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Implant 'traps' spreading cancer cells
Posted in Medicine on 9th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A small sponge-like implant that can mop up cancer cells as they move through the body has been developed by US researchers.
Weight loss surgery 'cures half of type-2 diabetes cases'
Posted in Medicine on 5th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Weight loss surgery cures half of patients with type-2 diabetes, for at least five years, a study suggests.
'Tissue Velcro' Could Patch Damaged Organs
Posted in Medicine on 30th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
In the not-too-distant future, patients with damaged hearts or livers might receive tissue patches grown in a lab.
Laser detects brain tumour cells during surgery
Posted in Medicine on 27th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Surgeons in London have used lasers to diagnose abnormal tissue during an operation to remove a brain tumor for the first time in Europe.
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.