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Opioid doses can be successfully reduced by a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a randomised study led by Dr Shania Liu and Dr Jonathan Penm at the University of… read more.
Opioid doses can be successfully reduced by a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a randomised study led by Dr Shania Liu and Dr Jonathan Penm at the University of… read more.
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its next-generation platform, the HYDROS Robotic System. Leveraging insights from over 50,000 procedures, HYDROS features FirstAssist AI treatment planning, advanced… read more.
Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced that DePuy Synthes, The Orthopaedics Company of Johnson & Johnson, has launched its TriLEAP Lower Extremity Anatomic Plating System, a comprehensive system with… read more.
A new study from UC Davis Health could help to increase the supply of donor kidneys. Researchers have found that transplant patients who receive kidneys infected with the parasite toxoplasma… read more.
The FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) has unanimously called for a review of perioperative clinical trial designs in resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to include assessment… read more.
Nearly nine months of joint replacement surgery has been lost – around 160,000 fewer operations – since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led by… read more.
Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people face barriers to accessing surgery and to the health system in general, describe authors in two new research papers published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association… read more.
Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced that DePuy Synthes, The Orthopaedics Company of Johnson & Johnson, has received 510(k) FDA clearance for the clinical application of the VELYS™ Robotic-Assisted… read more.
A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, reveals that computer software that helps inform clinicians’ decisions… read more.
Johnson & Johnson MedTech unveiled Polyphonic, the open and secure digital ecosystem for a more connected surgical experience. The ecosystem features software applications that are agnostic to data… read more.
Systematic reviews* of medical literature between 2020 to 2024 show bariatric surgery, also known as metabolic or weight-loss surgery, produces the greatest and most sustained weight loss compared… read more.
A handful of common surgical procedures account for large shares of all opioids dispensed after surgery in children and adults, according to two studies recently published by researchers… read more.