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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

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

Many patients who undergo heart surgery may be able to safely and effectively control postoperative pain without opioids after hospital discharge, according to research published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

6 Jan 2022

Optical sensing can address unmet clinical needs in orthopedic surgery

Knees and hips wear out. Backs and necks become unstable. Fortunately, orthopedic surgeons specialize in musculoskeletal repair.

6 Jan 2022

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

A new way to evaluate the quality of kidneys before transplantation could one day help increase the number of usable donor kidneys.

5 Jan 2022

Researchers compare survival rates of AML patients treated with two forms of transplantation methods

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a common type of blood cancer that has a relatively low survival rate. It is particularly deadly for patients suffering from refractory and relapsed AML (R/R AML), meaning their cancer has stopped responding to treatment and has returned after a period of remission.

5 Jan 2022

Growth-friendly surgeries have more complications than spinal fusion in kids treated with severe scoliosis

A Michigan Medicine study found that preadolescent children with severe neuromuscular scoliosis who are treated with growth-friendly surgery prior to spinal fusion have more complications and unplanned subsequent surgeries than those who only have the spinal fusion.

30 Dec 2021

Successful weight-loss intervention helps lower risk of severe complications from COVID-19

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients with obesity, prior weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 60% lower risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19 infection. The research was published in the journal JAMA Surgery.

30 Dec 2021

Redefining the acetabular safe zone to help avoid the risk of dislocation after hip replacement surgery

A study using artificial intelligence to analyze radiographs from thousands of patients after hip replacement surgery redefines the acetabular "safe zone" to help avoid the risk of dislocation, reports The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.

28 Dec 2021

Retransplantation may provide better survival over dialysis after failed first kidney transplant

Kidney transplantation is the preferred therapy after kidney failure, but kidneys transplanted from deceased donors often do not last for the rest of a recipient's life.

28 Dec 2021

Medical Procedure News

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

Researchers compare survival rates of AML patients treated with two forms of transplantation methods

Growth-friendly surgeries have more complications than spinal fusion in kids treated with severe scoliosis

Successful weight-loss intervention helps lower risk of severe complications from COVID-19

Redefining the acetabular safe zone to help avoid the risk of dislocation after hip replacement surgery

Retransplantation may provide better survival over dialysis after failed first kidney transplant

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