Cat bites may look less serious than dog bites, but beware: They can cause dangerous infections, particularly when they involve the hand, new research indicates. Although cats have no more germs in their mouths than dogs or people, ...
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The Whipple procedure, used to remove tumors from pancreatic cancer patients, is one of surgery's most extensive and challenging operations. Now, surgeons are using a minimally invasive robotic surgical system to perform the surgery. ...
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With world's first automated blood pressure management system developed by KK Women's and Children's Hospital New trial results have shown that the world's first Double Intravenous Vasopressor Automated (DIVA) System affords superior ...
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The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering has awarded UCLA researchers Dr. Daniel Lu (Brentwood) and Dr. Reggie Edgerton (Bel Air) a $6 million, five-year grant to explore new therapies for the approximately 273,000 ...
Tags: UCLA, Spinal-Cord Injuries, New Therapies, lower spine.
New surgical guidelines announced today by the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) have the potential to significantly reduce unnecessary breast surgeries, improve patient outcomes and ...
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Managing a child's pain and distress after surgery is an essential part of recovery. However, using strong painkilling medications post-surgery can put kids at risk for side effects and other complications. A new evidence review from The ...
Clinical trials investigating new uses for the anti-cancer drug Avastin have produced mixed results. When combined with standard chemotherapy, Avastin extended the survival of patients with advanced cervical cancer by nearly four months, ...
Robots are notoriously horrible at being generalists. The most efficient and effective robots have been purpose-built to do one specific task very, very well. This is why we have Roombas and not Rosies, and it's why robotic telemedicine ...
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Reportbuyer.com just published a new market research report: Global In Vitro Fertilization Market TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) market to grow at a CAGR of 12.12 percent over the period 2012-2016. ...
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A team of UCA researchers led by Professor Esther Berrocoso and in joint collaboration with the mental health research groups of the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM) have carried out a ...
Article cites potential to save money on end-of-life care, medical imaging and new drug prices In a review article published Feb. 14 in The Lancet Oncology, Johns Hopkins experts identify three major sources of high cancer costs and argue ...
JustRight Surgical, a micro-laparoscopic medical device company devoted to miniaturizing surgical instrumentation, has received 510 (k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its JustRight™ 5mm Stapler. The ...
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Catheter Research Inc. Catheter Research, Inc. DBA Thomas Medical, Inc. (Indianapolis, Indiana) is pleased to announce that they recently acquired HAH Medical, Inc. a long-time distributor for Thomas Medical, Inc. (Lone Tree, CO) FOR ...
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Hospital equipment maker Hill-Rom(Batesville,IN)plans on cutting approximately 350 workers,or 5%of its global workforce,to save roughly$30 million annually.The restructuring efforts include a downsizing of the firm's European manufacturing ...
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Zimmer Spine, a provider of musculoskeletal health solutions, has launched its Puros demineralized bone matrix (DBM) block and strip in the US, designed to stimulate natural bone formation processes in spine surgical procedures. Puros ...