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Newswise: Combination immunotherapy treatment effective before lung cancer surgery
13-Sep-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Combination immunotherapy treatment effective before lung cancer surgery
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Combination immunotherapy with the anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody durvalumab and other novel agents outperforms durvalumab alone in the neoadjuvant (pre-surgical) setting for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Mixing donor and recipient immune systems creates tolerance of transplanted kidneys
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Successful kidney transplants rely on the biological compatibility of the donor and recipient but still require long-term use of drugs to tamp down the recipient’s immune system and prevent donor organ rejection.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Experts Available to Discuss AFib, Aortic Dissections
Released: 13-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Experts Available to Discuss AFib, Aortic Dissections
Cedars-Sinai

During National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month throughout September and Aortic Disease Awareness Week, Sept.19-26, Smidt Heart Institute cardiologists and surgeons are available to speak with journalists about these common heart conditions.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 3:00 PM EDT
American College of Surgeons Addresses Opioid Prescription Misuse with Personalized Patient Education Project
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

A quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons will evaluate how to help patients safely manage pain after surgery.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Neurosurgeon Demonstrates New Treatment Option for Substance Use Disorder at CNS Annual Meeting
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Focused ultrasound technology holds promise for treating millions suffering from addiction.

Released: 9-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Holds Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, DC
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Credentialed press representatives are invited to attend the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2023 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Released: 8-Sep-2023 11:40 AM EDT
Bladder transplantation in humans? Initial studies to develop technique
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

A series of pre-clinical studies provide important first steps in developing techniques of robotic bladder transplantation in humans, as reported in the October issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Newswise: First device to monitor transplanted organs detects early signs of rejection
Released: 8-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
First device to monitor transplanted organs detects early signs of rejection
Northwestern University

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first electronic device for continuously monitoring the health of transplanted organs in real time.

Released: 8-Sep-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Groundbreaking Program Encourages Underrepresented Minorities to Consider Career in Neurosurgery
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser Proclaims Sept. 7-13, Pathway to Neurosurgery Week.

   
Newswise: UTHealth Houston student shares key takeaways from clinical rotation with Houston Texans
Released: 7-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
UTHealth Houston student shares key takeaways from clinical rotation with Houston Texans
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

After a rare view inside the world of professional sports and orthopedic medicine through a clinical rotation with the Houston Texans this summer, Analisa Narro, a fourth-year student with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, brought back key lessons from the enriching experience.

Released: 6-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Study Supports Widespread Use of Brain Research Probes in Epilepsy Patients
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Electrodes that collect research data while locating seizure origins may spur better treatment for many brain conditions.

Released: 6-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Tip Sheet: Personalizing cancer treatment, cancer and the LGBTQ+ community – and expanded Medicaid coverage linked to increased participation in cancer clinical trials
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center research findings and other news.Reporting on wildfire smoke? Fred Hutch clinicians and researchers are available to their expertise.

Released: 6-Sep-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Common blood pressure medications linked to lower risk of total knee replacement
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Among patients with knee pain, those who take a widely used class of blood pressure-lowering medications called beta-blockers appear to have a lower risk of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for the treatment of advanced osteoarthritis (OA), suggests a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Released: 6-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled between 1999 and 2020
American Heart Association (AHA)

“The number of people with obesity is rising in every country across the world. Our study is the first to demonstrate that this increasing burden of obesity is translating into rising heart disease deaths,” said lead study author and cardiologist Zahra Raisi-Estabragh, M.D., a clinical lecturer at the William Harvey Research Institute in London.

1-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Enhanced recovery program successfully reduced opioid use after pancreatic cancer surgery
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

By improving hospital care pathways, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center successfully reduced inpatient opioid use by 50% after pancreatic cancer surgery and cut the median opioid prescription volumes at discharge to zero.

Newswise:Video Embedded three-tips-for-managing-pain-after-surgery
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Released: 6-Sep-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Three Tips for Managing Pain after Surgery
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Jonah J. Stulberg, MD, PhD, MPH, FACS, a member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Patient Education Committee and vice chair of research for the department of surgery at UTHealth Houston, offers these three tips for safely and effectively managing pain after surgery.

Newswise: Dr. Charles Park and Dr. Jon McIver of The Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine Center at Mercy are Featured Guests for the September 2023 edition of “Medoscopy”
Released: 5-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Dr. Charles Park and Dr. Jon McIver of The Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine Center at Mercy are Featured Guests for the September 2023 edition of “Medoscopy”
Mercy Medical Center

Charles C. Park, M.D., Ph.D., and Jon I. McIver, M.D., neurosurgeons with The Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine Center at Mercy, are featured guests on Mercy’s monthly talk show, “Medoscopy", September 20th-21st at 5:30 p.m. EST.

Newswise: Women in Medicine Spotlight: Bonnie Gregory, MD
Released: 5-Sep-2023 11:20 AM EDT
Women in Medicine Spotlight: Bonnie Gregory, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A 2021 study revealed that just three National Basketball Association team orthopedic surgeons were women. By the spring of 2022, UTHealth Houston's Bonnie Gregory, MD, had joined them.

Newswise: Brain and Spine Surgeons To Share Leading-Edge Advances
Released: 5-Sep-2023 10:20 AM EDT
Brain and Spine Surgeons To Share Leading-Edge Advances
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai Neurosurgery experts who treat the most aggressive form of brain cancer and specialize in leading-edge spine surgery techniques will present research and discuss pioneering therapies at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2023 Annual Meeting Sept. 9-13 in Washington, D.C.

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Released: 1-Sep-2023 2:35 PM EDT
Inflammation may influence weight loss surgery outcomes, new study reveals
King's College London

Research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has shown that higher levels of inflammation in the blood of patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery predicts poorer weight loss six months after the procedure.

Released: 1-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
American Thyroid Association® (ATA®) releases new guidance document for the safe performance, training and adoption of ablation techniques for benign thyroid nodules
American Thyroid Association

The statement was drafted by a multidisciplinary, global writing task force led by co-chairs Catherine Sinclair, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Monash University, and Jennifer H. Kuo, MD, Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University.

Newswise: September 2023 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: “Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy”
29-Aug-2023 9:30 AM EDT
September 2023 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: “Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy”
Journal of Neurosurgery

Announcement of contents of the September 2023 issue of Neurosurgical Focus

Newswise: Heart transplant patients from socioeconomically distressed communities face higher mortality, organ failure risk
Released: 31-Aug-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Heart transplant patients from socioeconomically distressed communities face higher mortality, organ failure risk
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

FINDINGS People from socioeconomically distressed communities who underwent heart transplantation between 2004 and 2018 faced a 10% greater relative risk of experiencing graft failure and dying within five years compared to people from non-distressed communities. In addition, following implementation of the 2018 UNOS Heart Allocation policy, transplant recipients between 2018 and 2022 faced an approximately 20% increase in relative risk of dying or experiencing graft failure within three years compared with the pre-policy period.

Newswise: Multi-Center Study Finds Routine Genetic Testing Could Benefit Patients with Advanced Inherited Heart Muscle Disease
Released: 30-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Multi-Center Study Finds Routine Genetic Testing Could Benefit Patients with Advanced Inherited Heart Muscle Disease
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

A multi-site, five-year study led by a MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute cardiologist and fellow researchers from across the country have demonstrated the benefits of routine genetic testing for patients with advanced disease from dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a disease of the heart muscle and their at-risk family members.

Newswise: Study reveals winning combination for sports-related shoulder injuries
Released: 29-Aug-2023 9:05 PM EDT
Study reveals winning combination for sports-related shoulder injuries
University of Adelaide

Starting a robust exercise program sooner after surgery could prevent patients with dislocated shoulders from sustaining a repeat injury and help them return to sport faster.

Newswise: Prominent Cedars-Sinai Surgeon Visits The View Hospital
Released: 28-Aug-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Prominent Cedars-Sinai Surgeon Visits The View Hospital
Cedars-Sinai

Prominent Cedars-Sinai hand and plastic surgeon David Kulber, MD, recently visited The View Hospital to consult with medical colleagues as part of the ongoing collaboration between the new state-of-the-art facility and Cedars-Sinai.

Released: 25-Aug-2023 1:30 PM EDT
Is hip replacement safe for people in their 90s? Risks depend on patients' health as well as age
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Potentially modifiable comorbid conditions and complications have a major impact on the risks of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for people in their nineties, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Newswise:Video Embedded mercy-s-national-institute-of-robotic-surgery-prsents-the-13th-annual-robotic-surgery-conference-at-the-four-seasons-hotel-in-downtown-baltimore
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Released: 24-Aug-2023 3:25 PM EDT
Mercy’s National Institute of Robotic Surgery Presents the 13th Annual Robotic Surgery Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown Baltimore
Mercy Medical Center

The National Institute of Robotic Surgery at Mercy Medical Center presents the 13th annual Robotic Surgery Conference, “Innovation and Integration: Principles of Advanced Robotic Gynecologic Surgery,” starting Thursday, Sept. 21st at The Four Seasons Hotel, 200 International Drive in downtown Baltimore.

Released: 24-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Anesthesiologists should play bigger role in perioperative care of people with Substance Use Disorders
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

As use and misuse of alcohol, opioids, and psychostimulants continues to increase, anesthesiologists can become a more integral part of the care team managing patients with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD).

Newswise: Be cautious to avoid burns in extreme heat or when grilling
Released: 23-Aug-2023 1:55 PM EDT
Be cautious to avoid burns in extreme heat or when grilling
UT Southwestern Medical Center

With triple-digit temperatures continuing across many parts of the country and the outdoor grilling season still in full swing, a UT Southwestern Medical Center physician who specializes in burn care wants to remind people to be careful around hot surfaces such as a grill or a playground slide.

Released: 22-Aug-2023 1:40 PM EDT
Impacts of the removal of race-correction in lung pulmonary function tests on lung surgery
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

The elimination has important implications for African American patients requiring surgical resection for lung cancer and for surgeons providing care

Released: 18-Aug-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Breast size affects women's attitudes to exercise
Flinders University

Women with larger breasts tend to exercise less frequently and avoid high-intensity exercise and a new study has found much improved participation in recreational group exercises after breast reduction surgery.

   
Newswise: Nature-inspired pressure sensing technology aims to transform healthcare and surgical robots
Released: 18-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Nature-inspired pressure sensing technology aims to transform healthcare and surgical robots
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Researchers from the National University of Singapore took a leaf out of nature’s book to develop ‘eAir’ — a novel pressure sensing technology that promises to transform minimally-invasive surgeries and implantable sensors. This novel invention mirrors the lotus leaf’s natural sensitivity to the extremely light touch of a water droplet, to achieve high accuracy and reliability in pressure detection.

   
Newswise: Cleveland Clinic London Patient Receives London’s First Total Knee Replacement Surgery Assisted by Augmented Reality
Released: 17-Aug-2023 11:25 AM EDT
Cleveland Clinic London Patient Receives London’s First Total Knee Replacement Surgery Assisted by Augmented Reality
Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic London is the first hospital in London to successfully perform a total knee replacement procedure with the assistance of an augmented reality-based surgical platform that was designed with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Released: 15-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT
American Society of Anesthesiologists Presents ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Women are at significantly greater risk of depression following brain injury than men. People with opioid use disorder are nearly five times more likely to overdose following surgery. Black, Hispanic and Asian children are less likely to receive tubes commonly used to treat ear infections. These findings are among the significant research to be unveiled at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023, the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Oct. 13-17 in San Francisco.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute Set To Debut First-In-The-World ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery® For The Brain Combined With Synaptive MRI To Shorten The Time From Diagnosis To Treatment
Released: 14-Aug-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute Set To Debut First-In-The-World ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery® For The Brain Combined With Synaptive MRI To Shorten The Time From Diagnosis To Treatment
Hackensack Meridian Health

New first in the world Zap-X Gyroscopic radiosurgery equipment paired with brain only Synaptive MRI for treatment of brain tumors and other conditions

Released: 14-Aug-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Awarded $1.9 Million to Study Biomarkers for Chronic Pain
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Chronic pain can be debilitating and can limit the quality of life for the millions who suffer from it. Unfortunately, treatments to manage chronic pain are often ineffective because the functional changes that accompany a disease are not fully understood. Many patients develop chronic pain after surgery, but unfortunately, it is not yet possible to predict which patients are at risk.

Released: 14-Aug-2023 9:25 AM EDT
Study reveals surgeons need to improve how they communicate with patients about innovative procedures
University of Bristol

Patients are not given sufficient information about the novel status of a procedure, possible uncertainties or potential risks when deciding to go ahead with the procedure, research led by the University of Bristol and published in the Annals of Surgery has found.

Newswise: Renowned Urologic Specialist to Lead UCSF Urology Program
Released: 14-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Renowned Urologic Specialist to Lead UCSF Urology Program
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Benjamin N. Breyer, MD, MAS, FACS, a renowned leader in urology and urological surgery, has been appointed chair of the UCSF Department of Urology. Breyer is a urologic surgeon who is internationally known for performing complex urethral and penile reconstruction for urethra stricture and cosmetic disfigurement, male incontinence, male fistula, and surgery for erectile dysfunction.

Released: 10-Aug-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Apply Today! Advance Media Registration for American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Members of the media can apply today to cover the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2023.

Released: 10-Aug-2023 9:20 AM EDT
Next-generation treatment reduces symptoms, preserves sexual function in men with enlarged prostate
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Treatment with the recently approved, minimally invasive Optilume BPH device improves urinary symptoms while preserving sexual function in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), concludes a randomized trial in the September issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Newswise: High levels of satisfaction and low levels of regret after gender-affirming mastectomy
8-Aug-2023 2:00 PM EDT
High levels of satisfaction and low levels of regret after gender-affirming mastectomy
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study seeks to determine long-term satisfaction and regret following gender-affirming mastectomy.

Newswise: Opioids, Methadone and Babies
Released: 8-Aug-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Opioids, Methadone and Babies
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

A new study led by Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, pediatric surgeons at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles shows that methadone use in babies after surgery can lead to longer hospital stays.

2-Aug-2023 11:50 AM EDT
Prenatal Diagnosis Matters: Linked to Earlier Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has shown that prenatal diagnosis, or diagnosis before a baby is born, is associated with earlier surgery for babies with congenital heart defects, the most common birth defects affecting nearly 1% of all live births. The association was demonstrated for critical defects (when heart surgery is required before the infant leaves the hospital) and certain types of noncritical defects, which constitute about 75% of all congenital heart defects.

Newswise: July Research Highlights
Released: 3-Aug-2023 12:05 PM EDT
July Research Highlights
University of Utah Health

Huntsman Cancer Institute investigators find a way to reduce infection after pancreatic surgery, discover the best treatment combination that’s cost effective for prostate cancer patients, and learn lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy have more emergency department visits. They also found a genetic mutation that makes anemia more likely after chemotherapy, and a non-invasive way to remove brain tumors.

Released: 3-Aug-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Georgia’s Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Get Relief from Abusive Prior Authorization Policy
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), and the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology applaud Humana for rolling back its prior authorization requirement for cataract surgery for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Georgia.

   
Newswise: Better training for the brain: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering dean to develop surgical simulator that sparks learning
Released: 2-Aug-2023 12:50 PM EDT
Better training for the brain: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering dean to develop surgical simulator that sparks learning
Florida State University

Suvranu De, dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, is building a better simulator — one that uses brain stimulation to improve learning for physicians undergoing training for robotic surgeries for oral cancers.

   


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