23 January 2020

Helping patients prep mind and body for surgery pays off

An inexpensive programme to help surgery patients get physically and mentally ready for their upcoming operation may help reduce overall...

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12 December 2019

OmniVision announce Guinness World Record for smallest image sensor and new miniature camera module for disposable medical applications

The smallest image sensor commercially available provides high quality images from the smallest parts of anatomy, for brain, ophthalmic, ENT,...

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16 October 2015

Scan may identify best candidates for fetal spina bifida surgery

Scan may identify best candidates for fetal spina bifida surgery Fetuses with enlarged ventricles may be less likely than their...

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7 October 2015

Older patients may have more in-hospital mortality after traumatic spinal cord injuries

Older patients may have more in-hospital mortality after traumatic spinal cord injuries Despite having less severe spinal cord injuries than...

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2 September 2015

Performance evaluation helps surgeons improve teamwork skills

Performance evaluation helps surgeons improve teamwork skills A new study published online by the American College of Surgeons reports that...

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16 July 2015

World first for surgery using bespoke 3D-printed cervical titanium implant

World first for surgery using bespoke 3D-printed cervical titanium implant For the first time a patient with a degenerative cervical...

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8 July 2015

Electrical nerve stimulation can reverse spinal cord injury nerve damage in patients

Electrical nerve stimulation can reverse spinal cord injury nerve damage in patients Peripheral nerve stimulation therapy can reverse spinal cord...

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24 June 2015

Lack of safe surgery and anaesthesia lead to a third of all deaths worldwide

Lack of safe surgery and anaesthesia lead to a third of all deaths worldwide Five billion people worldwide do not...

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