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Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limb. MIT researchers have invented a new type of amputation surgery that can help amputees to better control their residual muscles and sense where their “phantom limb” is in space. This restored sense of prop...

Removing left atrial appendage cuts the risk of strokes by more than one-third in patients with atrial fibrillation. A simple surgery saves patients with heart arrhythmia from often-lethal strokes, says a large international study led by McMaster University. Researchers found that removing the left ...

A sprayable hydrogel prevents heart adhesions after surgery, offering a promising solution for safer repeat operations. A hydrogel that forms a barrier to keep heart tissue from adhering to surrounding tissue after surgery was developed and successfully tested in rodents by a team of University of C...

A fifth of adults who undergo non-cardiac surgery experience elevated levels of troponin, a cardiac enzyme that can indicate heart damage. Most myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) does not cause clinical symptoms, yet patients with MINS are at higher risk of additional cardiovascular ...

Acupuncture during knee surgery cut opioid use dramatically, with most patients avoiding high-dose pain meds. It’s a safe, promising tool in combating the opioid crisis. Patients who have acupuncture during total knee replacement surgery report less pain and need far fewer opioids to manage their di...

Second pig kidney transplant at NYU shows promise for solving organ shortages. Less than two months after the first breakthrough surgery, NYU Langone Health has performed its second successful investigational xenotransplantation procedure using a genetically engineered pig kidney. This second surger...

Machine learning algorithms enhanced technical performance and learning outcomes during simulated brain tumor removal. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities for medical training. Remote learning technology has become increasingly important in several fields. A new stu...

The hype over medical marijuana for treating health problems may be exaggerated, researchers find. Obtaining a medical marijuana card (MMC) to use cannabis products to treat pain, anxiety, or depression symptoms led to the onset of cannabis use disorder (CUD) in a significant minority of individuals...

Harvesting energy from the temperature difference between photovoltaic cell, surrounding air leads to a viable, renewable source of electricity at night. About 750 million people in the world do not have access to electricity at night. Solar cells provide power during the day, but saving energy for ...

Weight-loss surgery reduces cancer incidence and improves survival, showing potential as a preventive measure against obesity-linked cancers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 41.9% of U.S. adults are obese, with 9.2% severely obese. Obesity contributes to a wide array of ...

A new study has found that robotic surgery is less dangerous and has a faster recovery period for patients Robotic surgery, also known as robot-assisted surgery, enables surgeons to conduct a variety of complicated operations with more precision, flexibility, and control than traditional approaches ...

Vitamins and Supplements Are a “Waste of Money” for Most Americans There’s no ‘magic set of pills to keep you healthy.’ Diet and exercise are key. Drawn to the allure of multivitamins and dietary supplements filling nutritional gaps in their diet, people spent close to $50 billion on vitamins and di...

A Study Finds That Hip Fracture Patients Who Undergo Spinal Anesthesia Need More Painkillers Spinal anesthesia has replaced general anesthesia in several surgeries as a way to increase patient comfort and reduce the need for painkillers. However, research among hip fracture patients suggests that th...

Study Reveals Cannabis Users Experience More Postoperative Pain Adults who use cannabis experience more pain after surgery compared to people who don’t use cannabis. This is according to a scientific study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 annual meeting. “Cannabis is the most commonly used illi...

A Recent Study Has Found Male and Female Surgeons To Be Equally Skilled Male and female surgeons in Japan had the same mortality and complication rates, according to a recent study published in The BMJ, despite the fact that female doctors are more likely than male surgeons to be given high-risk pat...

In a first, a team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital successfully treated an aggressive vascular malformation in an infant’s brain before birth, avoiding potentially fatal symptoms after delivery. Collaborating researchers and clinicians from Boston Children’s Hospital...

Researchers report on the first-of-its-kind fetal procedure to fix a potentially deadly vascular malformation in the brain, avoiding heart failure and brain injury after birth, published in the journal Stroke. Using ultrasound guidance, researchers successfully repaired a potentially deadly vascular...

Researchers at the EPFL Neuro X Institute have developed a minimally invasive, soft robotic-inspired cortical electrode array that can be inserted through a small hole in the skull. The array features six spiraled arms to maximize surface area and has been successfully tested in a mini-pig. The tech...