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Surgeries
Surgeries broadly describe procedures used to investigate or treat a medical condition, such as a disease, injury, or bodily impediment. In general, surgeries aim to improve function or appearance or repair a damaged or infected area of the body. Examples of surgeries include angioplasty, joint replacements, cesarean section, organ transplantation, hysterectomy.
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MAY 06, 2020Cardiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a chronic disease where plaque builds up in the arteries in the legs. This buildup ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 22, 2020Cancer
A new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Can ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus causea huge range of symptoms, and researchers are learning more about the worst cases, which may h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, known as tucatinib or Tuksya, as a treatment for advanced f ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 19, 2020Cannabis Sciences
As the usage of cannabis products has become more and more common, many may overlook telling their physician about how t ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 17, 2020Health & Medicine
Because it's a respiratory illness, it shares symptoms with many other common illnesses, including seasonal allergies. S ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2020Cardiology
Often, people who have Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This is because they are usu ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
While heparin is the most commonly prescribed drug in hospitals, we have to extract it from pig intestines, which is fra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2020Neuroscience
A study from China has found that stroke, an altered sense of consciousness and other neurological issues are relatively ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 11, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Gingivitis is a mild periodontal disease that causes inflammation, irritation, redness, and swelling of the gingiva. Thi ...Written By: Abbie ArceAPR 09, 2020Cancer
Results from a study published in Nature Medicine highlights the benefits of receiving pre-surgery immunotherapy for som ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 08, 2020Technology
Currently, atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart condition that is diagnosed using an electrocardiogram (ECG). However, di ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 07, 2020Cardiology
Across the United States, doctors have reported that hospitals are eerily quiet apart from wards housing patients diagno ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 28, 2020Cardiology
The Japanese are known for their fondness of long hot baths- be it in their famous onsens, public baths or even just the ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 23, 2020Microbiology
The loss of the sense of smell may be a symptom of a COVID-19 infection in people with no other symptoms.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2020Cancer
New research published yesterday in the British Journal of Cancer from scientists at the University of East Anglia descr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 19, 2020Cardiology
Around 700,000 people survive a heart attack in the US each year, with approximately 1 in 9 of these survivors experienc ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 19, 2020Cardiology
New research has shown that having bariatric surgery, by means of having a gastric band placed around the stomach to res ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 13, 2020Cardiology
Cardiac tumors are generally considered rare, happening in only one in 500 cardiac surgery cases. These growths are ofte ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 11, 2020Cardiology
As it turns out, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) doesn’t just affect the function of your joints. New research has found ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 08, 2020Cancer
A new study led by scientists at the University of Sussex suggests an alternative treatment strategy for patients diagno ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 07, 2020Technology
Could a medical robot be the next big thing? Researchers at Rutgers University engineered a clinical device based on the ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 26, 2020Cardiology
In June last year, a group of prominent academics in the US published a paper claiming that people who vape, or people w ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 26, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Complaints about a painful belly are a common childhood lament. In such situations, the first thing that often comes to ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
MAY 06, 2020
Cardiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a chronic disease where plaque builds up in the arteries in the legs. This buildup
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 22, 2020
Cancer
A new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Can
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus causea huge range of symptoms, and researchers are learning more about the worst cases, which may h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, known as tucatinib or Tuksya, as a treatment for advanced f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 19, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As the usage of cannabis products has become more and more common, many may overlook telling their physician about how t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
Because it's a respiratory illness, it shares symptoms with many other common illnesses, including seasonal allergies. S
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2020
Cardiology
Often, people who have Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This is because they are usu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
While heparin is the most commonly prescribed drug in hospitals, we have to extract it from pig intestines, which is fra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2020
Neuroscience
A study from China has found that stroke, an altered sense of consciousness and other neurological issues are relatively
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 11, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Gingivitis is a mild periodontal disease that causes inflammation, irritation, redness, and swelling of the gingiva. Thi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
APR 09, 2020
Cancer
Results from a study published in Nature Medicine highlights the benefits of receiving pre-surgery immunotherapy for som
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 08, 2020
Technology
Currently, atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart condition that is diagnosed using an electrocardiogram (ECG). However, di
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 07, 2020
Cardiology
Across the United States, doctors have reported that hospitals are eerily quiet apart from wards housing patients diagno
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 28, 2020
Cardiology
The Japanese are known for their fondness of long hot baths- be it in their famous onsens, public baths or even just the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 23, 2020
Microbiology
The loss of the sense of smell may be a symptom of a COVID-19 infection in people with no other symptoms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2020
Cancer
New research published yesterday in the British Journal of Cancer from scientists at the University of East Anglia descr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 19, 2020
Cardiology
Around 700,000 people survive a heart attack in the US each year, with approximately 1 in 9 of these survivors experienc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 19, 2020
Cardiology
New research has shown that having bariatric surgery, by means of having a gastric band placed around the stomach to res
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 13, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiac tumors are generally considered rare, happening in only one in 500 cardiac surgery cases. These growths are ofte
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 11, 2020
Cardiology
As it turns out, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) doesn’t just affect the function of your joints. New research has found
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 08, 2020
Cancer
A new study led by scientists at the University of Sussex suggests an alternative treatment strategy for patients diagno
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 07, 2020
Technology
Could a medical robot be the next big thing? Researchers at Rutgers University engineered a clinical device based on the
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 26, 2020
Cardiology
In June last year, a group of prominent academics in the US published a paper claiming that people who vape, or people w
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 26, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Complaints about a painful belly are a common childhood lament. In such situations, the first thing that often comes to
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes