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Tag: Surgery
Roy Calne, a surgeon who led Europe’s first liver transplant, has died aged 93
Sir Roy Calne, of Cambridge University, delivers an acceptance speech after receiving the 2012 Lasker DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for developing liver transplantation, an intervention that has restored normal…
Survey finds most Americans think bariatric surgery is a shortcut and should only be a last resort
After years of living with constant pain and fatigue, bariatric surgery helped Maritza Cruz Rivera lose weight and implement healthy habits to help her maintain her health long term. Credit:…
Solid organ transplant patients benefit from COVID-19 treatment
Tix-Cil dosing and infections during the study period. The frequency and timing of Tix-Cil dosing and SARS-CoV-2 infections occurring in the study cohort is shown in panel A. The background…
Mechanical thrombectomy safe, effective for high-risk pulmonary embolism
Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is safe and effective in real-world, high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a study published online Oct. 31 in the Journal of the Society for…
Four ways organ transplants are being transformed to save more lives
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain 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…
Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It’s a step toward one day restoring sight
Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, NYU Langone Health’s chair of plastic surgery, examines Aaron James in New York on Oct. 23, 2023. In May 2023, surgeons performed the world’s first transplant of…
Real-world analysis of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in kidney transplant recipients
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors lower blood sugar levels and have additional beneficial effects on kidney and heart health for individuals with and without diabetes, but little…
Study reveals untapped potential to increase eye donations needed for sight-restoring surgeries
Eye after cornea transplant. Credit: NHS Blood and Transplant A new study has found there is significant scope to increase the number of eye donations from patients cared for in…
Surgeons find over-the-counter medications control pain after elbow surgery as effectively as opioids
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Children who take only ibuprofen or acetaminophen after routine elbow surgery report similar pain control to patients who take opioids, according to a new study by…
