– Fennell claims he received “services rendered … for a procedure performed on the wrong body part.” By DAVID LEE DALLAS (CN) – Baylor Health Care System sent patients to a drunken, drug-using neurological surgeon who killed and… Read More ›
Surgery
As More Americans Have Surgeries Overseas, US Companies Consider ‘Medical Tourism’ a Health Care Option
Sept. 30, 2013 By BYRON PITTS and NIKKI BATTISTE US Companies Look to ‘Medical Tourism’ to Cut Costs Joy Guion was boarding a plane for the first time to fly from her native North Carolina to Costa… Read More ›
Probiotics help gastric-bypass patients lose weight more quickly, Stanford study shows
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Diane Rogers donut@stanford.edu 650-723-3900 Stanford University Medical Center STANFORD, Calif. — New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital & Clinics suggests that the use of a dietary supplement after… Read More ›
Surgery may not be necessary for Achilles tendon rupture
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Elin Lindstrom Claessen elin.lindstrom@sahlgrenska.gu.se 46-317-863-869 University of Gothenburg The two ends of a ruptured Achilles tendon are often stitched together before the leg is put in plaster, in order to reduce the risk of… Read More ›
Woman who does not believe she has cancer must undergo operation a risky operation against her wishes: High risk of dying on operating table
Woman who does not believe she has cancer can undergo operation A schizophrenic woman who does not believe she has cancer can now undergo a risky operation against her wishes that could save her life, on the orders of a… Read More ›
Statins increase risk of postoperative delirium in elderly patients: 28% Increase
Contact: Kristine Galka kristine.galka@ices.on.ca 416-480-4780 Canadian Medical Association Journal The use of statins is associated with a 28% increased risk of postoperative delirium in elderly patients, found University of Toronto professor Dr. Donald Redelmeier and colleagues in a retrospective cohort… Read More ›
How having an operation can send you delirious: Terrifying post-surgery hallucinations strike up to half of the over-65s: “can also leave people in a permanent state of confusion and suffering from dementia”
By Roger Dobson PUBLISHED:18:46 EST, 10 September 2012| UPDATED:18:46 EST, 10 September 2012 When Gordon Sturmey came around after surgery, he was convinced people were trying to kill him. He believed a nurse was trying to poison him, and he… Read More ›
Maternal exposure to persistent organic pollutants linked to urologic conditions in boys
Repost for filing 2008 Contact: Lacey Holt lholt@auanet.org American Urological Association AUA 2008: Maternal exposure to persistent organic pollutants linked to urologic conditions in boys ORLANDO, FL, MAY 18, 2008—Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias,… Read More ›
Prostate cancer surgery ‘has little or no benefit’ in extending life of patients
The study compared surgically removing prostate gland with ‘watchful waiting’ Some experts now questioning whether disease should even be called cancer By Pamela Owen New research into prostate cancer has revealed that surgery has little or no benefit in… Read More ›
