New photothermal therapy overcomes major cancer treatment barriers
In a promising development for cancer treatment, a collaborative research team has overcome two issues that have prevented…
Major League Baseball: Oakland Athletics rookie hospitalised after rupturing testicle
The club said he is resting comfortably after the operation at St Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. “Yep,…
Health NZ admits failings after toddler’s obstructed bowel missed at Whangārei Hospital
Brar said his condition steadily deteriorated over the next day. He became increasingly lethargic, was unable to keep…
Toddler thrown into crocodile pit by stranger undergoes seventh surgery
“Today, our son had his seventh surgery,” his family wrote on a GoFundMe page set up by the…
A breakthrough in coronary bypass surgery: AMT Medical’s SAFE-CAB results published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
AMT Medical B.V., a clinical-stage Dutch medical technology company, today announced that the one-year results of the SAFE-CAB…
Diet helps people lose weight regardless of genetic obesity risk
A six-month clinical trial found that people with a high genetic risk for obesity benefited just as much…
Novel salvage surgical approach for refractory multiple sclerosis-related trigeminal neuralgia
A case report in Chinese Neurosurgical Journal describes a novel salvage surgical approach for refractory multiple sclerosis-related trigeminal…
Health NZ faulted over man’s death after two visits to Middlemore Hospital
In November 2018, the man had knee surgery at a private hospital to repair a torn meniscus (fibrocartilage…
Study: Bariatric surgery is safe, effective for obese adolescents and young adults
A new study from researchers at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, FMOL Health | Our Lady of the…
New consensus provides updated guidance for managing prolactinoma tumors
Prolactinomas are the most common functional pituitary neuroendocrine tumors, accounting for nearly half of all hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas.…
Robot-guided surgery successfully drains multiple deep brain abscesses
Brain abscesses located deep within the brain can rapidly become life-threatening and are often difficult to treat through…
Health NZ faulted over Gisborne Hospital patient’s post-surgery death
A recommendation from the review included the need to address the night-time culture of “do not disturb” the…