Surgery
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Bypass not to blame for heart patients' mental decline
brightsurf.com 5 hrs ago 8 related
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.
Texas Girl To Have Half Her Brain Removed
wcbstv.com 5 hrs ago 13 related
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...
OR-Live, Inc.: REMINDER: ORLive Presents: Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair; Minimally Invasive...
marketwire.com 8 hrs ago 3 related
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...
MGH study confirms benefit of surgery for gastroesophageal reflux
webwire.com 4 hrs ago 2 related
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...
US Air Force Medical Service Selects Shipcom Wireless for Major Healthcare RFID Contract
redorbit.com 11 hrs ago 2 related
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...
Injured New York Officer Begins Recovery
officer.com 4 hrs ago 15 related
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...
Medicare may broaden obesity surgery payment
451press.com 4 hrs ago 3 related
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...
Each Day, Plastic Surgeons Are Reconstructing Lives: Restoring Function, Improving Appearances,...
medicalnewstoday.com 7 hrs ago 1 related
Plastic surgeons performed more than five million reconstructive procedures in 2007 -ranging from repairing dog bite wounds and birth defects to removing tumors and reconstructing breasts following mastectomy. Who are these people? What happened to them? How has reconstructive surgery changed...
Will Tubal Ligation Reversal Become A Lost Skill?
medicalnewstoday.com 7 hrs ago 1 related
To address the shortage of experienced tubal ligation reversal specialists, a tubal reversal surgery training program has been started at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. An ominous forecast was made in a recent article in Fertility and Sterility, a medical journal for reproductive specialists:...
A Musician Who Performs With a Scalpel
the-dispatch.com 9 hrs ago 1 related
MUSIC MAN Dr. Claudius Conrad has studied how the mechanisms of Mozart’s music seemed to ease the pain of some patients. This jump in growth hormone, said Dr. John Morley, an endocrinologist at St. Louis University Medical Center who was not involved with the study, “is not what you’d expect, and...