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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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SEP 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
With every new medical technology, doctors are getting better at saving more patients’ lives. Medical advancements ...SEP 27, 2017Cancer
Mental health is inextricably linked to physical health and wellbeing. That is the sentiment in a study, which found tha ...SEP 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Currently, if a doctor suspects a patient has cancer or other diseases, he orders a tissue biopsy to confirm whether the ...SEP 26, 2017Neuroscience
Brain cancer, in all of its forms, is a highly aggressive form of the disease, that has proven difficult to access and t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Results from a new study suggest that cleft palate, one of the most common birth defects in children, could be reversed ...SEP 18, 2017Cancer
By scrutinizing the physical and genetic properties of neuroblastoma, researchers from the Children's Hospital of Ph ...SEP 14, 2017Videos
Medical science often resembles science fiction, especially when new gadgets and technology aids are invented. Engineers ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 14, 2017Cancer
Larry King, the famed talk show host, recently revealed his diagnosis of Stage 1 lung cancer. King then underwent surger ...SEP 13, 2017Cardiology
Believe it or not, a “hole in the heart” from a condition called patent foramen ovale (PFO) is mostly harmle ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 10, 2017Videos
As of early September, a new cancer treatment has been approved to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The treatment is ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 09, 2017Videos
The Da Vinci surgical system is a type of human-controlled robot capable of performing surgery through a very tight spac ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A 64-year-old man recently went to the doctor for painful urination for three days. His CT scan shocked doctors, as it s ...SEP 04, 2017Neuroscience
The operating room is a pretty intense place, especially when there is actual brain surgery going on. A surgical team mu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 03, 2017Videos
A new superbug has been identified by researchers with the Partner State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences in the Departme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2017Cancer
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, would have been intrigued by a new app that researchers say can detect ...AUG 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has demonstrated that a new therapy is effective at treating Parkinson's disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2017Videos
Most people, if not all, get sore a day or two after going through intense workout sessions. While it's common, there ar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New technology may end the need for expensive surgeryWritten By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2017Cardiology
Worldwide, the risk of dying from rheumatic heart disease has dropped since 1990, but the statistics have hardly changed ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 24, 2017Plants & Animals
Meet Oreo; he’s a poodle from Connecticut that lived a normal life up until he developed a massive tumor on his ch ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 21, 2017Cardiology
A heart attack wounds the heart similar to the way a deep cut wounds the skin: it leaves a scar. However, a scar on the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 18, 2017Videos
3D printing is cutting edge technology that has applications for everything from computer parts to space travel to medic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 17, 2017Cancer
Alternative medicine options are becoming increasingly popular among patients. But results from a new study suggests tha ...AUG 16, 2017Cardiology
Heart attack patients can be given regenerative tissue to help them recover, but the current procedure involves open-hea ...Written By: Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
With every new medical technology, doctors are getting better at saving more patients’ lives. Medical advancements
...
SEP 27, 2017
Cancer
Mental health is inextricably linked to physical health and wellbeing. That is the sentiment in a study, which found tha
...
SEP 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Currently, if a doctor suspects a patient has cancer or other diseases, he orders a tissue biopsy to confirm whether the
...
SEP 26, 2017
Neuroscience
Brain cancer, in all of its forms, is a highly aggressive form of the disease, that has proven difficult to access and t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Results from a new study suggest that cleft palate, one of the most common birth defects in children, could be reversed
...
SEP 18, 2017
Cancer
By scrutinizing the physical and genetic properties of neuroblastoma, researchers from the Children's Hospital of Ph
...
SEP 14, 2017
Videos
Medical science often resembles science fiction, especially when new gadgets and technology aids are invented. Engineers
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 14, 2017
Cancer
Larry King, the famed talk show host, recently revealed his diagnosis of Stage 1 lung cancer. King then underwent surger
...
SEP 13, 2017
Cardiology
Believe it or not, a “hole in the heart” from a condition called patent foramen ovale (PFO) is mostly harmle
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 10, 2017
Videos
As of early September, a new cancer treatment has been approved to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The treatment is
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 09, 2017
Videos
The Da Vinci surgical system is a type of human-controlled robot capable of performing surgery through a very tight spac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A 64-year-old man recently went to the doctor for painful urination for three days. His CT scan shocked doctors, as it s
...
SEP 04, 2017
Neuroscience
The operating room is a pretty intense place, especially when there is actual brain surgery going on. A surgical team mu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 03, 2017
Videos
A new superbug has been identified by researchers with the Partner State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences in the Departme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2017
Cancer
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, would have been intrigued by a new app that researchers say can detect
...
AUG 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has demonstrated that a new therapy is effective at treating Parkinson's disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2017
Videos
Most people, if not all, get sore a day or two after going through intense workout sessions. While it's common, there ar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New technology may end the need for expensive surgery
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2017
Cardiology
Worldwide, the risk of dying from rheumatic heart disease has dropped since 1990, but the statistics have hardly changed
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
Meet Oreo; he’s a poodle from Connecticut that lived a normal life up until he developed a massive tumor on his ch
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 21, 2017
Cardiology
A heart attack wounds the heart similar to the way a deep cut wounds the skin: it leaves a scar. However, a scar on the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 18, 2017
Videos
3D printing is cutting edge technology that has applications for everything from computer parts to space travel to medic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 17, 2017
Cancer
Alternative medicine options are becoming increasingly popular among patients. But results from a new study suggests tha
...
AUG 16, 2017
Cardiology
Heart attack patients can be given regenerative tissue to help them recover, but the current procedure involves open-hea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker