All articles tagged: General Surgery

UK-based medical device maker CMR Surgical said on Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the upgraded version of its surgical robot to be used in...

Circulating tumor DNA is a promising tool for the detection and surveillance of HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer, but guidelines are needed.

But they still haven't reached parity with men, especially outside of surgery.

A retrospective database study looked at surgical risks associated with adequate lymph node yield in thyroid cancer.

A retrospective database study looked at surgical risks associated with adequate lymph node yield in thyroid cancer.

Although subjective olfactory improvements in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps were sustained after 6 months, objective improvements began to decline.

Researchers hypothesized that a composite scoring system for sleep apnea would be a more effective predictor of cardiovascular risk than the standard apnea-hypopnea index.

Without government investment, Canadian hospitals have had to foot the bill for expensive robotic systems, limiting surgeons' access to cutting-edge technology.

In most cases, the bacteria causing infection are genetically similar to those present on the patient's body before the operation, data indicate.

Surgeons are at risk for negative psychological and professional consequences following surgical complications or errors.

Patients with closed fractures had fewer surgical site infections when their surgeons applied iodine povacrylex in alcohol before surgery.

Healthcare costs are significantly higher when surgery is performed by a male surgeon than a female surgeon, data suggested.

U.S. employers facing surging costs from paying for Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and similar obesity drugs are hiring virtual healthcare providers like Teladoc to implement...

Johnson & Johnson's MedTech unit said on Tuesday it would submit an application to the FDA in the second half of 2024 to initiate clinical trials of its robotic surgical system.

Adults transitioning from male to female showed significant changes in forehead measures after surgery.

Patients with both conditions showed no difference in asthma symptom severity or medication use before and after surgery.

Surgical excision was associated with improved survival in patients identified with invasive disease.

Most patients who experienced sentinel central events during drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) then transitioned to obstruction in approximately 12 minutes.

Data from a prospective study support the use of parathyroid hormone (PTH) to guide earlier discharge of patients after surgery.

Driving the technology forward are advances in materials science and AI, plus patient benefits like shorter recovery times and less pain.

Doctors in northeastern Peru saved the life of a 2-year-old boy who had swallowed eight injection needles while playing.