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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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DEC 15, 2017Cannabis Sciences
A recent study revealed the potential for treating sleep apnea with medical cannabis.Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 15, 2017Cardiology
Scientists from the University of California - Los Angeles introduce “MyLeukoMap,” an experimental blood tes ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 13, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer is on the rise among young people, and researchers are working to learn what is behind the increase.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
National clinical trials shoes that a treatment thought effective for deep vein blood clots actually not effective and n ...Written By: Courtney SchaalDEC 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Every year, U.S. doctors report about 3,500 cases of swallowed batteries that often necessitate removal via invasive bro ...DEC 06, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, scientists have applied all-optical ultrasound imaging in a “clinically realistic environment, ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
When doctors first began treating an Indian man complaining of stomach pain, they could not have imagined the source of ...NOV 29, 2017Cardiology
The aorta’s response to repeated strenuous exercise that embodies a professional football career has been found to ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 27, 2017Neuroscience
Everyone knows that opioids are dangerous if not prescribed cautiously and taken exactly as directed. Even when the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 24, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial Italian surgeon on the impossible quest to transplant a human head recently claimed to have “suc ...NOV 22, 2017Cancer
The type of cancer has a significant bearing for the patient’s prognosis. A patient diagnosed with aggressive brai ...NOV 18, 2017Videos
The brain relies on two sets of major arteries to supply it with blood, and it's critical that they stay healthy. Aneury ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Many people associate bulging biceps with strength and vigor, but this can be far from the truth, as one Japanese man di ...NOV 16, 2017Cancer
By targeting the endcaps of cancer cell chromosomes, researchers may have landed on a promising new therapy to treat the ...NOV 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could have an impact on how wound repair is approached, for example the times that surgeries are performed.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2017Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects over 1 billion people worldwide. It can be from aging, an injury, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 13, 2017Cancer
Surgical removal of the tumor remains one of the most effective lines of defense for cancer patients. However, among oth ...NOV 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A boy whose extremely fragile skin, like that of a butterfly, has been saved by an experimental therapy. The first-of-it ...NOV 10, 2017Videos
The first LASIK eye surgery in the US was performed in 1991. Over two decades later, the American Academy of Ophthalmolo ...NOV 10, 2017Health & Medicine
While access to good health care is a concern for everyone, residents of Hertfordshire in the UK have a few extra hoops ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 09, 2017Videos
The antibiotic resistance crisis has threatened the treatment and prevention of infections caused by bacteria, viruses a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 09, 2017Neuroscience
Glioblastoma is an aggressive form cancer that has a meager survival rate. Sadly, despite hundreds of research studies, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 07, 2017Neuroscience
For patients with Parkinson's disease or epilepsy, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can allow their tremors and seizures ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 15, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study revealed the potential for treating sleep apnea with medical cannabis.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 15, 2017
Cardiology
Scientists from the University of California - Los Angeles introduce “MyLeukoMap,” an experimental blood tes
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 13, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer is on the rise among young people, and researchers are working to learn what is behind the increase.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
National clinical trials shoes that a treatment thought effective for deep vein blood clots actually not effective and n
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Every year, U.S. doctors report about 3,500 cases of swallowed batteries that often necessitate removal via invasive bro
...
DEC 06, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, scientists have applied all-optical ultrasound imaging in a “clinically realistic environment,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
When doctors first began treating an Indian man complaining of stomach pain, they could not have imagined the source of
...
NOV 29, 2017
Cardiology
The aorta’s response to repeated strenuous exercise that embodies a professional football career has been found to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 27, 2017
Neuroscience
Everyone knows that opioids are dangerous if not prescribed cautiously and taken exactly as directed. Even when the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 24, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial Italian surgeon on the impossible quest to transplant a human head recently claimed to have “suc
...
NOV 22, 2017
Cancer
The type of cancer has a significant bearing for the patient’s prognosis. A patient diagnosed with aggressive brai
...
NOV 18, 2017
Videos
The brain relies on two sets of major arteries to supply it with blood, and it's critical that they stay healthy. Aneury
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many people associate bulging biceps with strength and vigor, but this can be far from the truth, as one Japanese man di
...
NOV 16, 2017
Cancer
By targeting the endcaps of cancer cell chromosomes, researchers may have landed on a promising new therapy to treat the
...
NOV 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could have an impact on how wound repair is approached, for example the times that surgeries are performed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2017
Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects over 1 billion people worldwide. It can be from aging, an injury,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 13, 2017
Cancer
Surgical removal of the tumor remains one of the most effective lines of defense for cancer patients. However, among oth
...
NOV 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A boy whose extremely fragile skin, like that of a butterfly, has been saved by an experimental therapy. The first-of-it
...
NOV 10, 2017
Videos
The first LASIK eye surgery in the US was performed in 1991. Over two decades later, the American Academy of Ophthalmolo
...
NOV 10, 2017
Health & Medicine
While access to good health care is a concern for everyone, residents of Hertfordshire in the UK have a few extra hoops
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 09, 2017
Videos
The antibiotic resistance crisis has threatened the treatment and prevention of infections caused by bacteria, viruses a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 09, 2017
Neuroscience
Glioblastoma is an aggressive form cancer that has a meager survival rate. Sadly, despite hundreds of research studies,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 07, 2017
Neuroscience
For patients with Parkinson's disease or epilepsy, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can allow their tremors and seizures
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim