Better prosthetic limb control from MIT researchers
MIT researchers have shown that they can accurately track muscle movement using tiny magnetic beads implanted in the muscle. These measurements could make it easier for people with… read more.
MIT researchers have shown that they can accurately track muscle movement using tiny magnetic beads implanted in the muscle. These measurements could make it easier for people with… read more.
People with type 2 diabetes were much more likely to achieve remission after weight-loss surgery than after intensive medical and lifestyle management, according to a long-term study. Researchers… read more.
Postmenopausal women are at greater risk for multiple health issues, such as hip fractures and urinary tract infections (UTIs), due to estrogen loss. Vaginal estrogen is used to… read more.
Hospitals can sharply reduce the climate impact and cost of surgery without compromising patient safety by changing routine anesthesia practices, including reducing the use of high-emission anesthetic gases,… read more.
Improving sleep before surgery through the use of melatonin or Ambien (zolpidem) may ease presurgical anxiety, reduce pain after surgery, decrease opioid requirements and help patients recover better,… read more.
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. announced that its partner, Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (PFP), has received acceptance by the FDA of the Biologics License Application (BLA) resubmission for tabelecleucel, with… read more.
Pacira BioSciences, Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Molteni Farmaceutici to expand access to opioid-sparing postsurgical pain management across European markets. Through this partnership, Molteni Farmaceutici will receive… read more.
Low-dose radiation therapy may do more than relieve pain from early knee osteoarthritis, with a long-term analysis suggesting it could also influence how the disease progresses. The findings… read more.
Underweight patients are more likely to die after emergency general surgery than patients who are normal weight or overweight, and patients who are both frail and underweight face… read more.
The United States will be short nearly 28,000 surgeons by 2038, according to the first unified assessment of the country’s surgical workforce. The analysis found the surgeon workforce… read more.
New research presented at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Meeting in Liverpool, UK (16-18 September) and published in the Association’s journal Anaesthesia shows that, for patients undergoing surgical… read more.
Where a patient undergoes heart surgery can significantly affect their risk of infection following the procedure, with some patients facing more than double the risk of others, according… read more.
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