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This hand-held cancer probe feels what surgeons may miss and changes how tumors are found in real time
Breast cancer impacts over two million women around the world each year. Following radiotherapy or chemotherapy, breast-conserving surgery is the first line of intervention for early-stage breast cancer. This surgery aims ...
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Study finds bariatric surgery less costly than GLP-1 drugs over time
A new real-world analysis of more than 90,000 patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes finds metabolic and bariatric surgery costs significantly less than weekly injections of GLP-1 drugs over a two-year period, according ...
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Metabolic and bariatric surgery after GLP-1 treatment significantly boosts weight loss, research finds
People who begin obesity treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) and then undergo metabolic and bariatric surgery achieve substantially greater weight loss than with the medications alone, according ...
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Bariatric surgery procedures fall below 200,000, first time since 2020, new research finds
The number of metabolic and bariatric surgery procedures in the United States dropped below 200,000 in 2024 for the first time since 2020, a more than 20% decline from the prior year, according to new research presented at ...
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Bariatric surgery slashes risk of kidney failure, heart attack and death, new data show
Metabolic and bariatric surgery, also known as weight-loss surgery, dramatically improves outcomes for patients with obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD), significantly reducing the risk of kidney failure, major cardiovascular ...
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ASBrS: Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy safe, effective in early breast cancer
For patients with early-stage breast cancer, robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy (rNSM) is as safe and effective as open NSM, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, ...
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Light-powered link lets wireless endoscope stream 4K images in operating room
Medical imaging devices such as endoscopes transmit their data via cables to monitors and hospital information systems. In collaboration with partners, Fraunhofer researchers in the OWIMED project are working to make data ...
May 4, 2026
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Use of hepatitis C-positive donors reduces pancreas transplant wait times
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University have discovered that utilizing organs from donors who are hepatitis C virus-positive (HCV+) can greatly shorten wait times for those awaiting pancreas transplants. According ...
May 4, 2026
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'Nose noticeability' affects facial attractiveness, study suggests
Attractiveness of the nose affects how people view the face—with attractive noses actually drawing less attention than unattractive noses, reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
May 1, 2026
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Task switching raises risk in transplant surgeries, study finds
When transplant surgeons switched between different organ types in consecutive surgeries, one-year mortality rates in patients increased by 14.8%, according to new Virginia Tech research. The findings suggest that scheduling ...
Apr 30, 2026
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'Click clotting' stops bleeding fast and could transform emergency care
Researchers at McGill University have developed a rapid way to engineer blood clots that stop severe bleeding and support tissue healing more effectively. Their technique, called "click clotting," links red blood cell surface ...
Apr 29, 2026
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Optimizing exercise and nutrition before surgery boosts patient outcomes, review finds
Providing patients with structured exercise and nutrition support before surgery can reduce complications and shorten hospital stays, according to a new review published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons ...
Apr 29, 2026
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Smart soft sensors restore surgeons' sense of touch in minimally invasive procedures
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed soft, flexible sensors that help restore a surgeon's sense of touch during minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery. These procedures allow for faster recovery and less pain, but surgeons ...
Apr 28, 2026
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First-ever freeze-dried artificial platelets are shelf-stable and portable—a major advance for field medicine
Platelets, which allow blood to clot, can save patients in danger of bleeding to death from traumatic injuries. But donated platelets can only be given to patients in a hospital and last only a few days at room temperature ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Bariatric surgery is associated with greater long-term heart risk reduction than weight-loss medications
A Mayo Clinic study has found that both metabolic and bariatric surgery and GLP-1 medications improve cardiovascular health in people with obesity, but surgery was associated with significantly greater reductions in long-term ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Sustained changes in postoperative pain management after parotidectomy linked to AAO-HNSF opioid prescribing guideline
A new retrospective study published in OTO Open, the open-access journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), demonstrates that the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Opioid ...
Apr 27, 2026
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Scientists transform wool into bone repair material
Scientists have shown how wool could offer an effective and sustainable alternative to materials currently used to repair damaged bone. In the new study, keratin—a natural structural protein derived from wool—was shown to ...
Apr 25, 2026
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Surgeons debate promise and limits of robotics in lung transplantation
The expanding use of robotic technology in lung transplantation came under scrutiny at the 46th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), held from 22–25 ...
Apr 25, 2026
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Surgical innovation could provide thousands of children with new hearts valves that grow with them
A surgical innovation called partial heart transplantation could transform care for children with severe heart valve disease, allowing for thousands of additional valve transplants each year, according to a presentation delivered ...
Apr 24, 2026
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In myasthenia gravis, surgical removal of the thymus gland proves to be effective and economical
In patients with myasthenia gravis, the surgical removal of the thymus gland, called thymectomy, added "quality adjusted life years" to patients and was also cost-effective in comparison to pharmacological treatment alone, ...
Apr 24, 2026
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Fewer surgeries, more complex cases in the future for pediatric lung transplantation
Pediatric lung transplant specialist Christian Benden, MD, described the future for children who need lung transplants: fewer operations overall, but more complex patients and mounting challenges for the teams who care for ...
Apr 22, 2026
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Age 70 under debate as lung transplant demand rises, outcomes complicate limits
At the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 46th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, held from 22–25 April at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, ON, Canada, transplant specialists ...
Apr 22, 2026
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Fat cells' 'memory' of prediabetes could make maintaining weight loss after bariatric surgery more difficult
Prediabetes may leave a lasting molecular "footprint" on adipose (fat) tissue which appears to make maintaining weight loss after bariatric surgery more difficult, according to new research being presented at the European ...
Apr 21, 2026
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Gaps in pediatric burn care must be addressed, experts urge
The UCI Health Regional Burn Center is one of the only burn centers in Orange County equipped to treat the most complex burn patients 24 hours a day, including children. Orange County is not unique in that such centers are ...
Apr 21, 2026
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Redo mitral valve surgery outperforms transcatheter option
A new multicenter study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery finds that reoperative surgical mitral valve replacement (rSMVR) is associated with significantly better long-term survival compared to transcatheter mitral ...
Apr 21, 2026
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