Not all patients need a battery of pre-surgery tests -- especially if the results won鈥檛 change how their surgical team treats them or how well they do afterward. Now, a new study shows how hospitals can focus the use of such tests on the patients who truly need them, while safely reducing unnecessary testing in others.
When life gets bleak for Destany Epps-Manuel, 36, she knows the only way to go is forward. That鈥檚 what she鈥檚 been doing since she was 22, when she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a rare disease that causes the heart muscle to weaken and, eventually, stop pumping blood.
One of the most agonizing experiences a cancer patient suffers is waiting without knowing: waiting for a diagnosis, waiting to get test results back, waiting to learn the outcome of treatment protocols. Now a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is co-author of a paper in Nature Scientific Reports that studies the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and neuronal networks to significantly cut the time required for medical professionals to classify lesions in breast cancer ultrasound images.
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Mehra Golshan, MD, MBA, a professor of surgery at Yale School of Medicine and executive vice chair in the Department of Surgery, will be awarded a 2025 Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the Ellis Island Honors Society. The medal recognizes Golshan鈥檚 contributions to breast cancer treatment and research, his dedication to patient care, and his commitment to mentorship.
Personalized cancer vaccines (PCVs) train the body鈥檚 immune system to recognize and destroy a threat. In this trial, all nine patients who received multiple doses of the vaccine had an immune response within a three-week period and cancer fighting T cells remained elevated for the duration of the study and for years afterward.
In an effort to expand the donor pool for lung transplant recipients and give surgeons more time to removed diseased lungs, the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute (CTI) is now routinely repairing damaged donor lungs using 鈥渓ungs in a box鈥� (lung perfusion) technology and storing them for transplantation by putting 鈥渓ungs in a fridge鈥� (lung refrigeration). These innovative approaches are yielding dramatic benefits for patients and staff alike.
Two University of Washington researchers are developing treatments that aim to simultaneously treat cancer and improve patients鈥� quality of life. For World Cancer Day, UW 海角社区 asked them to discuss their novel materials and how these materials can treat both the cancer and the patient.
Shoulder symptoms led to an average of 9.6 million physician visits in 2015 and 2016 in the United States.The most common cause of those shoulder symptoms?Rotator-cuff disorders.Tears of the rotator cuff can result from a substantial traumatic injury or can occur slowly over time.
Children鈥檚 Hospital Los Angeles is one of the few pediatric centers in the country with extensive expertise in performing the Ross procedure in young patients鈥攊ncluding neonates less than a month old.
Announcement of contents of the February 2025 issue of Neurosurgical Focus
Mary Ann Loef and her husband of 38 years, Peter, were planning the trip of a lifetime鈥攁 round-the-world cruise鈥攚hen she found a lump in her breast. Mary Ann thought her cancer diagnosis would postpone her dream vacation, but thanks to expedited treatment from the team at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, she has set sail.
Most families discover inherited genetic mutations after one member develops a health problem unusual to their age. This can prompt younger generations to get genetic testing. But in the case of Cassie Munoz and her family, the scenario was reversed.
After years of leg pain, amputation and osseointegration have restored quality of life for a Long Island man. Osseointegration enables a prosthetic limb to be attached directly to the bone of someone with an amputation, providing improved mobility and comfort compared to a standard socket prosthesis.
The introduction of two da Vinci 5 systems enhances surgery precision and safety, decreasing recovery times for patients. This innovative technology strengthens Huntsman Cancer Institute鈥檚 role as a leader in robotic surgical care.
Plastic surgeons sometimes face challenging relationships with patients, especially those with underlying psychiatric issues. An ethical framework to managing untenable surgeon-patient relationships is presented in a special Plastic Surgery Focus article in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery庐, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Many adolescents and young women gain weight in the years after breast reduction surgery 鈥� particularly those who were at a healthy body mass index (BMI) before surgery, reports a paper in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery庐, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
A team led by UT Southwestern scientists has discovered a mechanism that promotes metastasis in pancreatic, breast, and potentially other cancers along with a new druggable therapeutic target to block it. The findings, published in Science Signaling, represent an important lead in developing new drugs to prevent tumors from spreading, the cause of death among most patients with cancer.
A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications compared with patients who received medical therapy alone. The results were published in Nature Medicine journal.
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine have been selected to become the second U.S.-based site for Neuralink鈥檚 PRIME Study, an investigational medical device clinical trial for Neuralink鈥檚 ground-breaking brain-computer interface.
Richard Redett III, M.D., has been named physician-in-chief for Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) and vice dean for clinical affairs for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Redett is a professor and director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a professor of pediatrics.
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