Surgery

An implant designed to provide natural motion in a problem disc is being tested by the FDA.

Patients who have a second operation because of an infection are less satisfied.

One kilo of anesthetic gas affects the climate as much as 1620 kilos of CO2.

T-Stat VLS Tissue Oximeter helps monitor tissue oxygen saturation throughout the body, according to clinical results.

Post-surgery patients that receive anti-inflammatory drugs show less memory loss.

By using a Gum Elastic Bougie device, anesthesiologists can quickly and easily perform nasal intubations on difficult patients.

Scientists discover a receptor that plays a key role in memory impairment after anesthesia administration.

Injury was added to insult for the Cowboys last night when quarterback Tony Romo fractured his clavicle after being sacked by Giants linebacker Michael Boley.

Multiple sclerosis patients with trigeminal neuralgia may benefit from stereotactic radiation.

Anxious patients going under the knife may develop more pain and experience a worse quality of life.

A new study by researchers from the University of Michigan offers insight into the process.

Football fans were reminded of how brutal the game can be when Rutgers defensive tackle suffered a paralyzing injury after tackling a player in Saturday's game.

Court denies motion by CSA to overturn ruling allowing unsupervised certified registered nurse anesthetists to give anesthesia.

When MLB pitchers get injured, the elbow and the shoulder present very different recovery rates.

Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte problem that is dangerous if ignored or treated improperly.

"Unrecognized health care problem" presents complex challenges for both surgeons and primary care physicians seeing patients after surgery.

Minimally invasive, or arthroscopic, surgery may significantly improve pain and function, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center researchers.

Providing patients with more realistic expectations about chronic pain following total knee arthroplasty (TKA,) may improve the pain experience post-surgery, according to a presentation given at the 2010 European Federation, as reported by Ortho SuperSite.

Patients with left ventricular dysfunction and coronary artery disease do not benefit from preventive balloon pump support during angioplasty.

The AtriClip Gillinov-Cosgrove LAA Exclusion System reduces stroke risk in afib patients and eliminates need for Coumadin and other anticoagulants.

A common concern of women recovering from cancer surgery and treatment is the risks and benefits of exercise. Is it safe? Is it a good idea? For women who have their lymph nodes removed as part of their cancer surgery, an added concern is, will I be at an increased risk of lymphedema?

The use of prehospital ECGs by trained paramedics can reduce door-to-balloon time and improve patients' chances of recovery from heart attack.

A computer model shows that preoperative MRSA screening of cardiac surgery patients provides economic value to third-party payers and hospitals.

A study shows that although physicians agree they have an obligation to report impaired or incompetent colleagues, nearly one in three would decline to do so.

A pioneering surgical technique enables more than 90% of patients with Charcot foot to walk normally again by securing their bones to a device called a circular external fixator.

The condition in which the great toe has very limited motion first came to Dr. Pullen's attention when his son, who was playing baseball at the time, was having pain in his foot when he tried to push off of it or play for an extended period of time.

A cystic fibrosis patient died after receiving lungs from a smoker.

Michael W. Weaver, MD, assistant professor of Neurosurgery, Temple University, explains the Vycor Medical's ViewSite Brain Access System.

The past few years, Apple's WWDC conference has been mostly directed at developers. But as Apple fanboys/girls have become increasingly interested in anything Apple-related, and with the anticipation of some iPhone 4G news, consumers have begun to come out in droves along with developers. For those of you who could not make it, we present the Cover It Live platform below, which will extract all conversations on Twitter related to this event, and will also include videos, pictures, and other resources our editors find relating to WWDC announcements and news.

Terumo Medical Corporation's OSPREY study involving the Misago self-expanding stent is part of a pilot project under the FDA's Harmonization by Doing initiative.