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FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery, study finds

Researchers in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have found that an FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery.

12 Jan 2024

Artificial intelligence spots risky drinkers for safer surgery

Using artificial intelligence to scan surgery patients' medical records for signs of risky drinking might help spot those whose alcohol use raises their risk of problems during and after an operation, a new study suggests.

12 Jan 2024

Extended liver preservation technique shows promise for daytime transplants

Phase II clinical trial evaluates the safety and feasibility of prolonged DHOPE for extending human donor liver preservation to 20 hours, showing potential for facilitating daytime liver transplantation.

11 Jan 2024

Radiation and chemo combo tackles advanced non-small cell lung cancer

A new study led by researchers from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that using high doses of radiation while integrating an ablative radiotherapy technique called stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) concurrently with chemotherapy is safe and effective in treating people with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer that is not suitable for surgery.

11 Jan 2024

BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe disease

The BNT162b2 vaccine’s effectiveness in preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

11 Jan 2024

Closing the gap: PATROL's approach to overcoming lung cancer diagnostic inequality

A non-invasive, low-cost lung cancer detection platform called PATROL.

9 Jan 2024

Bariatric surgery may mitigate the natural history of cognitive decline in people with obesity

Within the next 10 years, it's projected that up to 50% of United States adults will be affected by obesity, which is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia.

8 Jan 2024

Study examines patient choice and hospital selection for breast-conserving surgery and mastectomy

Including patients as partners for making decisions about their medical treatments is an important aspect of patient-centered care.

8 Jan 2024

Does intermittent fasting improve your sports performance?

The effects of intermittent fasting on sports performance.

8 Jan 2024

Can AI predict diabetic eye disease progression?

"DeepDR Plus," a deep learning system, accurately predicts diabetic retinopathy progression up to five years using fundus images, offering potential for personalized screening and management in diabetic patients.

7 Jan 2024

Precision surgery, powered by prediction: Optimizing patient care with the best risk scores

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Risk prediction models are an important part of assessing operative mortality and postoperative complication rates in current cardiac surgery practice.

5 Jan 2024

Cryoablation induces systemic metabolic changes in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Cryoablation (CRYO) is a novel catheter ablation technique for atrial fibrillation (AF).

5 Jan 2024

Early targeted muscle reinnervation cuts chronic pain after amputation

Performed early – at the time of amputation – a procedure called targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) can reduce pain scores and prevent complications related to abnormal nerve regrowth, suggests a study in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

4 Jan 2024

Stanford Medicine researchers demonstrate new way to temporarily heighten hypnotizablity

How deeply someone can be hypnotized -; known as hypnotizability -; appears to be a stable trait that changes little throughout adulthood, much like personality and IQ.

4 Jan 2024

Brain's immune cells may be a key target for preventing cognitive deficits after radiation exposure

Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that microglia-;the brain's immune cells-;can trigger cognitive deficits after radiation exposure and may be a key target for preventing these symptoms.

3 Jan 2024

Heart-healthy diet boosts patient satisfaction and safety before cardiac catheterization

The days of prolonged fasting prior to cardiac catheterization may be numbered, as the body of evidence grows to allow patients to eat before the procedure.

3 Jan 2024

Artificial intelligence is a promising tool to disseminate nutrition-related information, study finds

The accuracy and reliability of nutrition information provided by two versions of ChatGPT.

3 Jan 2024

Are pan-coronavirus vaccines an achievable goal in providing broad protection against human coronaviruses?

The current achievements in the development of a pan-coronavirus vaccine.

3 Jan 2024

Johns Hopkins researchers find minimal regret after gender affirming surgery

In a Viewpoint article published Dec. 27, 2023, in JAMA Surgery, three Johns Hopkins researchers urge the medical community to dismiss a widely held, but scientifically unsupported belief that many people who are transgender and gender diverse (TGD), and undergo gender affirming surgery (GAS), later regret their decision to undergo such procedures.

28 Dec 2023

$15 million NCI grant awarded to investigate a type of radiation therapy for hard-to-treat cancers

The Radiopharmaceutical Therapy and Dosimetry Lab at Johns Hopkins Medicine, headed by George Sgouros, Ph.D., has been awarded a $15 million grant, to be dispersed over the next five years, from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health.

28 Dec 2023

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FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery, study finds

Artificial intelligence spots risky drinkers for safer surgery

Extended liver preservation technique shows promise for daytime transplants

Radiation and chemo combo tackles advanced non-small cell lung cancer

BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe disease

Closing the gap: PATROL's approach to overcoming lung cancer diagnostic inequality

Bariatric surgery may mitigate the natural history of cognitive decline in people with obesity

Study examines patient choice and hospital selection for breast-conserving surgery and mastectomy

Does intermittent fasting improve your sports performance?

Can AI predict diabetic eye disease progression?

Precision surgery, powered by prediction: Optimizing patient care with the best risk scores

Cryoablation induces systemic metabolic changes in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Early targeted muscle reinnervation cuts chronic pain after amputation

Stanford Medicine researchers demonstrate new way to temporarily heighten hypnotizablity

Brain's immune cells may be a key target for preventing cognitive deficits after radiation exposure

Heart-healthy diet boosts patient satisfaction and safety before cardiac catheterization

Artificial intelligence is a promising tool to disseminate nutrition-related information, study finds

Are pan-coronavirus vaccines an achievable goal in providing broad protection against human coronaviruses?

Johns Hopkins researchers find minimal regret after gender affirming surgery

$15 million NCI grant awarded to investigate a type of radiation therapy for hard-to-treat cancers

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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