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Iron transfusion before heart surgery reduces complications and boosts recovery, clinical trial finds
Giving intravenous iron to patients with anemia before heart surgery reduces the need for a red blood cell transfusion, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. Intravenous iron also saved approximately 44 units ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Chilled platelets could safely expand lifesaving supply to bleeding patients, trial shows
In a thoughtfully designed adaptive clinical trial, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists demonstrated that the U.S. could triple or quadruple the supply of platelets available to help save patients ...
Aug 17, 2026
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New obesity definitions reveal ill health more accurately than body mass index
Traditionally, obesity has been classified primarily using BMI, a measure of weight relative to height that provides limited information about whether excess fat is actually affecting a person's health. BMI levels have historically ...
Aug 15, 2026
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How to decide which breast cancer surgery is right for you: A surgical oncologist explains
Women diagnosed with breast cancer are almost immediately confronted with treatment decisions. If a surgical oncologist gives a choice between a lumpectomy and a mastectomy to remove a tumor, that's often because either option ...
Aug 12, 2026
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Reinitiating obesity meds after bariatric surgery tied to greater one-year weight loss in youths
Restarting obesity medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, soon after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is associated with greater one-year weight loss than surgery alone in adolescents, according ...
Aug 11, 2026
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New study finds bacterial infections affect about 1 in 20 hospitalized adults with firearm injuries
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that bacterial infections develop in approximately 5% of adults hospitalized with firearm injuries, with most infections occurring ...
Aug 9, 2026
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The human side of robotic surgery: Tracking surgeons' stress in the operating room
Robot-assisted surgery (RAS) is one of the most advanced tools in modern medicine. These systems give surgeons extreme precision, allowing procedures to be performed through small incisions that minimize both pain and recovery ...
Aug 6, 2026
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Natural tooth count indicates long-term survival following pancreatic cancer surgery
Oral health is known to be linked to overall health, and research has shown relationships with a variety of diseases. Impaired oral health has been linked to prognosis in colorectal cancer and esophageal cancer. Previous ...
Jul 31, 2026
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Biventricular repair linked to better outcomes in superior-inferior ventricles treatment
The complexity of superior-inferior ventricles—a condition in which one ventricle is positioned on top of the other—has often limited surgical treatment.
Jul 31, 2026
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Minutes-long process could create custom blood vessel grafts during surgery
Traumatic injuries, whether on a battlefield or in a car accident, often involve damaged blood vessels that require immediate repair. New research from Harvard bioengineers aims to make these critical, time-sensitive medical ...
Jul 28, 2026
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Novel hydrogel offers a smarter approach to wound healing
Any minor cut or scrape sets the body's natural healing process in motion. However, deep wounds are far more vulnerable to bacterial infection and the accumulation of harmful molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS), ...
Jul 28, 2026
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Smart wound dressing speeds up healing by triggering body's own repair signals
A bioinspired material developed by scientists at Imperial College London accelerates wound healing and the repair of human skin. The material captures the body's own healing proteins, releasing them only when repair cells ...
Jul 27, 2026
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Leadership helps reduce stress in operating rooms
The success of an operation depends on more than expertise and technical skills. A study by Leiden researchers shows that surgeons' leadership skills under pressure play a crucial role. "The ability to perform under pressure ...
Jul 26, 2026
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Spain's liver transplants now generate more economic value than they cost, study says
Public investment in liver transplants not only saves lives and substantially improves patients' survival and quality of life but also generates a positive long-term social and economic return. That is the finding of a pioneering ...
Jul 17, 2026
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How weight loss drugs pose challenges for plastic surgeons
The popularity of GLP-1 drugs has created a new generation of body contouring patients and a new set of challenges for plastic surgeons.
Jul 16, 2026
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High-risk emergency surgery costs older adults about a month of time at home, study finds
Older adults who undergo high-risk emergency general surgery spend significantly fewer days living independently at home after surgery than those undergoing lower-risk procedures, according to a study published in the Journal ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Real-time biosensor measures pH, glucose and lactate in preserved donor livers
More than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. For patients who need a liver transplant, determining whether a donor liver is healthy enough to transplant is a critical part of ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Study shows promising outcomes for bariatric surgery in adolescents and young adults with severe obesity
A new study from researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Metamor Institute demonstrates that metabolic and bariatric surgery can be delivered ...
Jul 13, 2026
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Trauma triage is challenging: Study assesses how AI might help improve accuracy
Making triage decisions in a busy emergency room is tough enough; making triage decisions based on a hurried call with emergency medical staff responding at the scene of an accident is all the more challenging.
Jul 13, 2026
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Surgeons use teleoperated humanoid robots to perform live surgery—a world first
For the first time, two teleoperated humanoid robots have been used to complete two surgeries during a preclinical trial, researchers report in the July 8 issue of the journal Nature. The work is the result of a collaboration ...
Jul 8, 2026
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Lung transplant dramatically improves survival for patients with terminal lung cancer, study finds
A landmark Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA suggests lung transplantation can significantly extend survival in select patients with advanced lung cancer.
Jul 8, 2026
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Portable PS-OCT scanner could reveal donor liver health without biopsy
Each year, thousands of patients in the United States wait for a liver transplant, while transplant teams must make rapid, difficult decisions about whether donor organs are suitable for use. Many of those livers, particularly ...
Jul 8, 2026
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Study highlights health equity challenges, financial burden of aesthetic surgery complications
Researchers from UC Davis Medical Center have identified significant socioeconomic disparities among patients seeking treatment for complications after aesthetic surgery, according to a new study published in JPRAS Open.
Jul 7, 2026
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Program dramatically improves safety of surgery for children
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago achieved more than a 13-fold improvement in surgical safety after implementing a series of interventions based on high-reliability principles across its operating rooms. ...
Jul 2, 2026
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