Doctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery
FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, doctors have successfully performed fetal brain surgery to treat a rare blood vessel abnormality that can be fatal to newborns.Experts said the accomplishment, for a condition known as a vein…
Learn MorePatient-Centered Approach Recommended for Oligometastatic NSCLC
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach is strongly recommended for decision-making regarding treatment for oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a clinical practice guideline …
Learn MoreChatGPT May Provide Helpful Postoperative Instructions
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — ChatGPT provides helpful postoperative instructions for families of pediatric otolaryngology patients with low health literacy, according to a research letter published online April 27 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Hea…
Learn MoreHow to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
SATURDAY, April 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients who’ve had surgery should ease back into movement and exercise. These efforts may be small, but they’re better than nothing, according to one surgeon who emphasized the importance of listening to y…
Learn MoreOutcomes Similar With Craniotomy, Craniectomy for Subdural Hematoma
THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with traumatic acute subdural hematoma, disability and quality-of-life outcomes are similar with craniotomy (bone flap replaced) or decompressive craniectomy (bone flap not replaced), according…
Learn MoreLymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women having a mastectomy for earlier-stage breast cancer may be overtreated if doctors evaluate their lymph nodes while they are still on the operating table, a preliminary study suggests.Researchers found…
Learn MoreLa extracción de las muelas del juicio: la cirugía, la recuperación, qué puede comer
MARTES, 25 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El dentista le dio la mala noticia: hay que extraer sus muelas del juicio, un procedimiento que no le hace gracia a nadie.¿Siente curiosidad sobre qué puede prever durante y después de la operación?Los e…
Learn MoreLow Sodium Levels Common After Total Joint Arthroplasty
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Postoperative hyponatremia is a relatively common occurrence in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA), according to a study published online March 31 in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.Col…
Learn MoreEl almacenamiento en frío podría mantener a los pulmones listos para el trasplante más tiempo
LUNES, 24 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Almacenar los pulmones donados a temperaturas frías, pero no cerca de la congelación, puede aumentar de forma marcada el tiempo que los órganos pueden vivir fuera del cuerpo humano, sugiere un estudio rec…
Learn MoreNew Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Each year, about 140 kids in the United States are diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma, a typically non-cancerous brain tumor that develops near the pituitary gland at the base of the brain.Doctors treat cran…
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