BroadcastMed, Inc. and New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, MA, present a Continuing Medical Education program for physicians about anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete. This is one of the most common sports medicine injuries for women in the country. There are approximately…
Category: Surgery
Why We Should Stop Joking Around About Hair Transplants
Cosmetic procedures are on the rise in the UK. More and more of us would consider having work done. More and more of us are having work done. In 2013, cosmetic surgeons performed over 50,000 procedures on us Brits. It seems that we no longer…
No Anti-Clotting Treatment Needed for Most Kids Undergoing Spine Surgeries
Blood clots occur so rarely in children undergoing spine operations that most patients require nothing more than vigilant monitoring after surgery and should be spared risky and costly anti-clotting medications, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study. Because clotting risk in children is…
The Awesome Benefits of Laser Eye Surgery
Short sightedness can blight the lives of those who suffer from it. If the idea of glasses is somewhat unappealing, there are other options available to you that can restore your vision. Laser eye surgery has become popular with those that are keen to ditch…
How to Get Walking Again After Knee Surgery
Over 10 million people visit the doctor every year with knee problems; from a meniscus tear to a simple sprain. In some circumstances it is vital that a patient undergoes knee surgery, in order to be able to regain some function of the joint again…
Want a Behind Like J.Lo? Things to Consider Before Getting Implants
Buttock implants were first popular in America before growing in popularity in the UK – mainly because women crave a bottom to rival J.Lo or Nicki Minaj. Gone are the days that women with small bottoms rules magazines and TV – now it’s all about…
Surgeons Implant First Brain ‘Pacemaker’ For Alzheimer’s Disease In US
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine in November surgically implanted a pacemaker-like device into the brain of a patient in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the first such operation in the United States. The device, which provides deep brain stimulation and has been used in…
Alcon Acquires Leading Ocular Surgical Guidance Technology to Better Improve Patient Outcomes in Cataract Surgery
Alcon Acquires Leading Ocular Surgical Guidance Technology to Better Improve Patient Outcomes in Cataract Surgery – Alcon, the global leader in eye care, announced today the acquisition of the ophthalmic division of SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), a private company based in Berlin, Germany. The acquisition provides Alcon…