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AI-powered surgery is improving patient care
For patients, the success of AI isn’t just in better, more informed surgeries—it’s also in better, more informed recoveries.
Past patient outcomes could help single-ventricle surgery decisions
When considering whether a child who has a single-ventricle heart defect would benefit more from biventricular repair or the ...
Surgery nightmare: Hospital admits mistake after failed cancer surgery attempt
An investigation is underway at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas after a cancer patient woke up to startling news in the ...
Transplanted pig kidney removed after functioning in living patient for more than four months
A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...
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Patient devastated by hysterectomy without informed consent
Multiple failings led to a patient with Crohn's disease having a hysterectomy ... who has no children, underwent further ...
Stem cell transplant restores vision in patient who was blinded in left eye after injury
Nick Kharufeh's vision was restored after receiving a stem cell transplant in 2020. He now advocates for the treatment, ...
Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third—and save money
Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn't have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after surgery, urinary tract infections and pneumonia.
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5-Year TAVR, Surgery Outcomes Similar in Low-Risk Patients
Patients with severe aortic stenosis had comparable rates of death or disabling stroke, but the lead investigator cautions ...
Auckland boy dies after routine tonsil surgery at Southern Cross hospital, Health NZ launches probe
A 6-year-old Auckland boy who underwent a routine operation to remove his tonsils collapsed at home, stopped breathing, then ...