Surgery

Univ. of Michigan Technology + Your DNA = New Body Parts

It feels really good when your university does something great. It feels even greater when that something is related to your professional field and has the potential of altering the lives of people for good. In this case, the university i attended for my MBA, University of Michigan, informed me of the following news through

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Scarring Problem in Pediatric Surgery-Drs. Sherif Emil and Nabil Fanous

In late 2008, eight-month-old Jayden Cambridge’s family brought him to the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Jayden had a bump growing in the middle of his forehead, which concerned his parents. When Dr. Sherif Emil examined him, he realized that the boy had a benign congenital tumor, called a dermoid cyst. Dr. Emil also realized that traditional

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Should Surgeons Warm Up Before Performing Surgery? New Study Investigates

Following is an excerpt from Medical News Today. Read complete article on the link at the bottom. — Basketball players, baseball pitchers, and athletes warm up before they perform, and now researchers in the US are investigating whether surgeons should do the same to ensure they are better prepared for when they have to perform.

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Decontamination Process For Surgical Instruments Removes Prions That Cause Mad Cow, CJD

I came across an interesting article across the internet regarding cleaning of surgical instruments. Following is an excrept and you can read the complete article on the MNT website. —- A division of Nevada-based Plasma Etch, Inc. — Plasma Sterilizations, LLC — and The University of Edinburgh’s commercialization arm, Edinburgh Research and Innovation (ERI), have

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Surgery Simulations

(Shared via Surgery simulators give residents a hand in building skills – Chicago Tribune. January 26, 2011|By Peter Cameron, Special to the Tribune) Most patients facing an operation would of course prefer an experienced surgeon over one just learning the procedure. But how, then, does a surgical student get the thousands of hours of practice necessary to

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