In this episode of “Newsworthy Stories,” Jacqueline Jimenez speaks with Bohdan Pomahac, MD, a leading plastic surgeon at Yale New Haven Hospital, and Robert Chelsea, the first African-American…
A consultant surgical gastroenterologist at Manipal Hospital, Sarjapur Road, provides an overview of the surgical gastroenterology department. He discusses advanced laparoscopic procedures for liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and GI…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Subthalamic nucleus stimulation (STN) is more effective in relieving t motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease than unilateral pallidotomy during long-term follow-up, physicians in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although the rate of hysterectomy after cesarean delivery has declined over the past decade, the procedure remains an “uncommon, but not rare” complication…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses metastatic eye cancer that can be caused by any cancer, but most commonly carcinomas. Summary: Breast…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses retinoblastoma and treatment options, which include enucleation and radiation, chemotherapy, cryotherapy and TTT (transpulillary thermotherapy protocol).…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses chromosomal analysis within a tumor, the most important guide to clinical survival. Summary: Chromosal analysis of…
Jimmy K. Lee, MD, Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Sections, Yale Eye Center, discusses lasik or laser vision correction, which is a great option for those who…
Hylton Mayer, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor Yale University Department of Opthalmology, discusses capsular tension rings, plastic like device used at the time of cataract surgery to assist in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Information from previous colonoscopies may help identify low-risk polypectomy patients who are unlikely to benefit from intense surveillance, a large prospective cohort study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that regardless of how hormone therapy is given, it increases the risk of ovarian cancer. “Our study suggests an increased…
Jimmy K. Lee, MD, Director of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses dry eye treatment, including lubricant drops, cyclosporin and plugging the drainage tube…
