Patients’ chances of survival after cancer surgery is strongly linked with the standard of post-operation hospital care, a major international study suggests.
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New Biomaterials Can Be ‘Fine-tuned’ for Medical Applications
by OR Today Magazine | May 31, 2021
Researchers in the UK and the United States have succeeded in “fine tuning” a new thermoplastic biomaterial to enable the rate at which it degrades in the body and its mechanical properties to be controlled independently.
READ MOREEVAR Linked to Higher Readmission Rates Compared to Open Repair
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 30, 2021
While EVAR is more commonly utilized for rAA, shortens hospital stay and has a lower initial mortality rate, the odds of hospital readmission after EVAR are 1.5 times higher compared to traditional open repair.
READ MOREAn Origami-inspired Medical Patch for Sealing Internal Injuries
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 1, 2021
Taking inspiration from origami, MIT engineers have now designed a medical patch that can be folded around minimally invasive surgical tools and delivered through airways, intestines and other narrow spaces to patch up internal injuries.
READ MORECan Mammogram Screening Be More Effective?
by OR Today Magazine | Feb 28, 2021
About 35 percent of women get annual mammograms from age 40 onward. But the value of those screenings has been much debated, because mammograms for people in their 40s catch relatively few cases of breast cancer, generate plenty of false positive results and produce some cases of unnecessary treatment.
READ MOREStay Healthy and Promote Longevity
by OR Today Magazine | Jan 31, 2021
Aging may be inevitable, but with advancement in research and technology, there are plenty of ways you can slow, or even reverse, the hands of time to stay healthy and promote longevity.
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