Executive function in women post-menopause
A new study underscores the importance of considering psychological state during medical procedures.
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Dr. Mehra Golshan Appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Services at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center
Mehra Golshan, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S., has been appointed the inaugural Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Services at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center, Professor of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine, and Interim Director of the Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital.
Read moreGraphite nanoplatelets on medical devices kill bacteria and prevent infections
Graphite nanoplatelets integrated into plastic medical surfaces can prevent infections, killing 99.99 per cent of bacteria which try to attach
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COVID-19: the US Perspective
Dr. T. Sloane Guy describes how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospitals and patients in the US and what it means for the cardiothoracic surgery specialty.
Read moreAmerican College of Surgeons offers triage guidance for non-emergent surgical procedures during the COVID-19 outbreak
ACS has released “COVID-19: Guidance for Triage of Non-emergent Surgical Procedures” to provide surgeons with additional guidance.
Read moreBlood platelets trigger events that cause organ damage after heart surgery
Inhibiting this response could result in fewer complications and deaths from surgery
Read moreProximity of hospitals to mass shootings in US
What The Study Did: Nontrauma center hospitals were the nearest hospitals to most of the mass shootings (five or more
Read moreBariatric surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes
A nationwide study of nearly 7,500 people who are obese or severely obese has found that bariatric surgery is linked
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Vitamin D Boosts Chances of Walking After Hip Fracture
Senior citizens who are not vitamin D deficient have a better chance of walking after hip fracture surgery, according to a Rutgers-led study. The findings in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggest that vitamin D deficiency could limit mobility in older adults, said senior author Sue Shapses, a professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
Read moreMost surgeons in pain after surgery, Mayo research finds
Almost two-thirds of surgeons reported an increase in neck pain after performing surgery, and one-quarter rated their neck or lower back pain as clinically significant, a new Mayo Clinic study has found. The research was published in the Journal of American College of Surgeons.
Read moreNanostructured rubber-like material with optimal properties could replace human tissue
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique set of properties, which
Read moreNew findings boost understanding of arterial aneurysm
Abdominal arterial (or aortic) aneurysm in older men is associated with levels of certain subtypes of white blood cells, a
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