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AI can improve the effectiveness of colonoscopy in the presence of Lynch syndrome

First study of AI-assisted colonoscopy for colorectal cancer surveillance in patients with genetic predisposition - People with Lynch syndrome have a higher hereditary risk of colon cancer.

28 Dec 2022

Improved targeting method personalizes MRI-guided HIFU for the treatment of tremor patients

UT Southwestern physicians have developed an improved targeting method, four-tract tractography, to personalize MRI-guided, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) used at UTSW to treat medication refractory tremor in essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease.

27 Dec 2022

Computer vision machine learning approach accurately identifies previously placed thoracolumbar instrumentation

Identifying previously placed spinal hardware can be difficult and time consuming when a patient needs revision surgery.

27 Dec 2022

AI method can make time-sensitive, critical diagnosis easier and more accessible to pathologists

When a patient undergoes a surgical operation to remove a tumor or treat a disease, the course of surgery is often not predetermined.

23 Dec 2022

Japanese study reveals increase in incidence rates of renal replacement therapy attributed to nephrosclerosis

A new Japanese study reveals that the age-standardized incidence rates of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) due to chronic glomerulonephritis and diabetic nephropathy has decreased, while rates due to nephrosclerosis have increased considerably between 2006 and 2020.

23 Dec 2022

Partial knee arthroplasty yields faster functional recovery than total knee replacement

For selected patients with knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental (or "partial") knee arthroplasty (UKA) shortens the recovery time for two key measures of physical function, as compared with total knee arthroplasty (TKA), reports a randomized trial in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

22 Dec 2022

Black patients do not have the same level of access to new, safer heart procedures as white people

Traditional heart surgery, which involves fully opening the chest and cutting through the breastbone, comes with a high risk of complications and a long recovery time.

21 Dec 2022

New robotic bronchoscopy may be safer and more effective way to perform lung nodule biopsies

Lung nodule biopsies performed with new robotic bronchoscopy technology may be safer and more effective than those done by traditional methods, a study by researchers at UT Southwestern suggests.

20 Dec 2022

User-friendly complete system for more targeted, effective thermal ablation of tumors

Image-guided thermal ablation therapy is a patient-friendly, minimally invasive, and cost-effective tumor treatment method.

19 Dec 2022

Patient satisfaction associated with completion of metabolic or bariatric surgery

Patients who are satisfied with their physicians are more likely to follow through with metabolic or bariatric surgery (MBS) regardless of racial or ethnic group, according to a study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

19 Dec 2022

Study shows positive effect of concentrating surgery for children with neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system that occurs mainly in young children. Every year, 25 children in the Netherlands receive this diagnosis. Surgery to remove the tumor tissue forms an important part of the treatment plan.

19 Dec 2022

Metformin use associated with lower risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetes

Osteoarthritis is a common chronic condition that usually causes joint pain and can be severe enough to require knee and hip replacements.

19 Dec 2022

New imaging agent lights the way for surgeons during lung cancer surgery

Surgery, especially surgery to remove cancerous tumors, relies on a range of tools and techniques as well as on the skill of the surgeon.

19 Dec 2022

FDA approves targeted imaging agent for use in lung cancer surgery

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the targeted imaging agent Cytalux (pafolacianine) for use in lung cancer surgery.

18 Dec 2022

Adding Gli1+ cells could regenerate the enthesis after rotator cuff surgery

In the annals of shoulder surgery, NFL quarterback Drew Brees is an anomaly. In 2005, Brees was tackled and the rotator cuff tendon in his throwing shoulder was severely torn, a potentially career-ending injury.

16 Dec 2022

Research: Patient's race may influence recommendations for surgical resection of brain tumors

Published in The Lancet, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers found a patient's race may influence recommendations for surgical removal of brain tumors.

15 Dec 2022

Study examines Medicaid funding cessation for neonatal circumcision

Although it is both a religious rite and cultural practice, male circumcision is primarily done in the United States as a means of preventative health care.

15 Dec 2022

Surgical risk for patients who’ve had COVID persists longer than previously known

When patients undergo any type of surgery after having had COVID, their odds of significant postoperative problems diminish with elapsed time from COVID diagnosis.

15 Dec 2022

Study shows benefits of decreasing opioid refills for hip and knee arthroplasty patients

Opioids are commonly prescribed to patients that are discharged after a total knee and hip arthroplasty. Patients are typically given larger prescriptions of opioids that can result in an excess of the medication in their home after recovery is over.

14 Dec 2022

GOSH delivers world-first base-edited cell therapy for a patient with relapsed T cell leukemia

A patient with relapsed T cell leukemia has been given base-edited T-cells in a world-first use of a base-edited cell therapy, in a 'bench-to-bedside' collaboration between UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).

12 Dec 2022

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AI can improve the effectiveness of colonoscopy in the presence of Lynch syndrome

Improved targeting method personalizes MRI-guided HIFU for the treatment of tremor patients

Computer vision machine learning approach accurately identifies previously placed thoracolumbar instrumentation

AI method can make time-sensitive, critical diagnosis easier and more accessible to pathologists

Japanese study reveals increase in incidence rates of renal replacement therapy attributed to nephrosclerosis

Partial knee arthroplasty yields faster functional recovery than total knee replacement

Black patients do not have the same level of access to new, safer heart procedures as white people

New robotic bronchoscopy may be safer and more effective way to perform lung nodule biopsies

User-friendly complete system for more targeted, effective thermal ablation of tumors

Patient satisfaction associated with completion of metabolic or bariatric surgery

Study shows positive effect of concentrating surgery for children with neuroblastoma

Metformin use associated with lower risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetes

New imaging agent lights the way for surgeons during lung cancer surgery

FDA approves targeted imaging agent for use in lung cancer surgery

Adding Gli1+ cells could regenerate the enthesis after rotator cuff surgery

Research: Patient's race may influence recommendations for surgical resection of brain tumors

Study examines Medicaid funding cessation for neonatal circumcision

Surgical risk for patients who’ve had COVID persists longer than previously known

Study shows benefits of decreasing opioid refills for hip and knee arthroplasty patients

GOSH delivers world-first base-edited cell therapy for a patient with relapsed T cell leukemia

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