Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital recently became the first hospital in the world to employ real-time MRI-guided thermal imaging and laser technology to battle epilepsy, according to a TCH news release.
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Although robotic surgery is advertised to reduce scarring and blood loss, some professionals question whether healthcare organizations are overly promoting the technology, according to a Washington Post report.
A study published in the June 2011 issue of the Annals of Pharmacotherapy indicates that increasing doses of the drug dexmedetomidine may not enhance sedation in critically ill patients, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
Hundreds of millions of people use social media every day, whether it is Facebook, Twitter or another forum for communication. Kamal Thapar, MD, a neurosurgeon with the Marshfield Clinic and medical director of neurosurgery and tertiary care services at Sacred…
In a presentation at the Premier healthcare alliance’s 2011 Breakthroughs Conference on June 16, Mike Alkire, COO of Premier, discussed challenges to the healthcare industry and the need for innovation to identify new models of healthcare delivery that draw upon…
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A new wound dressing developed by Stanford researchers may significantly reduce surgical scarring issue, according to a Stanford University Medical Center release. After sutures are removed, the edges of a healing incision are pulled in different directions by the taut…
A Johns Hopkins study has found an estimated four in 10 hospital websites publicize robotic surgery and tout its clinical superiority despite a lack of scientific evidence that the method is better than conventional operations, according to a Johns Hopkins…
Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver has launched the Porter Robotics Institute, which allows surgeons from several specialties to offer more surgical choices to patients, according to a Newswise report.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a website for healthcare providers offering evidence-based information on complementary and alternative medicine and treatments, according to an AHA News Now report.
A mobile anesthesia service by Ambulatory Anesthesia Nationwide has found consistent demand for in-office procedures since its launch in January, according to an Oregonian report.