Twins girls conjoined at HEAD separated after massive 24-hour surgery
Nine-month-old twin girls conjoined at the HEAD are successfully separated after a marathon 24-hour surgery Abigail and Micaela Bachinskiy, nine
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Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 — Research following patients for nearly three decades finds that surgery plus radiation beats surgery alone
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Prostate cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy after surgery
Prostate cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy after surgery as new research suggests there is no benefit and it could
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Cigarette smoking associated with worse outcomes for bladder cancer patients after surgery
Patients treated for bladder cancer with a surgery known as radical cystectomy have worse outcomes if they are smokers, according
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For teens with severe obesity, bariatric surgery works, but is rarely used. Experts say that needs to change
Gavin Perrin has his work cut out for him this semester. The Susquehanna University sophomore is taking a hefty 22
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New surgical tools with smart sensors can advance cardiac surgery and therapy
Researchers developed a new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics system that could dramatically improve the
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Major weight loss—whether from surgery or diet—has same metabolic benefits
Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective therapy to treat or reverse type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients. Many
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Surgery during pregnancy for gallbladder infections may be safer than postponing
Painful gallstones are common during pregnancy. The pain can be intense, coming on suddenly, increasing and often radiating to the
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Nurse's surgery to remove ‘ticking time bomb’ leaves her paralysed
Charlotte Warhurst was on the phone to a friend when she suddenly developed a pain in her head like nothing
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Researchers find no benefit for treatment used to avoid surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm
A new landmark study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that patients with a
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