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Larger hospital units have lower miscarriage rates after invasive pregnancy tests
Jul 07, 2009 |
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A study of more than 64,000 pregnant women has found that miscarriage rates following amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - two invasive procedures to detect chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects - were ...
New doctors, teaching physicians disagree about essential medical procedures to learn
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Physicians teaching at medical schools and doctors who have just completed their first year out of medical school disagree about which procedures are necessary to learn before graduating, according to a new survey done by ...
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Concerns over minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer
Feb 20, 2009 |
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Minimally invasive breast surgery may be trading better cosmetic outcomes for worse rates of cure, warns a senior doctor in an editorial published on bmj.com today.
Researchers find demand for cosmetic and surgical procedures in dermatologic surgery rising rapidly
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Laser and Skin Cancer Center of Indiana, (Carmel, Indiana), found that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of procedures performed and patient ...
Stress urinary incontinence: Minimally invasive operations as effective as open surgery
Oct 07, 2009 |
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New, less invasive surgical treatments for stress urinary incontinence in women are just as effective as traditional open surgical approaches, according to Cochrane Researchers. The researchers carried out a systematic review ...
Minimally invasive stroke treatment produces better patient outcomes than surgical operation
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 29, 2009 |
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While minimally invasive coil treatments for those with a ruptured brain aneurysm have proved to be a more effective technique than traditional surgical operation in selected patients, the superior procedure is drastically ...
Simulated training for ultrasound-guided procedures improves safety without risk to patients
Nov 29, 2009 |
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Using mannequins to teach doctors-in-training how to do ultrasound-guided procedures is an effective way to improve their skills without compromising patient care and safety, according to a new study from ...
Cosmetic surgery procedures to exceed 55 million in 2015, ASPS study predicts
Jun 24, 2008 |
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[B]Expertise of board certified plastic surgeons critical to achieve beauty goals[/B] More than 55 million cosmetic surgery procedures will be performed in 2015, predicts a recent study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surger ...
Minimally invasive pancreas surgery leads to fewer complications, study finds
Apr 25, 2008 |
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When surgeons need to remove part of the pancreas, performing the operation with minimally invasive techniques offers patients a shorter hospital stay and fewer complications, researchers have concluded.
Noninvasive screening in early pregnancy reduces Down's births by 50 percent
Jun 17, 2007 |
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Nice, France: Non-invasive screening of pregnant women with ultrasound early in pregnancy, combined with maternal blood analysis, has reduced the number of children born in Denmark with Down Syndrome by 50%, a scientist ...
Radiological treatment method spares patients surgery and offers 89 percent cost savings
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Pericardial effusion, the collection of fluid around the heart, typically occurs in patients following heart surgery and is usually treated using an invasive surgical drainage technique. However researchers have discovered ...
Millennials' medspa influence
Jun 24, 2008 |
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[B]Women ages 18-34 are empowering the medical spa trend but doing little to advocate their own safety within the facility[/B] The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery has released its results from a consumer survey ask ...
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