News tagged with unnecessary surgeries
Computer-aided system effectively detects and measures pneumothoraces in chest trauma patients
A new computer-aided method used with MDCT to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make quicker and more accurate decisions in busy emergency room settings, according to a study performed ...
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Engineers put five-story building on seismic shake table to test for earthquake, fire readiness
What happens when you put a fully equipped five-story building, which includes an intensive care unit, a surgery suite, piping and air conditioning, fire barriers and even a working elevator, through series ...
Apr 12, 2012 |
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FDA: Breast implant problems grow with time
Don't expect breast implants to last for life, the government warned Wednesday: About 1 in 5 women who receive them for cosmetic reasons will have them removed within 10 years, and those odds are even higher ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Regenerative medicine success for muscles
(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative strategy for regenerating skeletal muscle tissue using cells from the recipient’s own body is outlined in UCL research published today.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Frequent CT scanning for testicular cancer surveillance associated with secondary malignancies
UC Davis cancer researchers have found that older men with early-stage testicular cancer who opt for surveillance with regular CT scans over lymph node removal are at greater risk for secondary cancers. The findings, published ...
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Surgeon availability tied to survival rate in vehicle crashes
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine claim that the availability of surgeons is a critical factor in public health and suggest that surgery should become an important part of the primary ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Researchers find many elderly men are undergoing unnecessary PSA screenings
A new study on the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based prostate cancer screening in the United States found that many elderly men may be undergoing unnecessary prostate cancer screenings. Using data from surveys ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Lymph node dissection is not essential in small screen-detected lung cancers, new research shows
Lymph node dissection, the current standard surgical treatment for localized non-small cell lung cancers, may be unnecessary in certain screen-detected early stage cases , according to a study published in the March issue ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Study vindicates dual treatment regimen
A combination of oral and nasal steroids can significantly improve the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis - a common and often debilitating form of sinusitis - and help avoid surgery, according to new research carried out ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Microbubbles to light the way to sentinel lymph nodes of breast cancer patients
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are developing nonsurgical methods for identifying critical lymph nodes to help doctors determine courses of treatment for breast cancer patients. The ...
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Bedside ultrasound becomes a reality
Clinicians have often referred to ultrasound technology as the "stethoscope of the future," predicting that as the equipment shrinks in size, it will one day be as common at the bedside as that trusty tool around every physician's ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 23, 2011 |
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