Neuroscience
Hemorrhagic complications rare after cranial epilepsy surgery
Hemorrhagic complications are uncommon after cranial epilepsy surgery, according to a study published online April 12 in World Neurosurgery.
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News tagged with surgeries
Health
Students with disabilities match with physician residency programs at lower rates
Medical students who report having a disability are less likely to match into a residency program, according to a new Yale study involving residency programs across the United States.
Apr 17, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Bariatric surgery-induced upregulation of apoA-IV is beneficial for insulin secretion and energy expenditure: Study
Bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective means of reducing weight in morbidly obese individuals, while also significantly improving diabetes. Currently, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Cardiology
Multidisciplinary research team creates computational models to predict heart valve leakage in children
An innovative new field of research holds the promise for pediatric cardiologists and heart surgeons to predict the future structural integrity of a child's heart valves so they can perform the best possible surgery today.
Apr 16, 2024
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Ophthalmology
AI to improve cataract surgery in the Global South
While the adequate surgical treatment of cataract is guaranteed in high-income countries, the surgical results in the Global South are often inadequate. Video recording can be used to analyze possible surgical errors, improve ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Health
First national study of Dobbs ruling's effect on permanent contraception among young adults
The first study to evaluate the effect of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling on permanent contraception procedures among young adults nationwide was published in a JAMA Health Forum research letter.
Apr 12, 2024
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Cardiology
Anemia may contribute to higher female mortality during heart surgery
Women are at higher risk of death when undergoing heart bypass surgery than men. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have determined that this disparity is mediated, to a large extent, by intraoperative anemia—the loss ...
Apr 11, 2024
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Neuroscience
Surgical removal beneficial for acute intracerebral hemorrhage
For patients with an acute intracerebral hemorrhage, minimally invasive surgical removal is associated with improved outcomes, according to a study published in the April 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Apr 11, 2024
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Surgery
Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital: Study
Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused by superbugs they're exposed to while they're in a medical facility. Genetic data from the bacteria ...
Apr 11, 2024
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Surgery
Robotically assisted lung transplants are on the horizon, say researchers
While debating the pros and cons of robotically assisted lung transplantation, Albert Jauregui, MD, Ph.D. told attendees at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation ...
Apr 11, 2024
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