Surgery

One of only four medical institutions participating in this groundbreaking Phase II clinical trialCredit: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center CLEVELAND-- University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer Center treated its first…

Neuroimaging findings suggest that the trigeminal nerve and hippocampus volumes predict surgical treatment success London, UK: A new study published in the journal Cephalalgia, the official journal of the International Headache Society,…

The benefits of fetal surgery to repair spina bifida, a procedure pioneered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in 1997, continue through school age, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study reports today in the journal…

Breakthrough research to be presented at the Crohn's & Colitis Congress®, a meeting to transform IBD care Austin, Texas (Jan. 23, 2020) -- The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) are…

Houston Methodist study focuses on pre- and post-surgical pain management Surgeons at Houston Methodist Hospital are stemming the tide of addiction to prescription opioids by managing patients' pain after surgery. By using long-acting…

By stabilizing fractured and partially dislocated ribs, physicians can improve patient quality of life according to a new multicenter studyCredit: Lauren Hooker, MUSC When an arm snaps, a leg cracks or a wrist twists, physicians…

Evidence-based document guides treatment decisions in patients with moderate to severe UC Bethesda, Maryland (Jan. 21, 2020) -- Ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated with an increased risk of…

Effectiveness of anti-inflammatories following surgery depends on when you take them If you have just had knee, shoulder or hip surgery, you may want to take anti-inflammatories in the morning or at noon, but not at night. A McGill-led…

A technique that enables patients suffering from heart conditions to hold their breath safely for over 5 minutes could have potential as part of a new treatment for cardiac arrhythmias, say researchers at the University of Birmingham.…

'Prehabilitation' for at-risk patients linked to lower length of stay and total costs by encouraging walking, breathing exercises, nutrition, and reducing tobacco and stressCredit: University of Michigan/JACS An inexpensive program to help…