Removable adhesive could make it easier for surgeons to close up internal wounds. Last year, MIT engineers developed a double-sided adhesive that could quickly and firmly stick…
Approximately one third of the 3.8 million female breast cancer survivors in the US today have undergone mastectomy, and as many as three quarters of…
Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have created fully functional mini livers, which they then transplanted…
Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside…
Over 28 million elective surgeries across the globe could be canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — leading to patients facing a lengthy…
New analysis shows significant reduction in the number of deceased donor transplants performed in France and the United States. France and the United States, two…
An anesthesia team in Israel has become one of the first to use 3D printing and virtual reality to produce an exact model of the…
Drug Cocktail Holds Promise for Spinal Injuries Scientists have discovered a combination of two commonly available drugs that could help the body heal spinal fractures….
New study may help to improve the results of cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery. What makes the female breast attractive? The answer is subjective, of…
New double-sided tape for tissues binds wet surfaces within seconds and could be used to heal wounds or implant medical devices. Inspired by a sticky…
Researchers from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data on the effect of electrical stimulation therapies…
‘This is the future, a huge step towards our ultimate goal of revolutionizing surgical oncology.’ Cancer treatment could be dramatically improved by an invention at…
A major challenge for cancer surgeons is to determine exactly where a tumor starts and where it ends. Removing too much tissue can impair normal…
Using a catheter aided by UV light, researchers have developed a new technique to repair holes in the heart without surgery. Harvard-affiliated researchers have designed…
Scientists from the Imperial College London have developed an “intelligent knife” that can inform surgeons about the tissue they are cutting, alerting them to whether…
Little is known about general anesthetics, the drugs that put patients in a coma-like state, feeling no pain or discomfort while being operated on. A…
There are more than 30 million Americans that are classified as obese or extremely obese. A new study shows that they might benefit from surgery…
Now offering the first face transplantation program in western US, the UCLA Health System is currently seeking patients willing to participate in a face-transplant clinical…