There hasn’t been an official verdict on the value of specialty hospitals, but proponents of these facilities recently attained more evidence to support their case. A recent report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Urine testing for leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein and other biomarkers may improve the ability of doctors to diagnose acute appendicitis, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pediatric coronary bypass surgery using an internal thoracic artery graft is effective treatment for children and adolescents with severe coronary sequelae secondary to…
Anand Germanwala, MD, Neurosurgeon, University of North Carolina, discusses the origins of neurosurgery and explains in lay terms what the specialty encompasses. Sponsored by The Doctor’s Channel
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As the number of African Americans in a given US county increases, the number of specialists involved in colorectal cancer care decreases, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using polymyxin B hemoperfusion as a means of reducing endotoxin levels in the blood can improve survival and other outcomes in patients with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even a short period of 4 to 8 weeks of smoking cessation prior to surgery to treat upper aerodigestive tract squamous cell carcinoma…
Anand Germanwala, MD, Neurosurgeon, University of North Carolina, discusses skull base neurosurgery and recent advances in minimally invasive techniques, which often require the assistance of ear, nose and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that insulin-using diabetics with chronic limb ischemia have worse limb salvage rates and survival than their nondiabetic peers or diabetics…
James N. Gladstone, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedics, Co-chief, Division of Sports Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses cartilage cell transplantation, one of the most exciting technologies…