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First Telescopic Implant In Connecticut For Macular Degeneration
March 8, 2013 12:38 pm | CommentsAbout the size of an eraser tip, the Implantable Miniature Telescope shows promise for some patients who are legal blind due to macular degeneration. The telescope implant focuses and enlarged image onto healthier parts of the macula and retina at the back of the eye. The other eye provides the necessary peripheral or side vision for walking and performing other tasks.
CDC: Action Needed Now To Halt Spread Of Deadly CRE
March 8, 2013 11:46 am | CommentsThe bacteria, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), kill up to half of patients who get bloodstream infections from them. In addition to spreading among patients, often on the hands of healthcare personnel, CRE bacteria can transfer their resistance to other bacteria within their family.
Studies: Minimally-Invasive Cooled Radiofrequency Treatment For Low Back Pain Is Effective
March 8, 2013 11:22 am | CommentsKimberly-Clark today announced the publication of two separate studies that achieved positive outcomes following use of cooled radiofrequency (RF) to treat discogenic and sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain in the low back.
ACPE Supports Newly Released Patient Safety Strategies
March 8, 2013 11:19 am | CommentsThe American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) today announced its support for research identifying the top 10 patient safety strategies that can be implemented immediately by hospitals.
Elderly Pennsylvania Man Gets New Lease On Life With Artificial Heart
March 8, 2013 10:36 am | CommentsDuring a five-hour procedure earlier thus year, a medical team removed Bob Phillips’ irreparably damaged heart and replaced it with an artificial heart. The following month, Phillips celebrated his 74th birthday with the medical staff that saved his life.
Breakthrough In Artificial Intelligence-Based Robotics Neurosurgery
March 8, 2013 10:23 am | CommentsImaging and robotic technologies have the potential to help neurosurgeons perform precise, fast, and more comprehensive testing of brain tissue during surgery, identification of cancer type, grade and tumor margins and help them navigate through the brain, according to Akash Singh , PhD.
First Patient Treated In U.S. No-Drain Clinical Study Of TissuGlu
March 6, 2013 10:09 am | by PR Newswire | CommentsThe full study will include a total of 130 patients and will investigate the safety and effectiveness of TissuGlu@ Surgical Adhesive in the reduction of wound drainage, post operative seroma and related complications in abdominoplasty patients without the use of drains.
Study Indicates Accurate Patient Monitoring Under Propofol Anesthesia
March 6, 2013 10:04 am | CommentsMassachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have identified specific EEG (electroencephalogram) signatures that indicate when patients lose and regain consciousness under the general anesthetic drug propofol.
Visceral Fat Causally Linked To Intestinal Cancer
March 6, 2013 9:59 am | CommentsVisceral fat, or fat stored deep in the abdominal cavity, is directly linked to an increased risk for colon cancer, according to data from a mouse study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Officials Alarmed By Increasing Superbug Reports
March 6, 2013 9:56 am | by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer | CommentsHealth officials are reporting an alarming increase in some dangerous superbugs at U.S. hospitals. These superbugs from a common germ family have become extremely resistant to treatment with antibiotics. Only 10 years ago, such resistance was hardly ever seen in this group.
Wii-playing Surgeons May Improve Performance On Laparoscopic Procedures
March 4, 2013 2:31 pm | CommentsSurgeons who played games on Nintendo Wii improved certain metrics of performance on laparascopies.
Round Or 'Shaped' Implants Yield Good Results In Breast Reconstruction
March 4, 2013 2:21 pm | CommentsFor women undergoing breast reconstruction using implants, most patient-reported outcomes are similar with two different shapes of silicone gel-filled implants, reports a study.
New 'Disappearing Stent' Restores Blood Flow To Hearts
March 4, 2013 2:02 pm | CommentsA dissolvable stent that opens clogged arteries in the heart has researchers at Scottsdale Healthcare encouraged that it may become a game changing technology for treating the symptoms of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common type of heart disease.
Societies Rate Cardiac Device Use
March 4, 2013 1:57 pm | CommentsThe explosive growth of electronic implantable cardiac devices has spurred the release of criteria to guide their use -- and, hopefully, their reimbursement.
'Shelf Life' Of Blood Is Shorter Than We Think
March 4, 2013 10:19 am | CommentsA small study from Johns Hopkins adds to the growing body of evidence that red blood cells stored longer than three weeks begin to lose the capacity to deliver oxygen-rich cells where they may be most needed.
