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A neurosurgeon who specializes in deep brain stimulation (DBS) is seeking a target in the brains of bi-polar disorder patients for possible DBS implantation to provide help to them. |
Released: 26-May-2016 1:05 PM EDT
University Hospitals Case Medical Center |
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New research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that the world’s estimated 60 million refugees, displaced from their homes due to conflict, persecution or human rights violations, may need at least 2.78 million surgeries a year, something thought to be very difficult to arrange in the midst of their upheaval. |
Released: 26-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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Shoulder and arm pain come with the territory for some athletes and certain occupations like hair stylists, mechanics, even office workers. However, experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center say the pain and tingling could stem from a more serious condition called thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). |
Released: 25-May-2016 8:00 AM EDT
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center |
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) urges Americans to protect our nation’s Veterans by opposing a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposed policy that removes physician anesthesiologists from surgery and replaces them with nurses, lowering the standard of care and jeopardizing Veterans’ lives. |
Released: 24-May-2016 5:00 PM EDT
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) |
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In roughly one-third of pancreatic cancer patients, tumors have grown around the pancreas to encompass critical blood vessels. Conventional wisdom has long held that surgery to remove the tumors is rarely an option, and life expectancies are usually measured in months. |
Released: 24-May-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic |
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Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) plan to launch a clinical study looking at complication rates in patients who have experienced severe trauma to the abdominal area and require immediate surgery to diagnose and treat the injuries at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. |
Released: 24-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
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FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received initial accreditation from the national Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for University-sponsored residency programs in general surgery and emergency medicine, in collaboration with its member teaching hospitals in the FAU College of Medicine Graduate Medical Education Consortium. |
Released: 23-May-2016 8:30 AM EDT
Florida Atlantic University |
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In obese prostate cancer patients, robotic-assisted surgery to remove the prostate reduces the risk of blood loss and prolonged hospital stays, a Loyola Medicine study has found. |
Released: 20-May-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Loyola University Health System |
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UCLA research finds wide variances in surgeons’ decision to operate or recommend an alternative treatment option, suggesting that it depends as much on how surgeons perceive the world as it does on the patient’s diagnosis. |
Released: 19-May-2016 5:05 PM EDT
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences |
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The use of arthroscopic hip surgery for pain relief has increased dramatically in the past decade. A study looking at patient data bases in Florida and California finds it may not be the best option, especially if a patient has arthritis or is over 60. Many needed a hip replacement within two years. |
Released: 18-May-2016 6:05 PM EDT
Hospital for Special Surgery |
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Researchers repurposing E-Vac procedure to treat issues in the gastrointestinal tract. |
Released: 18-May-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Baylor University Medical Center |
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Contrary to conventional wisdom, Major League Baseball pitchers who throw a high percentage of fastballs may be at increased risk for Tommy John surgery, according to research at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Researchers suggest that throwing fastballs nearly half of the time puts pitchers at risk of injury to their elbow. MLB pitchers who have undergone Tommy John surgery threw on average 7 percent more fastballs than pitchers who had no surgery. |
Released: 18-May-2016 11:00 AM EDT
Henry Ford Health System |
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Bioabsorbable heart valves or blood vessels are designed to harness the body’s innate healing process, enabling the natural restoration of complex body parts as the synthetic graft is absorbed. At the 96th AATS Annual Meeting, surgeons from the Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow report the results of implantation of bioabsorbable vascular grafts placed into five children born with serious cardiovascular anomalies. According to the investigators, this is the first-ever clinical trial of a bioabsorbable cardiovascular device. |
Embargo expired: 17-May-2016 2:00 PM EDT
Released: 13-May-2016 11:05 AM EDT
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) |
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ColumbiaDoctors and Medscape, the leading source of medical news and information for physicians, today announced a partnership that gives physicians using Medscape Consult™ access to the expertise of ColumbiaDoctors, Columbia University Medical Center’s faculty practice. |
Released: 17-May-2016 11:30 AM EDT
Columbia University Medical Center |
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Looking ahead to 2035, a growing disparity is projected between the number of cardiothoracic surgeons needed and the number available. In a presentation at the 96th AATS Annual Meeting, researchers cite such trends as fewer trainees in surgery residency programs, more exam failures, and fewer American Board of Thoracic Surgery certifications at a time when an aging population will require more cardiothoracic surgical services. They estimate that cardiothoracic surgeons would have to increase their caseload by 121% to meet demand, something that is not feasible. |
Embargo expired: 17-May-2016 11:20 AM EDT
Released: 13-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) |
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They may be small. They may be in rural towns. They may only have a couple of surgeons. But for common operations, critical access hospitals may be safer and less expensive than their larger cousins, a new study finds. |
Embargo expired: 17-May-2016 11:00 AM EDT
Released: 12-May-2016 3:00 PM EDT
University of Michigan Health System |
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Little is known about mitral valve (MV) surgical outcomes within the largest US federal health system – the Veterans Administration (VA) Health System. At the 96th AATS Annual Meeting, data presented from 40 VA cardiac surgery centers reveal that although MV repair rates increased from 48% in 2001 to 63% in 2013, a wide variability exists in repair rates among medical centers. This is especially important because MV repair mortality rates were significantly lower in patients with primary degenerative disease. |
Embargo expired: 17-May-2016 10:40 AM EDT
Released: 13-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) |
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Big data provides insight into patient readmission after pediatric neurosurgery. |
Released: 17-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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Released: 17-May-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Newswise Trends |
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A team of surgeons in Japan has developed a technique to relieve airway obstruction in children. The technique, known as external stenting (ES), expands and stabilizes the airway by suspending its wall to a rigid prosthesis placed around the bronchus or trachea. ES avoids the problem of granulation formation resulting from endolumenal corrective approaches, such as endoscopic stent placement. In a presentation at the 96th AATS Annual Meeting, the researchers describe the ES technique in detail as well as report on indications, complications, and long-term outcomes. |
Embargo expired: 17-May-2016 8:45 AM EDT
Released: 13-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) |