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Children in low resourced countries are 100-200 times more likely to die after surgery than children in wealthy countries, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in Anesthesiology.

Channels: All Journal News, Children's Health, Healthcare, Poverty, Surgery, African News,

Keywords: Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Africa, Kenya, Mortality

The Ray Charles Foundation has made an investment in the future, donatng $1 million to fund a new neurosurgery scholarship program at Cedars-Sinai. Under the direction of Dr. Keith Black, scholarship recipients will receive personalized, mentored research training from neurosciences faculty members while conducting their own research projects.

Channels: Neuro, Surgery,

Keywords: Ray Charles Foundation, Ray Charles, Keith Black, Keith L. Black, MD, Neurosurgery, Ray Charles Foundation Scholars Fund in Neurosurgery

Investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey conducted a retrospective review of patients treated with proton therapy following breast-conserving surgery and found acceptable toxicity rates along with good-to-excellent patient-reported cosmetic outcomes.

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Healthcare, Surgery, Women's Health, Cancer Center Featured Story 2, Medical Meetings,

Keywords: Proton Therapy, Breast Cancer, Breast Conserving Surgery, Radiation Therapy, Rutgers University, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, New Jersey

Researchers at Imperial have shown how the chaotic electrical signals underlying irregular heart rhythms lead to the failure of standard treatments.

Channels: All Journal News, Cardiovascular Health, Heart Disease, Surgery,

For more than a decade, researchers have used glowing nanoparticles called Cornell dots, or C dots, to illuminate cancer cells, target tumors and even induce cell death.

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Keywords: Nanoparticles, Cornell dots, C Dots

UC San Diego launches new Center for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery. The center builds upon Roger Tsien’s legacy, delivering a new caliber of surgical precision to treat patients with tumors and disease of all types, identifying unhealthy tissues with a fluorescent glow.

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Healthcare, Surgery, Technology,

Keywords: Surgery, Green Fluorescent Protein, Fluorescence-guided surgery, Innovation, med tech, Nobel Laureate, Neurosurgery, Cancer, Surgical Oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Indocyanine Green, ICG

While beauty may be in the eyes of the beholder, breathing is an agreed upon necessity. A new study reveals how an emerging technique in rhinoplasty does more than improve physical appearance.

Channels: All Journal News, Surgery, JAMA,

Keywords: AARG, Articulated Alar Rim Graft

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey investigators compared outcomes for allogeneic stem cell transplant patients when post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PCy) was added as part of standard treatment than if standard treatment was given alone. Results showed an increase in the number of patients who were free of disease and off immunosuppression at one-year in the PCy cohort.

Channels: Cancer, Immunology, Surgery, Transplantation, Cancer Center Featured Story 2, Medical Meetings,

Keywords: allogeneic transplants , Graft Versus Host Disease, Immunosuppresion, immunoprophylaxis, immune therapy, hematologic malignancies, ASH annual meeting, Rutgers University, New Jersey