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…
According to preliminary evidence, taking the epilepsy drug Topiramate (Topamax) during early pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects. References and Resources Hunt S, Russell A, Smithson…
Fred A. Crawford Jr., MD, Horace G. Smithy Professor of Surgery, Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, discusses the advantages of a unique…
In the Journal of the American Medical Association, a meta-analysis showed that patients of both genders with high-risk acute coronary syndromes were helped by an early, invasive treatment…
The tumor-derived vaccine vitespen (Oncophage) does not prevent renal-cell carcinoma recurrence or improve survival despite promising early results. References and Resources Wood C, Srivastava P, Bukowski R, et…
John C. Herr, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology, Center Director, Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia Health System, discusses sperm protein 10 (SP-10), which is used to…
Jaime Landman, MD, Minimally Invasive Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, discusses his thoughts on the advantages of minimally invasive surgical procedures. References and Resources Ukimura…
Jaime Landman, MD, Minimally Invasive Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, discusses open and laparoscopic partial nephrectomies. References and Resources Young JG, Luscombe CJ, Lynch C,…
Jaime Landman, MD, Minimally Invasive Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, discusses his thoughts on minimally invasive surgery in urology. References and Resources Raman JD, Cadeddu…
John R. Mangiardi, MD, FACS, Founder & CEO of Optimus, describes his vision of the first completely intergrated operating room. Rethinking surgical delivery from the ground up and…
Christopher D. Nielsen, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses issues with a patent foramen ovale. References and Resources Butera G,…
