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How symptoms guide surgery decisions for people with thickened heart muscle
Hearing that someone you love may need heart surgery can be scary, especially when you're also trying to understand an unfamiliar heart condition. In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, treatment usually starts with medication. ...
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Study finds air purifiers do not reduce surgical infection risk
A study of more than 110,000 surgeries found that adding advanced air purification and sterilization systems to operating rooms did not reduce surgical site infections, postoperative complications or deaths, suggesting that ...
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Interactive 3D technology reveals hidden tumors during surgery
Tumors beneath the surface of the liver can be difficult to locate during laparoscopic, or keyhole, surgery. The new technology uses augmented reality to overlay a 3D visualization of the tumor and other anatomical structures ...
Oct 19, 2026
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Mobile app monitoring may reduce serious complications after surgery, new study finds
Mobile app-based monitoring may help address the vulnerable days and weeks after surgery when recovery shifts from the hospital to home with little direct supervision. Patients using mobile apps had a lower risk of serious ...
Oct 17, 2026
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Moldable gel controls bleeding and supports bone repair in preclinical tests
A research team from the Faculty of Dentistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), working in collaboration with Su Ryon Shin's group at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, has advanced and preclinically ...
Oct 15, 2026
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Aortic root enlargement technique allows surgeons to implant heart valves at least two sizes larger
When replacing the aortic valve, a small aortic root can limit the size of the prosthetic valve that can be implanted. If the new valve is too small in relation to the patient's body, the heart must continue to work against ...
Oct 15, 2026
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Study finds a lower cancer risk after obesity surgery regardless of age or sex
Bariatric surgery reduces the risk of obesity-related cancer regardless of sex and age, according to a large Nordic registry study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. The results, published in JAMA Surgery, strengthen ...
Oct 15, 2026
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Novel radiotherapy may save increasingly many rectal cancer patients from surgery and a stoma
Tampere University Hospital (Tays) has begun offering a new form of radiotherapy to treat rectal cancer in which a high dose of radiation is targeted at the tumor surface. The aim is to destroy the tumor so that more patients ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Heart recovery technique adapted for pediatric transplants
A donor heart recovery technique developed at Vanderbilt Health has been successfully adapted for children by pediatric heart transplant surgeons at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, potentially expanding ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Injectable foam prototype could seal deep wounds and help prevent amputations
A caulking gun filled with silicone compound is set to enable doctors and nurses in the future to seal even deep wounds caused by blast injuries—thereby preventing amputations and reducing mortality among patients with severe ...
Oct 3, 2026
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Roadmap developed to strengthen surgical teamwork and patient safety
New research from University of Kentucky College of Medicine faculty member Helen Wei, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in acute care surgery, trauma and surgical critical care, is shedding light on the working relationship ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Neck lymph node removal linked to increased risk of cognitive decline
Surgery to remove lymph nodes in the neck may interfere with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage from the brain, contributing to cognitive impairment, according to new multicenter research led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.
Sep 29, 2026
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Exercise before surgery improves outcomes and shortens recovery time—new research
Globally, about two in three people will need major surgery at some point in their lives.
Sep 29, 2026
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New AI tool can predict where glioblastoma is most likely to return after initial surgery
A new AI-based model can predict where glioblastoma is most likely to return after initial surgery, potentially giving doctors a chance to treat it before it becomes visible on MRI.
Sep 28, 2026
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15 million Americans live in a county with no general surgeon
More than 15 million Americans live in one of the 1,180 U.S. counties with no general surgeon, and 951 counties have no surgeon in any of 12 surgical specialties, according to a new national analysis announced at the ACS ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Underweight patients face 92% higher odds of death after emergency general surgery
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 an even higher risk of death and other adverse ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Urban heat islands linked to worse recovery after major surgery
Patients living in areas with more intense urban heat were less likely to have an optimal recovery after major surgery, according to new research on nearly 700,000 patients.
Sep 25, 2026
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E-scooter trauma admissions nearly double as youngest riders are hurt most severely
E-scooter trauma admissions nearly doubled from 2021 to 2023, and nearly two-thirds of injured riders under 16 sustained major injuries, according to two national analyses.
Sep 25, 2026
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Appendectomy for appendicitis associated with 58% lower colorectal cancer risk than antibiotics alone
Patients who underwent an appendectomy for acute appendicitis had a significantly lower subsequent risk of colorectal cancer than similar patients treated with antibiotics alone, according to new research.
Sep 25, 2026
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US will face a shortage of nearly 28,000 surgeons by 2038, first nationwide study finds
The United States will be short by nearly 28,000 surgeons by 2038, according to the first unified assessment of the country's surgical workforce.
Sep 25, 2026
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Deaths linked to treatable emergency surgical conditions are rising in the US
Death rates associated with three common, treatable emergency general surgery conditions rose about 50% among U.S. adults ages 18 to 64 between 1999 and 2020—and rose nearly twice as fast in rural communities as in urban ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Appendicitis patients assessed after 72 hours have 48% rupture rate, global data show
A new global study into appendicitis has found major inequalities in care, with some countries having little access to CT imaging or minimally invasive surgery—resulting in poorer patient outcomes.
Sep 23, 2026
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Less intraoperative crystalloid fluid not tied to worse surgical outcomes
Substantially reduced intraoperative crystalloid fluid administration is not associated with worse patient-centered surgical outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Sep 23, 2026
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Tailored nutrition could help critically ill patients recover from surgery faster
Personalized nutrition may play a vital role in helping critically ill patients recover more quickly and with fewer complications after major surgery, trauma, burns and other life-threatening conditions.
Sep 21, 2026
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Tiny tactile sensor could help distinguish tissues during minimally invasive surgery
Minimally invasive surgery is a promising approach that allows doctors to intervene inside the body through small incisions, typically using advanced instruments. These can include small robotic instruments controlled by ...
