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Sunshine Hospital patient burned during procedure after fire starts in surgical theatre

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A 72-year-old woman has suffered burns after a fire ignited while she was undergoing a procedure in a Sunshine Hospital surgical theatre. The blaze began when medical equipment malfunctioned just…

Surgical Technology

Stem Cell Therapy: Here’s What You Need to Know

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Stem cells and derived products offer great promise for new medical treatments. Learn about stem cell types, current and possible uses, ethical issues, and the state of research and practice.…

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FDA advises boxed warning for surgical devices half-decade after flagging cancer risk to women

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FDA issued a series of updates Tuesday regarding a women’s health device safety issue spotlighted in a 2014 advisory committee meeting. The agency said laparoscopic power morcellation for uterine fibroid…

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In the race for coronavirus vaccines, don’t leave pregnant women behind

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As several thousand people become newly infected each day with the novel coronavirus Covid-19, and some die of it, there are accelerated efforts to develop new coronavirus vaccines. The World…

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Coronavirus: seven dead in Italy and more than 220 infected – the highest number outside Asia

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Venice Carnival cancelled, landmarks like Milan’s Duomo cathedral shut, and schools, museums and universities closed in much of northern Italy All deaths, including four announced on Monday, concerned elderly people,…

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Nurses to carry out surgery under NHS plans to slash waiting times

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Nursing staff will be urged to undertake a two year course to become “surgical care practitioners” Nurses will be trained to perform surgery under new NHS measures to cut waiting…

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FDA clears world’s first bedside MRI scanner-on-wheels

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Hyperfine’s portable MRI features permanent magnets that require no extra power or cooling, with the whole system running off a standard wall outlet to produce a brain scan. (Hyperfine) The…

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Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion (ACDF): What you need to know

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Overview Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgery to remove a herniated or degenerative disc in the neck. An incision is made in the throat area to reach…

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China’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,400, but new fatalities half that of previous day

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The death toll from China’s coronavirus epidemic rose to 1,483 on Friday but the number of new infections in hard-hit Hubei province fell after a change in case definitions caused…

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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s Disease

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Overview Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgery to implant a device that sends electrical signals to brain areas responsible for body movement. Electrodes are placed deep in the brain…

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PCA Pump (Patient Controlled Analgesia) for Pain Treatment

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Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a method of pain control that gives patients the power to control their pain. In PCA, a computerized pump called the patient-controlled analgesia pump, which contains…

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The deadly coronavirus from China: What you need to know!

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A newly identified coronavirus has been spreading in China, and has now reached several other countries. As the number of confirmed cases and deaths continue to rise, health officials are…

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The Highly Significant Role of the Perfusionist: Here’s how to become one..

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If you’re at a party and telling someone what you do for a living, saying “I’m a perfusionist” might lead to some interesting conversations. “A percussionist? Like in a band?”…

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E-cigarettes are NOT safe and Vaping harms, W.H.O. warns

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Countries vindicate cautious stance on e-cigarettes Armando Peruga has spent the last two decades working in tobacco control. At the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, since 2006, and before…

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Cleveland Clinic Unveils Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2019

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Alternate therapies for pain. The use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Expanded window to treat stroke patients. These are some of the innovations that will enhance healing and change healthcare…

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How to choose a surgeon if in need of surgery

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Choosing a surgeon can be tricky. It starts with making sure you really need the surgery, and then finding an experienced specialist you can trust. Morsa Images/Getty Images So your…

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Most Technologically Advanced Hospitals in the World..

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Medical research is constantly pushing the boundaries of health care and redefining what is and isn’t possible. Keeping pace with this vigorous progress, hospitals across the globe are continually updating…

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Protecting yourself from Operating Room radiation

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Healthcare workers in the operating room are exposed to radiation during a multitude of surgical procedures as visualisation may be required in orthopaedics, neurology, urology and cardiothoracic surgery. New technologies…

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Preparing for surgery? Questions you should ask

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Patients usually have questions before a surgical procedure. Doctors like to know their patients are involved in their own care, and they appreciate listening to their concerns, answering their questions…

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Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment

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Cryosurgery is a type of surgery that involves the use of extreme cold to destroy abnormal tissues, such as tumors. The surgery most often involves the use of liquid nitrogen,…

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Google’s New Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Experts in Diagnosing Breast Cancer

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A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise at reducing errors, researchers in…

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Welcome 2020!

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Happy New Year from The Operating Room Global (TORG). We all wish that there was more time in the day. When the day is over and we look back at…

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Chinese Scientist Who Genetically Edited Babies Gets 3 Years in Prison

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The scientist He Jiankui at a medical conference in Hong Kong last year, when he announced he had created the world’s first genetically edited babies. Image Credit…Kin Cheung/Associated Press He…

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Romanian woman dies after being set on fire during surgery

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A patient has died after she was set alight during surgery for cancer, succumbing to burns on 40 percent of her body. Surgeons had used an electric scalpel and flammable…

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The Historical Symbol of Medicine

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The difference between the Rod of Asclepius and the Caduceus. The Rod of Asclepius is an ancient Greek symbol associated with medicine, consisting of a serpent coiled around a rod.…

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Unraveling the World of Anaesthesia

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From unspeakable agony to unlocking consciousness. We expect to feel no pain during surgery or at least to have no memory of the procedure. But it wasn’t always so. Until…

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Surgery Timeline: Historical Perspective

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The earliest surgeries in history were crude at best and likely to have been performed out of desperation or ignorance. Surgery as we know it did not truly begin until…

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The Legendary DeBakey and the Vascular Atraumatic Forceps

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Debakey forceps are a type of atraumatic tissue forceps used in vascular procedures to avoid tissue damage during manipulation. They are typically large (some examples are upwards of 12 inches…

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Israeli Company Destroys Cancerous Tumors by Freezing Them

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An Israeli company is helping doctors treat cancer by freezing tumors with liquid nitrogen. IceCure Medical, a company based in Israel’s northern coastal city of Caesarea, claim their non-invasive ProSense™…

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DISPOSABLE STERILE HIJABS INTRODUCED IN HOSPITAL IN UK FIRST

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NHS/Royal Derby Hospital A hospital trust has become the first in the UK to introduce disposable sterile hijabs for staff. The Royal Derby Hospital launched the headscarves earlier this month…