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Total knee replacement cost effective for patients with osteoarthritis and extreme obesity
Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is cost-effective in patients with severe obesity (BMI of 40Kg/m2 or greater) and end...
New thesis on antireflux surgery in relation to supra-esophageal cancer development
Manar Yanes from the research group Upper GI Surgery, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend his th...
Researchers identify immune cells that contribute to transplant rejection
Non-circulating memory T cells, whose main function is to provide local protection against re-infection, contribute to chr...
Survivor: Woman with COVID-19 gives birth, gets new lungs
A suburban Detroit woman infected with COVID-19 gave birth then underwent a double lung transplant just weeks later to sav...
Could a cast be as good as surgery for treating wrist fracture for older people?
Wrist fractures are one of the most common fracture types. The burden of injury and costs of wrist fractures globally are ...
Cambodian study assesses 3D scanning technologies for prosthetic limb design
Cutting-edge 3D scanners have been put to the test by researchers from the University of Southampton and partners Exceed W...
Common antibiotic can safely be given to most surgery patients despite penicillin allergy
Most surgical patients with a history of penicillin allergy can safely be given the guideline-recommended antibiotic cefaz...
Examining the value of lumbar spine surgery
Since the 1990s the rate of spinal fusion to treat lower back pain has been on the rise. A new prospective clinical study ...
Prostate cancer patients may be having surgery without knowing about other options
Health policies regarding the treatment of prostate cancer should be re-examined to provide greater patient choice after a...