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Innovative Therapies forum focuses on topics across wound care settings, surgical disciplines

Modern Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has been in practice since the late 1970's when plastic surgeon Dr. Paul Svedman began treating patients. It is estimated that over half a million patients in the United States receive NPWT every year, but that millions more would benefit from the therapy if it were more accessible.

21 Aug 2012

HemoSep device significantly reduces need for blood transfusions during major surgeries

A pioneering surgical blood salvage technology developed at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, is set to transform the way major surgery is carried out by reducing blood loss in patients.

21 Aug 2012

Declining rates of circumcision in US infant males could add billions to health care costs

A team of disease experts and health economists at Johns Hopkins warns that steadily declining rates of U.S. infant male circumcision could add more than $4.4 billion in avoidable health care costs if rates over the next decade drop to levels now seen in Europe.

21 Aug 2012

Bonovo’s first PEEK lateral interbody fusion cage now available in China

Bonovo Orthopedics, Inc. announced today that it has launched the first PEEK lateral interbody fusion cage, Cross-Fuse in China.

21 Aug 2012

Children's Medical Center to broadcast two corrective bladder surgeries live on the internet

Children's Medical Center will help improve medical care for children around the world by broadcasting two surgeries live on the internet to help train doctors on the latest corrective bladder options.

21 Aug 2012

Portable Micro-Plasma Device may help repair skin after laser surgery

A National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) research team has designed a Portable Micro-Plasma Device (PMPD) that may be the ultimate solution to repairing the skin after laser surgery.

21 Aug 2012

Studies raise possibility of new DBS approaches to treat obesity

Scientific advances in understanding the "addiction circuitry" of the brain may lead to effective treatment for obesity using deep brain stimulation (DBS), according to a review article in the August issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

21 Aug 2012

Acupuncture could save treatment costs and offer viable alternative to knee replacement surgery

The researchers base their findings on 90 patients with knee osteoarthritis, who were referred for group acupuncture to two knee pain clinics in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 2008 and subsequently monitored for two years.

21 Aug 2012

FDA approves InSightec's ExAblate Neuro system clinical trial for tremor dominant Parkinson's Disease

InSightec Ltd, the global leader in MR guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS), announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to begin a Phase I clinical trial evaluating the use of its ExAblate Neuro system for the treatment of patients with tremor dominant Parkinson's Disease.

20 Aug 2012

Abbott's XIENCE Xpedition Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System receives CE Mark in Europe

Abbott today announced that the XIENCE Xpedition Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System received CE Mark in Europe for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

20 Aug 2012

GORE Hybrid Vascular Graft receives CE Mark approval

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) has received CE Mark for the GORE Hybrid Vascular Graft. The graft is designed to expand treatment options for optimal outflow by maximizing the number of access sites available.

20 Aug 2012

Data from new survey shows wide variation in access to primary PCI

Data from a new survey on primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) rates in 33 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) countries will be presented at the ESC Congress 2012 in Munich, Germany.

18 Aug 2012

Bariatric surgery improves overall quality of life for people with obesity

New research shows that people who have bariatric surgery to treat obesity report an overall improvement in quality of life issues after surgery, from their relationships to their medical conditions. Arizona State University researchers will present their findings at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

18 Aug 2012

AHCA approves Cleveland Clinic Florida applications for heart, liver and kidney transplant services

Cleveland Clinic Florida is pleased to announce that the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) in Florida has approved its applications for heart, liver and kidney transplant services.

18 Aug 2012

New patient survey shows improved quality of decisions about herniated disc surgery

A new patient survey can show improvements in the quality of patient decision-making about whether or not to undergo surgery for a herniated disc, reports a study in the August 15 issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

18 Aug 2012

Diabetes Research Institute to receive JDRF-HCT grant for islet encapsulation study

JDRF, in collaboration with The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (HCT), announced today that it has finalized a grant in the area of islet cell encapsulation to Dr. Camillo Ricordi, M.D. and a team of investigators at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), based at the University of Miami (FL).

17 Aug 2012

Researchers identify molecular and protein signatures that predict HCV virus-induced liver injury

Researchers have discovered molecular and protein signatures that predict rapid onset of liver damage in hepatitis C patients following a liver transplant. The markers appeared soon after transplant and well before clinical evidence of liver damage.

17 Aug 2012

Johns Hopkins undergraduates invent disposable suturing tool

After a surgeon stitches up a patient's abdomen, costly complications -- some life-threatening -- can occur. To cut down on these postoperative problems, Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a disposable suturing tool to guide the placement of stitches and guard against the accidental puncture of internal organs.

17 Aug 2012

Pregnant women who undergo chemotherapy do not appear to increase their baby’s risk of complications

The babies of breast cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy while pregnant do not appear to be at higher risk of complications, according to an Article published Online First in The Lancet Oncology.

16 Aug 2012

Surgeons perform two TAVR procedures at Toledo Hospital

Minimally invasive surgery is one of the biggest trends in health care as a safer alternative to major surgery. One of the newest procedures, approved this year by the Food and Drug Administration, is Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

16 Aug 2012

Medical Procedure News

Innovative Therapies forum focuses on topics across wound care settings, surgical disciplines

HemoSep device significantly reduces need for blood transfusions during major surgeries

Declining rates of circumcision in US infant males could add billions to health care costs

Bonovo’s first PEEK lateral interbody fusion cage now available in China

Children's Medical Center to broadcast two corrective bladder surgeries live on the internet

Portable Micro-Plasma Device may help repair skin after laser surgery

Studies raise possibility of new DBS approaches to treat obesity

Acupuncture could save treatment costs and offer viable alternative to knee replacement surgery

FDA approves InSightec's ExAblate Neuro system clinical trial for tremor dominant Parkinson's Disease

Abbott's XIENCE Xpedition Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System receives CE Mark in Europe

GORE Hybrid Vascular Graft receives CE Mark approval

Data from new survey shows wide variation in access to primary PCI

Bariatric surgery improves overall quality of life for people with obesity

AHCA approves Cleveland Clinic Florida applications for heart, liver and kidney transplant services

New patient survey shows improved quality of decisions about herniated disc surgery

Diabetes Research Institute to receive JDRF-HCT grant for islet encapsulation study

Researchers identify molecular and protein signatures that predict HCV virus-induced liver injury

Johns Hopkins undergraduates invent disposable suturing tool

Pregnant women who undergo chemotherapy do not appear to increase their baby’s risk of complications

Surgeons perform two TAVR procedures at Toledo Hospital

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