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Heart patients often experience lasting problems with memory, language, and other cognitive skills after bypass surgery. However, these problems aren't caused by the surgery itself or the pump used to replace heart function during surgery, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests.
BALTIMORE (CBS) ― A six-year-old from Texas has flown halfway across the country to Johns Hopkins Children's Center for a surgery that should allow her to grow into a happy healthy adult. Jessie's parents have found the strength to allow world-renowned physician Dr. Ben Carson to cut out half of...
By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Problems with maintaining an erection may foretell heart trouble ahead for men with type 2 diabetes, two new studies show. A number of past studies have found a connection between erectile dysfunction (ED) and heart disease. But the new findings,...
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, doctors treating him at Massachusetts General Hospital said today. "Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma in the left parietal lobe," according to the statement. Kennedy was...
PHILADELPHIA, PA (MARKET WIRE) Thomas Jefferson University Hospital will host a webcast featuring a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to repair an aortic aneurysm. Joseph Lombardi, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and...
WEBWIRE – Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Most patients report improved quality-of-life, satisfaction with procedure BOSTON - Despite the growing availability of prescription and over-the-counter medications for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), surgical treatment remains a viable alternative for...
HOUSTON, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Shipcom Wireless, Inc., a leading global provider of enterprise and healthcare solutions, announced today that they have been selected by the Air Force Surgeon General's Office to review the current uses of RFID technology across the Air Force Medical Service and...
FOOTHILL RANCH, CA, May 20 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) today announced that healthcare organizations around the globe are adopting its flagship product, CallXpress?. "More and more healthcare organizations are turning to AVST to assist them in replacing...
RIDGELY OCHS Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Dr. Ashesh Mehta was at home, sound asleep at 6:45 Sunday morning when the telephone rang. Swift work by the surgical team at NUMC -- who credit the quick rescue action of a New York City firefighter at the scene -- has led to hope for Officer Kenneth...
The U.S. Medicare program may expand reimbursement for bariatric surgery for the obese, in light of a study that found the treatment can help reverse diabetes, the agency said on Monday. Recent research found the surgery can completely reverse type...
