Brain surgery for pituitary tumor helps Illinois mom have second baby

by HealthDay StaffA suburban Chicago woman who feared she might never have another child is now celebrating a growing family after brain surgery at Northwestern Medicine.After the birth of her first d

Updated on: July 08,2026

Brain surgery for pituitary tumor helps Illinois mom have second baby

by HealthDay StaffA suburban Chicago woman who feared she might never have another child is now celebrating a growing family after brain surgery at Northwestern Medicine.After the birth of her first d

Updated on:July 08,2026

Teamwork, technology streamline feeding tube placement

byAmerican Association of Critical-Care NursesCredit: Laura James from PexelsInova, the leading nonprofit health system in the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, developed a nov

Updated on: July 08,2026

Teamwork, technology streamline feeding tube placement

byAmerican Association of Critical-Care NursesCredit: Laura James from PexelsInova, the leading nonprofit health system in the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, developed a nov

Updated on:July 08,2026

A 3D printed stent, shaped like a lily, could speed recovery after weight-loss surgery

byNYU Tandon School of EngineeringResearcher Parima Phowarasoontorn holds the Lily stent. Photo credit: Parima PhowarasoontornEach year, about 250,000 Americans undergo sleeve gastrectomy, one of the

Updated on: June 25,2026

A 3D printed stent, shaped like a lily, could speed recovery after weight-loss surgery

byNYU Tandon School of EngineeringResearcher Parima Phowarasoontorn holds the Lily stent. Photo credit: Parima PhowarasoontornEach year, about 250,000 Americans undergo sleeve gastrectomy, one of the

Updated on:June 25,2026

Developing an antibiotic reservoir to prevent post-surgical infections

by Jill Adams,Thomas Jefferson UniversityThe timeline of proposed local drug delivery method. Credit:PLOS One(2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0337717Nearly one in 10 people who are implanted with a s

Updated on: May 21,2026

Developing an antibiotic reservoir to prevent post-surgical infections

by Jill Adams,Thomas Jefferson UniversityThe timeline of proposed local drug delivery method. Credit:PLOS One(2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0337717Nearly one in 10 people who are implanted with a s

Updated on:May 21,2026

When it comes to surgery, your doctor's leadership skills play a crucial role

by Steve Granger, Julian Barling, Michaela Scanlon, Nick Turner,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYou're scheduled for surgery next week. You've likely looked up your surgeon&#3

Updated on: May 09,2026

When it comes to surgery, your doctor's leadership skills play a crucial role

by Steve Granger, Julian Barling, Michaela Scanlon, Nick Turner,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYou're scheduled for surgery next week. You've likely looked up your surgeon&#3

Updated on:May 09,2026

Continuous wearable monitoring reduces time with low oxygen after surgery, study finds

byWake Forest University School of MedicineAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Credit: Advocate HealthPatients continuously monitored after surgery experienced significantly less time wi

Updated on: May 17,2026

Continuous wearable monitoring reduces time with low oxygen after surgery, study finds

byWake Forest University School of MedicineAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Credit: Advocate HealthPatients continuously monitored after surgery experienced significantly less time wi

Updated on:May 17,2026

Factors identified that impact ED visit frequency after adenotonsillectomy

by Elana GotkineSeveral preoperative factors and hospital stay duration are associated with emergency department (ED) visit frequency in pediatric patients after adenotonsillectomy, according to a stu

Updated on: May 13,2026

Factors identified that impact ED visit frequency after adenotonsillectomy

by Elana GotkineSeveral preoperative factors and hospital stay duration are associated with emergency department (ED) visit frequency in pediatric patients after adenotonsillectomy, according to a stu

Updated on:May 13,2026

AI-guided robot navigates thrombectomy route from leg to brain

byKing's College LondonThe AI-controlled guidewire being guided through a transparent 3D-printed blood vessel model. Credit: King's College LondonResearchers at King's College London have

Updated on: April 17,2026

AI-guided robot navigates thrombectomy route from leg to brain

byKing's College LondonThe AI-controlled guidewire being guided through a transparent 3D-printed blood vessel model. Credit: King's College LondonResearchers at King's College London have

Updated on:April 17,2026

Weight-loss medications may affect some complications after panniculectomy

byWolters Kluwer HealthShare of all patients who take a GLP-1 RA by state. Credit:Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery(2025). DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000012405For patients undergoing body contouring s

Updated on: May 01,2026

Weight-loss medications may affect some complications after panniculectomy

byWolters Kluwer HealthShare of all patients who take a GLP-1 RA by state. Credit:Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery(2025). DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000012405For patients undergoing body contouring s

Updated on:May 01,2026

Outcomes superior for endoscopic sinus surgery + Vidian neurectomy in allergic rhinitis with chronic rhinosinusitis

by Elana GotkineFor patients with allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis, the addition of vidian neurectomy to endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is associated with superior improvements in symptoms

Updated on: April 25,2026

Outcomes superior for endoscopic sinus surgery + Vidian neurectomy in allergic rhinitis with chronic rhinosinusitis

by Elana GotkineFor patients with allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis, the addition of vidian neurectomy to endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is associated with superior improvements in symptoms

Updated on:April 25,2026