DMC Interventional Radiologist Dr Bruce Wolf uses minimally invasive surgery called Balloon Kyphoplasty to bring relief to a patient suffering from severe back pain caused by spinal compression…
DMC Wound Care Specialist Doctor Bob Wilson uses the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Chamber to supercharge the body’s healing process from wounds, burns and infections. This new therapy works…
DMC Heart Imaging Specialist Doctor Mukarram Siddiqui uses minimally invasive surgery to install a pacemaker and defibrillator on patients, preventing the onset of heart failure and dramatically increasing…
This minimally invasive procedure cures acid reflux without resorting to a large abdominal incision. It also decreases recovery time. ~ Detroit Medical Center Submitted by Detroit Medical Center
DMC Pediatric Heart Specialist Doctor Peter Karpawich is the first in the state to use minimally invasive surgery to repair a damaged pacemaker on a pediatric patient, helping…
Clogged leg arteries can be opened through a minimally invasive procedure with the SILVERHAWK, a mini drill with a tiny rotating blade for cutting away plaque. The procedure…
Its technical name is selective laser trabeculoplasty or SLT. It’s a virtually painless, minimally invasive procedure that provides several benefits over conventional treatments for glaucoma. ~ Detroit Medical…
Lasik eye surgery at the Detroit Medical Center’s Advanced Laser and Clear Vision Center offer patients pain-free, life-changing procedures that correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. ~ Detroit Medical…
Doctors at Detroit Medical Center are treating prostate cancer with cryoablation, an innovative procedure that freezes cancer cells and preserves surrounding tissue. Patients usually return home the same…
Marlene Beggelman, MD, Founder and CEO of Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc., discusses DoubleCheckMD. DoubleCheckMD is the first-ever online medical search technology that empowers users to quickly and easily…
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A 600 MBq dose of 131Iodine, female gender, lower presenting free T4 level, and absence of a palpable…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Myoblast transplantation via catheter can be safely performed in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure, the results of a phase I trial…
