearly doubled from the period between 2000 and 2004 to the period between 2015 and 2019.

13 Jan 2022

rTMS may have the potential to improve memory function in Veterans with cognitive impairment

Current treatments for Alzheimer's disease are of limited effectiveness and do not halt the progression of the disease and associated cognitive decline.

12 Jan 2022

ASTRO provides new guidance on the use of external beam radiation therapy for primary liver cancers

A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides guidance on the use of radiation therapy to treat adult patients with primary liver cancers using external beam radiation therapy (EBRT).

12 Jan 2022

5-SENSE score can predict if patients with epilepsy will benefit from a more invasive workup

A pre-surgical workup can help determine whether patients with focal epilepsy are good candidates for surgical resection but also predict the outcome of an additional invasive exploration, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology.

12 Jan 2022

Low birth weight among IVF babies unlikely to be driven by the reproductive technology

Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction are more likely to be born premature and are at greater risk of being born small than naturally conceived babies, according to new research published today by the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies in collaboration with the University of Utah.

11 Jan 2022

Study reports higher rates of trauma for mothers and babies after operative vaginal delivery in Canada

For mothers and their babies delivered by forceps or vacuum, trauma after these procedures is higher than previously reported in Canada, with 1 in 4 deliveries affected in the case of forceps, reports a new study in CMAJ.

10 Jan 2022

NCCN publishes new guidelines for managing patients with Graft-Versus-Host Disease

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network today announced the publication of new NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD).

10 Jan 2022

RCSI study highlights the impact of pandemic on patients having emergency surgery

Patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery spent less time in hospital during COVID-19, without any negative impact on outcomes, according to a new study from RCSI National Clinical Programme in Surgery and the Health Outcomes Research Centre at RCSI.

7 Jan 2022

Medical Procedure News

Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot performs laparoscopic surgery on pig soft tissue without human help

Fat injection procedure improves symptoms of plantar fasciitis

Researchers transplant two kidneys from a genetically engineered pig into a brain-dead person

Using metal K-wires to hold broken wrist bones is not superior to traditional plaster cast

Study findings could help guide treatment planning for men with high-risk prostate cancer

UAB research outlines successful xenotransplantation of genetically modified kidneys

Chatbot helped improve the health of patients whose joint replacement surgeries got delayed by COVID-19

Novel robotic replica of human spine enables surgeons to preview the effects of surgery

Partial bone marrow transplant can dramatically improve survival of mice with cystic fibrosis

Overall survival rate has nearly doubled for Ph+ ALL patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplant

rTMS may have the potential to improve memory function in Veterans with cognitive impairment

ASTRO provides new guidance on the use of external beam radiation therapy for primary liver cancers

5-SENSE score can predict if patients with epilepsy will benefit from a more invasive workup

Low birth weight among IVF babies unlikely to be driven by the reproductive technology

Study reports higher rates of trauma for mothers and babies after operative vaginal delivery in Canada

NCCN publishes new guidelines for managing patients with Graft-Versus-Host Disease

RCSI study highlights the impact of pandemic on patients having emergency surgery

Some heart surgery patients may be able to control postoperative pain without opioids

Optical sensing can address unmet clinical needs in orthopedic surgery

New approach could offer a more accurate way to evaluate donor kidney quality

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