News • Product launch at ESGE Days
Debut for new video processor and endoscope series
At the ESGE Days 2023 in Dublin, Pentax Medical has launched its newest products: the Inspira premium video processor, and the i20c video endoscope series.
News • Oncology & Biomedical Technology
New treatment option in bone cancer: gene therapy combined with chemotherapy
New research has identified a potential therapeutic target and developed a unique delivery system to treat osteosarcoma, a bone cancer that primarily affects children and adolescents.
News • Cancer treatment for older patients
Head and neck cancer in older patients: Increasing the chance of survival
Should patients over the age of 70 with head and neck cancer receive aggressive combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy? This is a controversial issue among patients, their families and health professionals.
News • Oncology & Immunology
Researchers find new IgE antibody targeting skin cancer
A new class of immunotherapy shows promising results for fighting the most aggressive form of skin cancer.
News • Cardiology & Surgery
Heart in a box - First beating-heart transplantation
Using an organ from a donor who underwent cardiac death, Stanford Medicine surgeons transplanted a heart while it was beating - the first time such a procedure has been achieved.
News • Autism spectrum disorder
Identification of differences in the behavior and brain connectivity among patients with autism spectrum disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder associated with difficulties in interacting with others, repetitive behaviors, restricted interests and other symptoms that can impact academic or professional performance.
News • Genetics & Neuroscience
Improvement of stroke diagnosis and treatment through specific genes
Genes are full of clues about a person's health and might also show the way for stroke recovery.
News • Guidance about maximal cytoreductive surgery
Ovarian cancer: new recommendations for safer surgery
Patients with advanced ovarian cancer are now being recommended surgery that University of Birmingham researchers have found leads to better outcomes.
News • The "Rx" factor
GP burnout linked to higher opioid and antibiotic prescribing
When in doubt, write a prescription? New research links burnout in GPs to higher antibiotic and strong opioid prescribing, especially in more deprived areas of the North of England.
News • Radiotherapy trial
Prostate cancer: radical approach greatly reduces treatment visits
A new clinical trial has shown that men diagnosed with prostate cancer can benefit from ‘radical radiotherapy’ that delivers treatment in five hospital visits instead of the typical 20.
News • Surgical options for young patients
Torn meniscus: new suture technique holds promise
For young athletes with lateral disc meniscus injuries, a new treatment approach yields promising results, according to researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University.
News • Protein controls resistance
Targeted approach holds promise to improve chemotherapy
Chemotherapy resistance is a main cause of treatment failure and death in cancer patients. Researchers from Brussels found how cancer cells protect themselves from the aggressive treatment.
News • Seniors’ use of antibiotics halved
Study shows benefits of antibiotic stewardship in UTI management
An international study has shown how a decision tool for health professionals has proved capable of halving the use of antibiotics against urinary tract infections while maintaining patient safety.
News • Global warming effects
UK hospitals report surgery cancellations due to 2022 heatwave
The 2022 summer heatwave resulted in a fifth of UK hospitals being forced to cancel operations during the three days when temperatures soared, a new study reveals.
Article • RESTORE hospital programme
Facilitate recovery from hip fracture surgery by geriatric patients
Caregivers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, have developed a programme designed to facilitate recovery by geriatric patients following hip fracture surgery. The Returning Seniors to Orthopedic Excellence (RESTORE) programme is designed to provide stellar comprehensive collaborative co-managed care for older adults with orthopaedic injuries.
News • Virtual distraction
Use of VR during wide-awake surgery helps ease anxiety
Patients immersed in virtual reality, while undergoing wide-awake surgery experience more joy and less anxiety than those in a traditional operating room setting, according to a new study.
Sponsored • Outlook for 2023
Hygiene in endoscopy: What’s next?
For many endoscopy wards, 2022 has been a year of transition and transformation. The field saw the advent of innovative reprocessing techniques, but also increasing strain due to personnel shortage and the demand for greater sustainability. We spoke with Paul Caesar, Reprocessing and Infection Control Leader EMEA at Pentax Medical, about the company’s upcoming solutions for the year ahead.
Sponsored • Orthopaedics
Hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures – but without the complications
Arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures has seen enormous progress in recent years, but complications due to infections are still a major problem. With good preparation and the right technique, however, orthopaedic surgeons can take away much of the horror of this scenario.
Article • Webcams in neonatology offer clinical value
Baby on-screen 24/7
True or false: Webcams have only recently been introduced in neonatology and are a patient-side component of the Digital Health Portfolio. False! Already in 1989, Professor Dr Roland Wauer at Charité Berlin built his DIY system to transmit images from the neonatology ward.
News • New treatment insights
Successful cure of HIV infection after stem cell transplantation
A new study confirms that haematopoietic stem cell transplantation can be used to cure patients with HIV infections. This third successful case gives new insights into the underlying processes.
News • Optional treatment
Radiotherapy: no benefits for older patients with early breast cancer
Radiotherapy does not improve survival rates in older patients with early breast cancer, new research suggests.
News • Fluorescence-guided surgery
Leading bone cancer scientists aim to improve surgical techniques
New research will bring together scientists from across the globe to accelerate fluorescence-guided surgery for bone cancer patients. The upcoming trial is focused on the dye indocyanine green (ICG).
Article • Radioembolization
Breast cancer metastasis: benefits and limitations of trans-arterial therapy
Evidence that radioembolization, a trans-arterial therapy, is safe and stops disease progression in metastatic breast cancer is increasing, a prominent American interventional radiologist showed at the Spectrum conference in Miami.
News • Critical care study
Blood "combo bags" could save lives after major trauma injury
A new blood product combining red blood cells and plasma in one bag is associated with a better survival from a penetrating major trauma injury, a new study has found.
News • Greenhouse gas emissions
Reducing anesthetics reduces climate impact without increasing patient risk
Reducing the dosage of inhaled anesthetics during surgery can contribute to decreasing a hospital's greenhouse gas emissionses without affecting patient care, a new study shows.
