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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single nucleotide polymorphism in the tumor suppressor TP53 gene appears to be a risk factor for glioblastoma multiforme at an earlier age…
This minimally invasive procedure connects electrodes to the brain and places a pacemaker-like device under the skin. When activated, electrical impulses minimize shaking due to "dyskinesia syndrome" in…
As one of the first pediatric centers in the United States to use a new state-of-the-art MRI machine designed especially for kids, Children’s Hospital of Michigan continues to…
This revolutionary new procedure is generally recommended for patients with hip arthritis who are less than 60 years old. ~ Detroit Medical Center Submitted by Detroit Medical Center
"Targeted" radiation therapy goes right to the problem, not throughout your system. Moreover, discomfort is minimal. ~ Detroit Medical Center Submitted by Detroit Medical Center
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of obstetric complications resulting in severe maternal morbidity — particularly pulmonary embolism and need for blood transfusions — increased significantly in…
