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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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FEB 22, 2016Cancer
Active surveillance could be a viable alternative to surgery and radiation for some women with ductal carcinoma in situ, ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 20, 2016Videos
Virtual reality is not just for gamers - in the medical world, virtual and 3-D technologies are transforming how doctors ...FEB 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Tissue bioengineering is rapidly expanding as the demand for lab-grown tissues grows steadily due to shortages in donate ...FEB 16, 2016Cardiology
Cardiogenic shock, however rare, can occur after a heart attack, exacerbating the effect of inadequate circulation on ti ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 15, 2016Neuroscience
Normally when there is talk of a small piece of metal that can be implanted in the brain to take over the control of som ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the University of Liverpool recently unveiled an electronic “smell” test for prostate cancer d ...FEB 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
To stop an aggressive, lethal killer known as pancreatic cancer, scientists have devised a way to deliver a toxic chemo ...FEB 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have obtained approval to become the nation’s first hospital to p ...FEB 10, 2016Immunology
C-sections come with a significant risk for infection, but a new study shows changing skin-prep procedures could lower t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 07, 2016Technology
Exoskeletons are very cool pieces of technology and are extraordinary because they can either give a regular human being ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2016Health & Medicine
Whenever retired Maj. David Underwood drove under power lines and around other electromagnetic fields, he would feel a p ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Childhood brain cancers may fare better with proton beam therapy than conventional radiotherapies, say researchers from ...FEB 01, 2016Cancer
Engineers are developing a handheld microscope, roughly the size of a pen, that could help surgeons see at the cellular ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 01, 2016Neuroscience
Neurons are incredibly tiny, but they have a big task in the brain. Cells within the nervous system, called neurons, are ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 30, 2016Cancer
A new therapy uses white blood cells to ferry cancer-killing proteins through the bloodstream. Tests show it virtually e ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 30, 2016Immunology
More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, according to 2012 national survey (American Pain Society). While ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2016Cardiology
Anticoagulant drugs thin the blood (I.E. “blood thinners”) to prevent dangerous clotting in the vessels. Peo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2016Videos
Cancer is a devastating disease, even when it's caught early. Treatment can involve surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 23, 2016Technology
For the first time ever in the United States, an amputee has undergone a prosthetic implant process known as osseointegr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2016Cardiology
Dogs and humans alike can suffer from a rare bleeding disorder called factor VII deficiency, where lacking a vital coagu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Traumatic brain injuries kill about 50,000 Americans every year. To minimize mortality risks and speed up recovery time, ...JAN 19, 2016Videos
Many raise an eyebrow to surgeon Sergio Canavero's claims that he has the potential to perform a human head transplant a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 14, 2016Cardiology
The aortic valve regulates blood flow by opening and closing, and when it stops working an aortic valve replacement (AVR ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 08, 2016Videos
Any kind of cancer diagnosis is frightening, but pancreatic cancer is especially difficult to treat. A new study from th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 22, 2016
Cancer
Active surveillance could be a viable alternative to surgery and radiation for some women with ductal carcinoma in situ,
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 20, 2016
Videos
Virtual reality is not just for gamers - in the medical world, virtual and 3-D technologies are transforming how doctors
...
FEB 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tissue bioengineering is rapidly expanding as the demand for lab-grown tissues grows steadily due to shortages in donate
...
FEB 16, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiogenic shock, however rare, can occur after a heart attack, exacerbating the effect of inadequate circulation on ti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Normally when there is talk of a small piece of metal that can be implanted in the brain to take over the control of som
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the University of Liverpool recently unveiled an electronic “smell” test for prostate cancer d
...
FEB 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To stop an aggressive, lethal killer known as pancreatic cancer, scientists have devised a way to deliver a toxic chemo
...
FEB 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have obtained approval to become the nation’s first hospital to p
...
FEB 10, 2016
Immunology
C-sections come with a significant risk for infection, but a new study shows changing skin-prep procedures could lower t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 07, 2016
Technology
Exoskeletons are very cool pieces of technology and are extraordinary because they can either give a regular human being
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
Whenever retired Maj. David Underwood drove under power lines and around other electromagnetic fields, he would feel a p
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Childhood brain cancers may fare better with proton beam therapy than conventional radiotherapies, say researchers from
...
FEB 01, 2016
Cancer
Engineers are developing a handheld microscope, roughly the size of a pen, that could help surgeons see at the cellular
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 01, 2016
Neuroscience
Neurons are incredibly tiny, but they have a big task in the brain. Cells within the nervous system, called neurons, are
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 30, 2016
Cancer
A new therapy uses white blood cells to ferry cancer-killing proteins through the bloodstream. Tests show it virtually e
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 30, 2016
Immunology
More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, according to 2012 national survey (American Pain Society). While
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Anticoagulant drugs thin the blood (I.E. “blood thinners”) to prevent dangerous clotting in the vessels. Peo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2016
Videos
Cancer is a devastating disease, even when it's caught early. Treatment can involve surgery, radiation or chemotherapy.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 23, 2016
Technology
For the first time ever in the United States, an amputee has undergone a prosthetic implant process known as osseointegr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2016
Cardiology
Dogs and humans alike can suffer from a rare bleeding disorder called factor VII deficiency, where lacking a vital coagu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Traumatic brain injuries kill about 50,000 Americans every year. To minimize mortality risks and speed up recovery time,
...
JAN 19, 2016
Videos
Many raise an eyebrow to surgeon Sergio Canavero's claims that he has the potential to perform a human head transplant a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 14, 2016
Cardiology
The aortic valve regulates blood flow by opening and closing, and when it stops working an aortic valve replacement (AVR
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 08, 2016
Videos
Any kind of cancer diagnosis is frightening, but pancreatic cancer is especially difficult to treat. A new study from th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim