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Study findings do not support routine use of oxygen therapy in all patients with heart attack symptoms

Oxygen therapy does not improve survival in patients with heart attack symptoms, according to late-breaking research presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress and published in the NEJM.

28 Aug 2017

Study: Left atrial appendage closure during open heart surgery protects against brain infarctions

Closure of the left atrial appendage during heart surgery protects the brain, according to late-breaking research presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress. The results suggest that closure should be routinely added to open heart surgery.

28 Aug 2017

Catheter ablation provides better outcomes for AF patients than conventional drug therapies

Every year millions of people around the world are diagnosed with heart failure, a chronic, progressive condition where the heart is unable to pump enough oxygenated blood throughout the body.

28 Aug 2017

Underweight patients more likely to have worse outcomes after cardiac catheterization

Being underweight, and not overweight, has the highest mortality, cost, length of stay, and readmission rate for those undergoing cardiac catheterization, according to an analysis of more than one million patients presented at ESC Congress today.

26 Aug 2017

New ESC Focused Update provides recommendations on DAPT in patients with coronary artery disease

The first ESC Focused Update on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease is published online today in European Heart Journal, and on the ESC website.

26 Aug 2017

New study compares experiences of women undergoing IVF either to become pregnant or for money

An individual's reason for undergoing a medical intervention -- be it to prevent or treat disease, earn money, or to have a child -- may result in variations in the bodily experience of the patient, Yale researchers have found.

26 Aug 2017

Research paves way for new drugs that may prevent tumor repopulation after radiation therapy

Whenever an organism is damaged, the cells surrounding the wound receive signals to proliferate more intensely so as to regenerate the injured tissue.

26 Aug 2017

Cancer treatments could affect person’s sense of taste and dietary preferences

Cancer treatments have many effects on patients – some apparent and some less so. One of the most noticeable changes is a change in taste.

26 Aug 2017

Tumor irradiation may prolong survival of NSCLC patients undergoing novel chemotherapy formulation

Patients with unresectable, or inoperable, lung cancer are often given a dismal prognosis, with low rates of survival beyond a few years.

26 Aug 2017

Rutgers University leadership creates great strides in breakthrough scientific research

Less than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Defense established the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine I with a multimillion dollar grant to focus research centered on regenerative medicine for the treatment of battlefield injuries and selected Rutgers University-New Brunswick to lead the civilian research program.

26 Aug 2017

Researchers identify new way to predict which TAVR patients may be at risk for rehospitalization

As more elderly patients undergo the minimally invasive heart valve procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVR), concerns have been raised as to what causes some to be readmitted for heart failure after the procedure.

26 Aug 2017

Researchers develop augmented reality system to guide reconstructive procedures

A plastic surgery research group has developed an augmented reality system that enables them to create 3D simulations of the desired results of facial reconstructive procedures and project them over the patient's face during surgery, reports a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery--Global Open, the official open-access medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

26 Aug 2017

Study examines link between flame retardants and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing fertility treatments

Women with higher urinary concentrations of a common type of flame retardant had reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth than those with lower concentrations, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

26 Aug 2017

Uptake of HPV vaccination is worryingly low among childhood cancer survivors

A US national survey reports that even children who have had cancer previously, and are therefore at increased risk of developing further cancers, are not receiving vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV).

25 Aug 2017

First FDA-approved stem cell trial for shoulder injuries reaches full enrollment

The trial is the first in the United States to offer an FDA-approved adipose-derived stem cell trial for shoulder injuries.

24 Aug 2017

Incisionless surgery method can safely treat painful bone tumors, study shows

Doctors from the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Health System have completed a clinical trial that demonstrates how osteoid osteoma, a benign but painful bone tumor that commonly occurs in children and young adults, can be safely and successfully treated using an incisionless surgery method called magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU).

24 Aug 2017

PinnacleHealth’s new technology helps protect patients from risk of stroke during TAVR

PinnacleHealth is the first hospital in Pennsylvania and one of the first 10 in the country to introduce new technology shown to help protect patients from the risk of stroke during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

24 Aug 2017

Creo receives FDA Clearance for new Speedboat RS2 device and CROMA system

Creo Medical Group plc, a medical device company focused on the emerging field of surgical endoscopy, today announces that it has received 510(k) clearance (“FDA Clearance”) from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Speedboat RS2 device and the CROMA platform.

24 Aug 2017

Blood cleaning device can also effectively provide a bridge to liver transplantation

Severe acute liver failure (ALF), a rare but life-threatening illness, is associated with high death rates if patients don't receive timely treatment or a liver transplant.

23 Aug 2017

CBT approaches found to be effective and efficient in treating ADHD symptoms in adults

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) group training was shown to achieve the same results as neurofeedback training in treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Both methods led to a comparable decrease in symptoms.

23 Aug 2017

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Study findings do not support routine use of oxygen therapy in all patients with heart attack symptoms

Study: Left atrial appendage closure during open heart surgery protects against brain infarctions

Catheter ablation provides better outcomes for AF patients than conventional drug therapies

Underweight patients more likely to have worse outcomes after cardiac catheterization

New ESC Focused Update provides recommendations on DAPT in patients with coronary artery disease

New study compares experiences of women undergoing IVF either to become pregnant or for money

Research paves way for new drugs that may prevent tumor repopulation after radiation therapy

Cancer treatments could affect person’s sense of taste and dietary preferences

Tumor irradiation may prolong survival of NSCLC patients undergoing novel chemotherapy formulation

Rutgers University leadership creates great strides in breakthrough scientific research

Researchers identify new way to predict which TAVR patients may be at risk for rehospitalization

Researchers develop augmented reality system to guide reconstructive procedures

Study examines link between flame retardants and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing fertility treatments

Uptake of HPV vaccination is worryingly low among childhood cancer survivors

First FDA-approved stem cell trial for shoulder injuries reaches full enrollment

Incisionless surgery method can safely treat painful bone tumors, study shows

PinnacleHealth’s new technology helps protect patients from risk of stroke during TAVR

Creo receives FDA Clearance for new Speedboat RS2 device and CROMA system

Blood cleaning device can also effectively provide a bridge to liver transplantation

CBT approaches found to be effective and efficient in treating ADHD symptoms in adults

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