Instruments sit on a table in an operating room June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn. Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if…
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Cognitive behavioral therapy aids outcomes one year after bariatric surgery
Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy (tele-CBT) delivered one year after bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in disordered eating and psychological distress, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in…
Analysis shows two in three cosmetic surgery injections in the UK are not administered by doctors
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain According to an analysis of the UK’s cosmetic injectables industry by University College London researchers, 68% of cosmetic practitioners who are administering injections such as Botox…
AI tool ‘reads’ brain tumors during surgery to help guide decisions
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of deciphering a brain tumor’s genetic code in real time, during surgery—an advance they say could speed diagnosis and personalize patients’…
Bilateral total knee arthroplasty linked to increased complication rates
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are at an increased risk of several types of complications, as compared with matched patients undergoing unilateral TKA, reports…
Children with drug-resistant epilepsy live longer after cranial surgery, large study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Survival rate beyond 10 years in children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) was highest after cranial epilepsy surgery and lowest when treated only with antiseizure medications, according…
Anesthesia can cause disturbing sexual hallucinations, leading to lasting psychological trauma
Some patients can have vivid and detailed sexual hallucinations during anesthesia with sedative-hypnotic drugs like propofol, midazolam, diazepam and nitrous oxide. Some make suggestive or sexual comments or act out,…
Prowess, persistence yield first-anywhere heart procedure
Dr. James McCabe displays a clothespin-like MitraClip like the one he detached and removed via catheter from John Steenmeyer’s heart. Credit: UW Medicine photo Cardiologists at the UW Medicine Heart…
Surgery is the most effective treatment for metabolic liver disease, says new study
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Metabolic (bariatric) surgery is more effective than medications and lifestyle interventions for the treatment of advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. A new paper, published today in…
