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Released: 19-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Sua dor no polegar pode ser tenossinovite de De Quervain?
Mayo Clinic

Tenossinovite de De Quervain é um nome complicado para uma condição que tem sido chamada de “polegar da mãe”, “pulso da mamãe” e “polegar do jogador”. Tudo isso está associado ao uso repetitivo das mãos e pulsos. A condição causa dor extrema no pulso e na área do polegar.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 11:30 AM EST
Flavonoid supplement reduces swelling after total knee arthroplasty
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

For patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), treatment with diosmin – a flavonoid supplement derived from citrus fruits –reduced swelling of the knee and leg and some measures of associated pain can be achieved, reports a clinical trial in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Newswise: New Artificial Intelligence Tool Predicts Mortality After Surgeries and Procedures
Released: 15-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
New Artificial Intelligence Tool Predicts Mortality After Surgeries and Procedures
Cedars-Sinai

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by investigators at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and colleagues at two other institutions accurately predicted how patients would fare after surgeries and procedures.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
‘Tis the season to get vaccinated: How to stay healthy through the holidays
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

With virus cases rising and the holidays nigh, three expert from University of Michigan Health give their top 12 tips for avoiding or reducing the impact of COVID-19, flu, RSV, pneumonia and whooping cough in adults and kids.

Newswise: UP team performs SA-first surgery to attach artificial foot to three-year-old Rottweiler
Released: 12-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
UP team performs SA-first surgery to attach artificial foot to three-year-old Rottweiler
University of Pretoria

A young Rottweiler has been given a new lease on life following innovative, ground-breaking prosthetic surgery to make him fully mobile again. Three-year-old Covid is on his way to recovery after successful surgery that’s allowed the attachment of an artificial foot to give him maximum quality of life.

Released: 12-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
The 2024 STS Annual Meeting – A Global Convening on Advances in Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Credentialed press representatives are invited to attend The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 60th Annual Meeting, featuring late-breaking scientific research, thought-provoking lectures, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative cardiothoracic surgery products.

Released: 12-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
A Lifesaving Chain, A Global First: Penn Medicine Sets a Worldwide Record with 100 Kidney Paired Donation Transplants in a Year
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

For thousands of people around the world waiting for a kidney, paired exchange serves as a beacon of hope. One person's willingness to undergo the act of Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) often sets in motion a chain of beautiful and selfless acts, where individuals give and receive the chance for a better life.

Newswise: A shape-shifting robotic catheter could make heart surgery safer
Released: 8-Dec-2023 10:40 AM EST
A shape-shifting robotic catheter could make heart surgery safer
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

A beating heart makes for a formidable surgical arena, but a new robotic catheter could someday equip surgeons to operate in the cardiac environment with greater ease.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:15 PM EST
Looking for unique stories about the winter holidays? Check out the Winter Holidays channel
Newswise

It's the moooost wonderful time...of the year! Are you looking for new story ideas that are focused on the winter holiday season? Perhaps you're working on a story on on managing stress and anxiety? Perhaps you're working on a story on seasonal affective disorder? Or perhaps your editor asked you to write a story on tracking Santa? Look no further. Check out the Winter Holidays channel.

       
Newswise: Getting under your skin: 3D printing technique builds structures through tissues
Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Getting under your skin: 3D printing technique builds structures through tissues
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

What if a clinician could 3D print something through your skin, constructing an implant or replacement organ underneath layers of tissue? The world of medicine would be transformed: a host of surgical procedures, which come with a variety of risks, could be performed without ever lifting a scalpel.

6-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
Surgery patients now less likely to get opioids – but decline has slowed
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Post-surgery pain relief has shifted away from opioid-containing medications over the past seven years, but the downward trend has slowed since 2020, a new study shows.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
Research to Prevent Blindness and Alcon Award Glaucoma Grant
Research to Prevent Blindness

The recipient of the Research to Prevent Blindness / David Epstein Career Advancement Award in Glaucoma Research sponsored by Alcon is Alex Huang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Newswise: Specialized Surgery, Therapy Bring Relief to Cancer Patients
Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:05 AM EST
Specialized Surgery, Therapy Bring Relief to Cancer Patients
Cedars-Sinai

By the time cancer survivor Sydnee Meth found an effective treatment for the pain she had coped with for years, her right arm was so swollen and heavy that she could not lift it past her shoulder.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Tonsil, adenoid removal improved sleep quality, some behavioral problems in children with mild sleep apnea
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

The surgery did not improve the children’s neurodevelopmental functioning but was associated with improved quality of life, sleep symptoms, and blood pressure 12-months post-surgery according to a randomized control trial led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute

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Released: 5-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Medical school formally establishes Department of Neurosurgery
Virginia Tech

With the approval of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) has established a Department of Neurosurgery.

Newswise: Personal approach reduces opioids after cesarean deliveries
Released: 5-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Personal approach reduces opioids after cesarean deliveries
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Tailoring prescriptions individually to a patient’s needs after cesarean delivery can decrease opioid use while successfully managing post-surgical pain, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise: USC Norris Cancer Hospital earns Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital award for third year in a row
Released: 5-Dec-2023 6:00 AM EST
USC Norris Cancer Hospital earns Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital award for third year in a row
Keck Medicine of USC

The Leapfrog Group, a national hospital watchdog organization, has named USC Norris Cancer Hospital a 2023 Top Teaching Hospital.

Released: 1-Dec-2023 7:00 AM EST
Clinical smart watch finds success at identifying atrial fibrillation
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Researchers have developed a prescription wristwatch that continuously monitors the wearer’s heart rhythm and uses a unique algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation.

Newswise: Improved Air Leak Detection Reduces Chest Tube Duration
21-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
Improved Air Leak Detection Reduces Chest Tube Duration
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center improved postoperative air leak detection for patients after a pulmonary lobectomy, reducing chest tube duration, hospital length of stay and readmissions.

Newswise:Video Embedded rewired-from-head-to-toe
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Released: 1-Dec-2023 12:05 AM EST
Rewired From Head to Toe
Cedars-Sinai

Hailing from Park City, Utah, Riley Mulholland enjoyed an upbringing steeped in the vibrant active outdoor sports culture of his hometown. From an early age, Mulholland took to the slopes, played football and lacrosse; he was the definition of a multisport athlete.

Newswise: November Research Highlights
Released: 30-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
November Research Highlights
Cedars-Sinai

A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai.

Released: 30-Nov-2023 11:00 AM EST
Plastic surgeons ask: What's the ideal male buttock?
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

At a time when more men are considering body contouring and gluteal enhancement, an Internet survey provides new information on the "ideal" appearance of the male buttock, reports the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Released: 30-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Evolving trends in cosmetic breast augmentation: New data
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Ongoing quality improvement data submitted by Board-certified plastic surgeons highlight current trends in surgical technique in cosmetic breast augmentation using implants, reports a study in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Newswise: Long-standing hormone treatment for donated hearts found to be ineffective
28-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Long-standing hormone treatment for donated hearts found to be ineffective
Washington University in St. Louis

A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Mid-America Transplant showed that the long-standing practice of treating deceased organ donors with thyroid hormone does not help preserve heart function, may cause harm and should be discontinued.

Released: 28-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Surgeon and thoracic surgical oncologist Dr. Bryan Burt named chief of thoracic surgery at UCLA Health
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Dr. Bryan Burt, an internationally recognized surgeon-scientist and surgical oncologist, has joined UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA as the new chief of thoracic surgery and professor of surgery.

Newswise: Opioids vs. NSAIDS: Which Are Safest and Most Effective for Treating Pain Following Surgery in Adolescents and Young Adults?
Released: 28-Nov-2023 11:30 AM EST
Opioids vs. NSAIDS: Which Are Safest and Most Effective for Treating Pain Following Surgery in Adolescents and Young Adults?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

A new study led by investigators at the University of Michigan and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will compare two treatment regimens—one that uses a regimen of non-opioid medication and another that adds a low-dose opioid—to determine the safest and most effective way to treat pain in adolescents and young adults recovering from common outpatient surgeries.

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This news release is embargoed until 27-Nov-2023 5:00 PM EST Released to reporters: 20-Nov-2023 2:00 PM EST

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20-Nov-2023 9:30 AM EST
Mount Sinai Researchers Find Testosterone Hormone Therapy for Transmasculine Individuals Is Safer Than Previously Thought
Mount Sinai Health System

A common concern about gender-affirming hormone therapy for transmasculine people is the risk of red blood cell volume changes and erythrocytosis, a high concentration of red blood cells, with the use of prescribed testosterone. However, Mount Sinai researchers have found that testosterone treatment may be safer than previously reported.

Newswise: Does patient-surgeon gender concordance lead to lower patient mortality? Mostly no, UCLA-led research suggests
20-Nov-2023 6:00 AM EST
Does patient-surgeon gender concordance lead to lower patient mortality? Mostly no, UCLA-led research suggests
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

New research finds female surgeons had slightly lower patient mortality than males for elective surgeries, but no gender difference for non-elective procedures.

Released: 22-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Donation to American College of Surgeons Foundation Will Fund Critical Research into Surgical Adhesions
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is launching a new initiative focused on the pervasive issue of surgical adhesions, generously supported by a donation from the Carlino family to the ACS Foundation.

Newswise: After Multiple Organ Transplants, Grateful for 25 Extra Years
Released: 22-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
After Multiple Organ Transplants, Grateful for 25 Extra Years
Cedars-Sinai

This Thanksgiving marks a little more than 25 years since Christine Galan became the first person in the Western U.S. to have a combined organ transplant (heart and liver), and nearly five years since she returned to Cedars-Sinai for another organ transplant—this time, a kidney.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:45 PM EST
It's not over until it's over. Keep up with the latest COVID research in the Coronavirus channel.
Newswise

Stay informed! Keep up with the latest research on the COVID-19 virus in the Coronavirus channel on Newswise.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Cleveland Clinic First in the United States to Use Surgery Robot with Magnetic Technology to Successfully Perform Bariatric Surgery
Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic is the first medical center in the United States to have performed a minimally invasive gastric sleeve procedure using a recently FDA-approved surgery robot with magnetic technology.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Infection-resistant, 3D-printed metals developed for implants
Washington State University

Researchers developed an infection-resistant implant that kills 87% of staph bacteria and promotes tissue healing.

Released: 18-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Advances in Knee Replacement Surgery Enable More Patients to Go Home the Same Day
Hospital for Special Surgery

Forgoing a night in the hospital has become increasingly common after knee replacement. HSS experts discuss advances in technology, surgical technique and pain management that make it possible.

Newswise: Biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University, University of Chicago to restore sense of feeling for breast cancer patients
Released: 17-Nov-2023 10:30 AM EST
Biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University, University of Chicago to restore sense of feeling for breast cancer patients
Case Western Reserve University

Biomedical engineers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Chicago will begin testing an implantable device that restores the sense of touch to breast cancer patients after reconstructive surgery.

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Released: 16-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Four ways organ transplants are being transformed to save more lives
Mayo Clinic

Despite a record year for organ donation last year in the U.S., an estimated 17 people die every day waiting for a transplant. Yet Mayo Clinic transplant experts are optimistic that solutions to some of the biggest transplant challenges are on the horizon, thanks to new technology, research and innovations.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 6:05 AM EST
Irregular heartbeat after valve surgery increases risk of stroke, death
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Postoperative atrial fibrillation after heart valve surgery increases the risk of strokes and permanent Afib - and is linked to worse long term survival, a study shows.

Newswise: New ‘Patch’ Uses Natural Body Motion to Fix Disc Herniation
13-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
New ‘Patch’ Uses Natural Body Motion to Fix Disc Herniation
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

A tension-activated repair patch used in animal trials plugs holes in discs in the spine like car tire patches and could prevent further disease progression

Newswise: Pediatric urologist Anthony Atala, MD, FACS, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, elected Chair of ACS Board of Regents
Released: 15-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Pediatric urologist Anthony Atala, MD, FACS, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, elected Chair of ACS Board of Regents
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Anthony Atala, MD, FACS, a distinguished pediatric urologist from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been named the new Chair of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents. The announcement of his election to a one-year term came following the ACS Clinical Congress 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Pain Scores, Age Can Help Identify Patients More Likely to Use Few or No Opioids After Surgery
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

A study showed that patient pain scores were a good predictor for opioid use, but younger patients and those who hadn’t used opioids before were less likely to take them

Newswise: Jersey Shore University Medical Center Now the Second New Jersey Hospital to Offer Incisionless Neurosurgical Tremor Treatment
Released: 14-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Now the Second New Jersey Hospital to Offer Incisionless Neurosurgical Tremor Treatment
Hackensack Meridian Health

The academic medical center joins Hackensack University Medical Center as one of few hospitals in the country to provide MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat essential tremors, Parkinson’s disease related tremor and Parkinson’s disease that has not responded to medications

Newswise: Pioneering surgical approach is a lifesaver for New Jersey resident Andre LaPierre
Released: 14-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Pioneering surgical approach is a lifesaver for New Jersey resident Andre LaPierre
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

New Jersey resident Andre LaPierre, 67, thought he had put cancer behind him. In 2019, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had, what he thought, a successful surgery to remove his cancerous prostate.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
More than 50 Lawmakers Join Legislative Effort to Ensure Safe Anesthesia Care for Veterans
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Today, H.R. 3347, the Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act reached a milestone of more than 50 bipartisan cosponsors. This ASA-supported bill would prohibit the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from removing physician anesthesiologists from the team of professionals providing surgical services to Veterans in VA hospitals.



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