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Ancient medical remedy: using Manuka honey in surgery
As the antibiotics resistance crisis continues, researchers are looking for replacements that can help to prevent in infection.
One solution to antibiotic resistance could be...
Young UK women face unnecessary appendicitis surgery
A new study has revealed the extent of unnecessary surgery faced by women in the UK suspected of having appendicitis.
A new BJS study found that...
China’s voluntary organ donation ‘failure’ exposes organ harvesting crimes
A new report has concluded that figures disclosed by the Chinese Government conform almost precisely to a mathematical formula.
The publication of the first ever...
Surgical consent: why organisations MUST have a digital consent process
Placing a much-needed spotlight on surgical consent, Stephen Lake, consultant surgeon of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, UK, talks about implementing digital consent.
The principle...
The digital anatomy 3D printer: Bringing ultra-realistic simulation and realism to models
The days of using cadavers or animals for medical training and surgical preparation may be numbered with Stratasys digital anatomy 3D printer.
3D printing leader...
Electrical stimulation can be effective for spinal fusion
Researchers have found that electrical stimulation can cause significant improvement in the rates of bone fusion.
The team, from The Johns Hopkins University School of...
Lip augmentation: lip fillers are carving an attractive niche in the cosmetology industry
The cosmetology industry has developed an interesting niche, with the emergence of safer and effective procedures – is lip augmentation the next plastic surgery...
Can researchers treat liver failure without the need for liver transplants?
Researchers have used single cell RNA sequencing to identify a type of cell that may be able to regenerate liver tissue, treating liver failure...
Discover how survivors of China’s organ transplant trade are to mobilise across all major...
Tens of thousands of people will take to the streets across the world, as pressure mounts for China to end the persecution of Falun...
Funding to better understand craniopagus conjoined children
Charity, Gemini Untwined, has been launched to fund treatment and further our understanding of craniopagus conjoined children around the world.
The surgeons behind the life-changing...
Organ harvesting: International Tribunal condemns China’s hidden transplant crimes
Reporting final judgement following worldwide accusations of forced organ harvesting in China, finding and report has thrown a glaring light on a 20 year...
Health inequality: NHS-funded private sector hip operations worsening
According to research, the impact of outsourcing NHS hip operations to the private sector concludes there is a widening health inequality occurring.
Researchers from Newcastle...
Mitral regurgitation treatment: more precise classification severity now likely
Mitral regurgitation is due to the inability of the mitral valve to close properly, and now, according to MedUni Vienna, there is now revolutionary...
Surgical abortion and the link to physician procedures
According to new research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, physician procedure volume is linked to outcomes after surgical abortion.
Although surgically induced abortion...
Secondary care leads the way for clinical safety – why GP surgeries need a...
If we are implementing IT changes within the NHS that has a potential clinical effect, then clinical safety is important says Dr Ian Jackson,...
Discover abdominal etching, the power-assisted liposuction for six-pack abs
A technique called abdominal etching can help to create the classic ‘six-pack abs’ that so many desire, but is power-assisted liposuction the answer to...
Predicting death made easy after cardiac admission
Published in CMAJ, a new tool designed for patients is better at predicting death after hospital cardiac admission than current tools – could this...
What do you know about the mobile bedside bioprinter that can heal wounds?
Envision a day when a mobile bedside bioprinter filled with a patient’s own cells can be wheeled right next to them to heal wounds...
Did you know that women are less likely to receive geriatric care?
More than 70% of patients receiving surgery for hip fracture are women, yet they are less likely than men to receive geriatric care during...
Introducing the surgeon who used 3D printing software for a life-changing transplant
Presenting Dr. Tim Brown, consultant transplant surgeon at Belfast City Hospital, Northern Ireland, who used 3D printing software to aid a complex, life-changing operation.
Brown...