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Surgery
Surgery: The branch of medicine that employs operations in the treatment of disease or injury. Surgery can involve cutting, abrading, suturing, or otherwise physically changing body tissues and organs. It uses uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.
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OCT 12, 2017Cardiology
The ancient art of Tai Chi could benefit heart disease patients who decline traditional cardiac rehabilitation, which, m ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Many women in their early pregnancies are hesitant to take medications for fear that they may endanger their baby. Howev ...OCT 11, 2017Plants & Animals
A 55-pound Kemp’s ridley sea turtle dubbed ‘Peach’ was officially released back into the wild on Monda ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve all experienced the annoying Band-Aid that won’t stay on when wet. And when it comes to bigger cuts an ...OCT 10, 2017Cancer
A new survey finds that women who undergo double mastectomy for early stage breast cancer are nearly 8 times more likely ...OCT 09, 2017Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 08, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria live on and in us and have been found to exert a major influence on our health. Researchers want to know about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2017Videos
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; however, a recent study shows that many women are not aware of the issue of ov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
PSA: Having colored eyeballs is never worth losing your eyesight. A Canadian model recently learned this lesson the hard ...SEP 28, 2017Videos
If you've ever had some procedure done at the doctor's office (major or minor) you've probably been exposed to anesthesi ...SEP 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A decade-long eye infection left an Australian woman blind in her left eye. According to the report, 38-year-old Claire ...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 Kim
OCT 12, 2017
Cardiology
The ancient art of Tai Chi could benefit heart disease patients who decline traditional cardiac rehabilitation, which, m
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many women in their early pregnancies are hesitant to take medications for fear that they may endanger their baby. Howev
...
OCT 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
A 55-pound Kemp’s ridley sea turtle dubbed ‘Peach’ was officially released back into the wild on Monda
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve all experienced the annoying Band-Aid that won’t stay on when wet. And when it comes to bigger cuts an
...
OCT 10, 2017
Cancer
A new survey finds that women who undergo double mastectomy for early stage breast cancer are nearly 8 times more likely
...
OCT 09, 2017
Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 08, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria live on and in us and have been found to exert a major influence on our health. Researchers want to know about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2017
Videos
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; however, a recent study shows that many women are not aware of the issue of ov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
PSA: Having colored eyeballs is never worth losing your eyesight. A Canadian model recently learned this lesson the hard
...
SEP 28, 2017
Videos
If you've ever had some procedure done at the doctor's office (major or minor) you've probably been exposed to anesthesi
...
SEP 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A decade-long eye infection left an Australian woman blind in her left eye. According to the report, 38-year-old Claire
...
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