Surgery

BOSTON - A chemical that has improved surgeries for brain cancer by making tumor cells fluorescent may also help doctors safely diagnose the disease and monitor its response to treatment, according to a new study led by investigators at…

Just one example of VR's potential to improve training, patient careCredit: UVA Health A UVA Health interventional radiologist has harnessed the power of virtual reality to increase the availability of a less-invasive treatment…

A new way of 3D printing soft materials such as gels and collagens offers a major step forward in the manufacture of artificial medical implants. Developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham, the technique could be used to…

Credit: CNIO Investigation of biological mechanisms in urothelial tissue -one of the three types of tissue that make up the urinary system- has always been very limited due to the lack of technologies that allow working with stable…

UT Dallas bioengineer demonstrates potential for hyperspectral imaging and AICredit: The University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at Dallas researchers have demonstrated that imaging technology used to map the universe…

Experts writing in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery warn that the clinical data are limited, many treatments with biologic agents are still unproven for clinical use, and US regulatory agencies impose barriers on conducting…

A new model incorporating the shape changes of veins and the arteriovenous grafts connecting to them shows much of the blood turbulence can be mitigated by improving AVGsCredit: Zengding Bai WASHINGTON, D.C., September 27, 2019 -- Patients…

Pitt civil engineering professor receives nearly $400,000 from NIH to develop an implantable, self-powered spinal fusion sensor PITTSBURGH (Sept. 26, 2019) -- Amir H. Alavi, PhD, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering…

What The Study Did: With data from nearly 25,000 patients who underwent weight-loss surgery in Western Australia over 10 years, this study examined the association between bariatric surgery and the use of outpatient, emergency department…

Researchers report that extended hospital stays after operations were reduced by almost half at 36 participating accredited bariatric surgery centers CHICAGO (September 24, 2019): A large-scale implementation of a protocol to improve…