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New analysis identifies factors that influence plastic surgery patients' Yelp reviews

How many stars would you give your plastic surgeon? An analysis of Yelp reviews identifies a wide range of surgeon-and practice-related factors that influence whether plastic surgery patients leave positive or negative reviews, reports the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

27 Jul 2023

Computational modeling to improve implant alignment during knee replacement surgeries

A Texas A&M University doctoral student has collaborated with an innovative surgical navigation and robotics company on motion capture research that can potentially improve implant alignment during knee replacement surgeries.

25 Jul 2023

Donating a kidney can be safe for people living with HIV, study shows

Based on findings from a study published today in the journal The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and three collaborating medical institutions suggest that people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who donate a kidney to other people living with HIV (PLWH) have a low risk of developing end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) or other kidney problems in the years following the donation.

24 Jul 2023

Study finds no difference in survival rate for gallbladder cancer patients based on liver resection size

Gallbladder cancer is most common in people who have gallstones or have had gallstones in the past.

24 Jul 2023

New technique can make radiation therapy safer for patients with prostate cancer

A technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients with prostate cancer by helping clinicians accurately aim radiation beams at the prostate while avoiding nearby tissue in the bladder, urethra, and rectum.

24 Jul 2023

An exploration of the attitudes towards teleaudiology for clinicians before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers explored audiologists' attitudes towards and usage of teleaudiology.

24 Jul 2023

RCS England and Intuitive partner to shape the future of robotic-assisted surgery

Leading robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) company Intuitive has further developed its support for the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) through its support of a new multi-professional network that will shape the future development of RAS surgery nationally.

24 Jul 2023

Majority of cosmetic practitioners in the UK are not qualified medical doctors, study finds

According to an analysis of the UK's cosmetic injectables industry by UCL researchers, 68% of cosmetic practitioners who are administering injections such as Botox are not qualified medical doctors.

23 Jul 2023

Congress considers easing regulations on air transport of donated organs

What do kidney and pancreas transplants have to do with airplane regulations? Tucked into the hundreds of pages of legislative language to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration is a provision to change the life-or-death process by which human organs are flown commercially from donor to recipient.

20 Jul 2023

Proteins CEACAM1 and TIM-3 may help protect liver transplants

A new study identifies how certain proteins in the immune system interact leading to organ rejection. The study, which involved experiments on mice and human patients, uncovered an important communication pathway between two molecules called CEACAM1 (CC1) and TIM-3, finding that the pathway plays a crucial role in controlling the body's immune response during liver transplantation.

19 Jul 2023

Cardiac rehabilitation linked to decreased risk of death after surgery

For millions of Americans who have heart surgery or experience cardiovascular complications, like heart attack or heart failure, they may be encouraged to participate in cardiac rehabilitation.

19 Jul 2023

Starting epidurals in the OR may help provide better pain control

Starting a patient-controlled epidural anesthesia (PCEA) infusion while the patient is still in the operating room (OR) -; rather than in the recovery room after the procedure -; may help provide better pain control, suggests research presented at the virtual American Society of Anesthesiologists' Anesthesia Quality and Patient Safety Meeting.

17 Jul 2023

Normothermic machine preservation shows promise in liver transplantation

A groundbreaking clinical trial comparing conventional low temperature storage of transplant donor livers with storage at physiological body temperature has revealed promising results for the evolution of liver transplantation.

17 Jul 2023

Exercise can improve quality of life and reduce hospitalizations for dialysis patients

Patients who engage in light exercise while undergoing dialysis are physically fitter and are admitted to hospital less frequently than those who do not.

14 Jul 2023

UW Medicine surgeons saved a patient with dual-organ transplant

Doctors in Seattle are reporting a history-making case in which a patient received two donor organs, a liver and a heart, to prevent the extreme likelihood that her body would reject a donor heart transplanted alone.

14 Jul 2023

'Broken pipeline' threatens future of surgeon-scientists

Surgeons who also conduct important biomedical research are struggling to obtain research funding, and that "broken pipeline" could spell extinction for surgeon-scientists and slow innovations for patients if something isn't done, a team of UVA Health experts warns.

13 Jul 2023

Surgical breakthrough allows amputees to control bionic hands with single-finger precision

For the first time, a person with an arm amputation can manipulate each finger of a bionic hand as if it was his own.

13 Jul 2023

TAVR for aortic regurgitation: Moving beyond "off-label" use

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is currently a widely used option for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis with high to low surgical risk.

13 Jul 2023

Washington University surgeons pioneer robotic liver transplantation

A surgical team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently performed the first robotic liver transplant in the U.S. in May at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

12 Jul 2023

High-intensity interval training before surgery can improve recovery

Policy-makers are being urged to take notice of a University of Otago study that confirms that undertaking a short program of high intensity interval training before surgery can substantially help with recovery.

12 Jul 2023

Medical Procedure News

New analysis identifies factors that influence plastic surgery patients' Yelp reviews

Computational modeling to improve implant alignment during knee replacement surgeries

Donating a kidney can be safe for people living with HIV, study shows

Study finds no difference in survival rate for gallbladder cancer patients based on liver resection size

New technique can make radiation therapy safer for patients with prostate cancer

An exploration of the attitudes towards teleaudiology for clinicians before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

RCS England and Intuitive partner to shape the future of robotic-assisted surgery

Majority of cosmetic practitioners in the UK are not qualified medical doctors, study finds

Congress considers easing regulations on air transport of donated organs

Proteins CEACAM1 and TIM-3 may help protect liver transplants

Cardiac rehabilitation linked to decreased risk of death after surgery

Starting epidurals in the OR may help provide better pain control

Normothermic machine preservation shows promise in liver transplantation

Exercise can improve quality of life and reduce hospitalizations for dialysis patients

UW Medicine surgeons saved a patient with dual-organ transplant

'Broken pipeline' threatens future of surgeon-scientists

Surgical breakthrough allows amputees to control bionic hands with single-finger precision

TAVR for aortic regurgitation: Moving beyond "off-label" use

Washington University surgeons pioneer robotic liver transplantation

High-intensity interval training before surgery can improve recovery

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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