Pregabalin APOTEX
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. PREGABALIN APOTEX contains the active ingredient pregabalin …
Nearsightedness and Farsightedness
Nearsightedness (myopia) and Farsightedness (hyperopia or presbyopia) are well-known refractive errors or refractive eye diseases. According to the World Health …
What is Frontal Nerve Block?
The frontal block is used to attain regional anesthesia of the face. It’s usually chosen over local tissue infiltration since …
Colorectal Sarcoma
Colorectal sarcoma is a very rare type of mesenchymal cancer that develops in the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Image Credit: …
Recent Advances in Robotic Surgery
What is robotic surgery? Medical robotics has been in use for approximately 30 years. Robotic surgery is called “revolutionary” by …
He went from open-heart surgery at 5 to a black belt at 7
After months of bed rest, then an emergency delivery six weeks early, Maria and Francisco Saldivar were relieved and elated …
Surgery may offer survival advantage in certain metastatic breast cancers
Surgery, in addition to treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy, may increase the length of survival for metastatic breast cancer …
Amelia Hamlin: Why I Got Breast Reduction Surgery at 16
An unexpected side effect. Amelia Gray Hamlin went into graphic detail about having a badly-infected piercing that led her to …
Woman's surgery hopes after losing parts of her face to flesh-eating bug
A young woman who developed a rare flesh-eating disease and was forced to have large parts of her face removed …
Surgery for benign breast disease does not impair future breastfeeding capability
Young women with benign breast conditions may undergo surgery without jeopardizing their ability to breastfeed later on. One of the …
Pioneering dual surgery a safe option for patients with polycystic kidney disease
Patients with large polycystic kidneys in need of a kidney transplant can have their diseased kidneys safely removed laparoscopically at …
Survivors of neonatal heart repair surgery face lifelong risk of kidney disease, high blood pressure
Babies who have life-saving surgery for congenital heart problems within the first month of life face a lifelong risk of …
Opioid prescription rates for knee surgery vary, but higher strength dosage common
A new study published in BMJ Open found that opioid prescription rates for outpatient knee surgery vary widely across the …
Nurse's surgery to remove ‘ticking time bomb’ leaves her paralysed
Charlotte Warhurst was on the phone to a friend when she suddenly developed a pain in her head like nothing …
Attitude toward plastic surgery remains positive during COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Americans have a positive attitude toward plastic surgery in the COVID-19 period, and recommendations have been issued for resuming elective …
Surgery department outlines rapid response to COVID-19
(HealthDay)—In a comprehensive rapid response plan, published online April 9 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, surgeons …
Mum is desperate to get surgery to remove 20 litres of fat from her legs
Katie Baker, 31, is desperately raising money for surgery to remove 20 litres of fat from her legs. The mum …
All surgery, even small procedures, are dangerous for frail patients
There’s no such thing as a low-risk operation for frail patients: Even simple procedures such as fixing cataracts or repairing …