Videos
Video Game Lets Anyone Be A Heart Surgeon
February 7, 2013 9:43 am | by ABC News | CommentsA surgical simulator recently created by a group of young men allows "players" to perform a heart transplant. It's not quite a video game, and it's not quite a training tool. See for yourself...
The Smartphone: The Future Of Medicine?
January 31, 2013 10:23 am | by NBC News | CommentsDr. Eric Topol has long been one of the world's foremost cardiologists. He has now become the foremost expert in the exploding field of wireless medicine. This explosion, he says, is about to make healthcare better and cheaper. Watch what he does with his cell phone.
Different Ways To Treat ACL Tears
January 31, 2013 10:04 am | by YouTube | CommentsDr. Spero Karas from Emory Sports Med discusses ACL injuries and tears and how they are treated in this live ACL repair surgery video.
Lumpectomy Tops Mastectomy In Cancer Treatment Study
January 31, 2013 9:43 am | by CBS News | CommentsA medical journal study has found that women are 14 percent less likely to die from breast cancer after undergoing a lumpectomy followed by radiation treatment than after a mastectomy.
How Surgeons Performed Double Arm Transplant
January 31, 2013 9:26 am | by CBS News | CommentsHow were doctors able to successfully perform a double arm transplant on veteran Brendan Marrocco? Dr. Jon LaPook explains the revolutionary medical procedure.
A Universal Translator For Surgeons
January 31, 2013 9:19 am | by TED | CommentsLaparoscopic surgery uses minimally invasive incisions -- which means less pain and shorter recovery times for patients. But Steven Schwaitzberg has run into two problems teaching these techniques to surgeons around the world -- language and distance. He shares how a new technology, which combines video conferencing and a real-time universal translator, could help.
Woman Without Tongue Has Groundbreaking Procedure
January 24, 2013 1:15 pm | CommentsAfter a decade of seemingly ineffective treatments, a team of doctors finally decided to go for a more extraordinary option. In a process which required two operations, doctors expanded Silva's chin and jaw to create more space in the interior of her mouth. She also had to use braces for her teeth.
Image-Guided Endoscopic Sinus Surgery For Bilateral Nasal Polyps
January 24, 2013 12:45 pm | CommentsLive surgical footage from Dr. Robert Guida performed on a young woman to remove her nasal polyps. This image guided sinus surgery allows for exact precision with real time guidance.
Quadruple Amputee Undergoes Hand Transplant Surgery
January 24, 2013 12:30 pm | CommentsFour months after the dramatic surgery, a young woman can pick up small objects. Nine months post-op she is flexing her wrists and fingers, sensing hot and cold, but the use of steriods to help prevent rejection has resulted in a 40-lb. weight gain.
Monitor Shows When Patients Wake Up During Surgery
January 24, 2013 12:15 pm | CommentsThe new device helps surgeons understand a condition termed "anesthesia awareness", where patients wake up during surgery but are unable to communicate this to surgeons and OR nurses.
Mobile Devices 'On Call' In Hospitals
January 17, 2013 11:46 am | by New York Times | CommentsAt hospitals around the country, mobile devices, including smartphones and tablet computers, are becoming critical to efficient and precise patient care.
Armless Baby Receives Prosthetic Limbs
January 17, 2013 11:36 am | by ABC News | CommentsDoctors can't explain why a 9-month-old baby named Jameson was born without arms. However, they have given him a chance to live a relatively normal life by developing prosthetic arms. His new arms help with hand-eye coordination, distance, and vision depth.
New Acid Reflux Procedure Involves Magnets
January 17, 2013 11:09 am | by YouTube | CommentsA breakthrough surgery for acid reflux is only being done by one doctor at one medical facility in the United States. The procedure involves using magnets to help cure a health issue that affects one in four Americans.
Hospital Uses Robots To 'Zap' Superbugs
January 17, 2013 10:56 am | by NBC News | CommentsRobots are hard at work killing superbugs at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland. When a patient infected with one of these types of superbugs leaves the hospital, the robots are brought into his or her room to disinfect it.
New Device May Repair Damaged Hearts
January 17, 2013 10:37 am | by NBC News | CommentsA Cleveland hospital is testing out a new experimental device that stimulates a nerve and can possibly improve heart function. So it not only keeps the patient's heart beating, it actually accomplishes more than a typical pacemaker.
