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In a stomach-churning development, the UK Ministry of Defence has unveiled the latest version of the Surgical Advanced Mannequin (SAM) for training combat surgeons, which is almost too good at simulating battle injuries, including very realistic bleedi… Continue reading UK MoD to use scarily realistic mannequin to train Army surgeons
Researchers have developed a scalpel with built-in force-measuring sensors and coupled it with a machine-learning model that could streamline how doctors are trained to perform surgery and pave the way for automated surgical devices.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Force-sensing ‘smart scalpel’ helps hone doctors’ surgical skills
According to the American Cancer Society, around 150,000 new cases of rectal and colon cancer are diagnosed each year. And while the number is slowly trending downward, thanks to an increase in pre-emptive age-related screening, it’s still the third bi… Continue reading In a world first, scientists discover ‘roadmap’ to beating bowel cancer
Researchers have developed an AI model that can predict in real-time whether a surgeon has removed all cancerous tissue during breast cancer surgery by examining a mammogram of the removed tissue. The model performed as well as, or better than, human d… Continue reading AI model improves cancer tumor removal during breast surgery
A 58-year-old man with terminal heart disease has gone under the knife, becoming the second patient to ever receive a pig heart in a complicated, high-risk xenotransplant. Lawrence Faucette was ineligible for a human heart due to pre-existing periphera… Continue reading World holds its breath as second dying man is given a pig’s heart
Surgery can be an intimidating experience, causing anxiety and stress leading up to the procedure. In fact, a global meta-analysis revealed that while preoperative anxiety varies due to factors such as age, previous experiences and interactions with st… Continue reading Augmented reality takes fear and anxiety out of surgery for patients
No sooner had we covered news of a University of Alabama team having success with genetically edited pig kidneys transplanted into a human patient functioning for a week, we learnt that another team has blown that length of time out of the water. In an… Continue reading Landmark transplanted pig kidney still functioning after a month
Clinical trials of a novel non-opioid analgesic have found it to be effective in reducing acute postoperative pain, opening the door to a new way of managing short-term pain that avoids the pitfalls associated with using opioids.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Novel non-opioid analgesic found to reduce acute postop pain
Reconstructing knees with kangaroo tissue is one step, or hop, closer to being a reality, with human trials set to get under way in 2024.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Macquarie University, Knee injury, Tendon, kangaroo, Animal science… Continue reading Kangaroo tendons could rebuild human knees better, stronger
In an exciting step forward in surgery advances, the first liver transplant performed by a robot has successfully taken place in the US, as clinics plan to ramp up wider use of this innovative procedure.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: W… Continue reading First successful robotic liver transplant performed in the US