surgery
Study: U.S. hospitals throw away $15M in unused surgical supplies each year
Posted in Medicine on 10th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
These items could be salvaged to ease shortages and also to save lives abroad.
Tiny glue guns and glue made of nanoparticles could patch up surgical holes
Posted in Medicine on 6th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Glue made of nanoparticles, delivered by a needle, can be a better replacement for sutures and surgical staples.
When surgeons listen to their preferred music, their stitches are better and faster
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
When surgeons listen to music they prefer, their technique and efficiency when closing incisions is improved, a new study shows.
Surgeons practice on 3D printed models for kids' operations
Posted in Medicine on 1st Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Using 3D printed copies of body parts has helped save 4 children aged two months to 16 years who suffered from life-threatening blood vessel malformation in their brains.
Research suggests that eye drops could spell the end of cataract surgery
Posted in Medicine on 23rd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Treating cataracts by way of an eye drop might not be all that far away.