Smoking is not only harmful to the lungs and the circulatory System. The contained in cigarettes substances also reduce in
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Many teens have low iron, B12 levels years after bariatric surgery
The good news: bariatric surgery can be a life-changer for severely obese teens. Not only do young people experience dramatic
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Delay of surgery for DCIS ups risk for invasive breast cancer
(HealthDay)—For each month of delay between diagnosis and surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), there is slightly worse survival
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Men with prostate cancer can be spared radiotherapy after surgery
Men with prostate cancer can be spared radiotherapy after surgery, according to late breaking results of the RADICALS-RT trial presented
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Mohs micrographic surgery may up survival in stage I melanoma
(HealthDay)—Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is associated with improved survival compared with traditional surgery with wide margin excision (WME) for stage
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Baby awaits surgery to ‘unfuse’ her webbed fingers and toes
Baby born with webbed fingers and toes will have life-changing surgery to ‘unfuse’ her digits in hope of allowing her
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Combined breast and gynecologic surgery: Study says not so fast
Breast cancer patients and women undergoing cancer-preventive breast surgeries may consider combining these procedures with hysterectomy and/or ovarian removal. However,
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Groundbreaking nerve surgery restores movement in paralysed patients
Groundbreaking nerve surgery allows 13 paralysed patients to regain the use of their arms to brush their teeth, write and
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Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumours during surgery
An artificial nose developed at Tampere University, Finland, helps neurosurgeons to identify cancerous tissue during surgery and enables more precise
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New evidence supports surgery for rare type of brain lymphoma
Through a systematic review of published studies going back 50 years, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a
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