Articles on Surgery
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According to an experimental study published in Nature Communications, severing key nerves in the neck may provide a new option for lowering high blood pressure. Considering new approaches to treating…
What could music and surgery have in common? At first sight, not much. Operations aren’t done on stage in front of a large crowd - and nobody dies after a concert if someone plays a wrong note. As an amateur…
In his new book, Catholic bioethicist Nicholas Tonti-Filippini attempts to portray the surgeons involved in organ donation as modern-day grave robbers. As described in a recent article in The Age, Professor…
Children who are exposed to anaesthetics in early childhood may have an increased likelihood of developing learning difficulties…
Deep brain surgery has been found to alleviate the symptoms of severe Tourette’s syndrome. Ten out of 11 patients with Tourette’s…
Men with prostate cancer which has not spread have been found to live just as long as those who have had prostate-removal…
Awareness during general anaesthesia is very uncommon, but when it occurs it’s distressing for patients and their carers. Our understanding of this phenomenon has grown over the past decade but we’re still…
A new study suggests that surgeons who are given their own view of key hole surgery rather than a shared one work more efficiently…
The promise of technology is under-utilised in the medical profession but that’s hopefully about to change. Existing audiovisual equipment within hospitals is being used to fill training gaps and reach…
New research has found that a powdered antibiotic, Vancomycin, can help reduce the chance of post-operative infection when…
With joint replacement surgery becoming increasingly common, the flap over a large recall of De Puy hip implants has thousands of Australians worried about the quality and longevity their own hip replacements…
Children who undergo multiple surgeries requiring anaesthesia before the age of two have an increased risk of developing…
A newly developed carbon- and nitrogen-based surface technology can be used in a range of different areas, including disease…
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common but preventable complication after surgery that can lead to other complications or…
The Commonwealth Government is considering a proposal from Kidney Health Australia to reimburse living kidney donors for reasonable expenses incurred during the donation process, such as loss of income…
Nearly a fifth of all complaints against doctors in private practice in Victoria are made against a small group of medical professionals. So taking early action against these complaint-prone doctors may…
Obese patients are nearly 12 times more likely to suffer a complication after elective plastic surgery, according to Johns…
A new synthetic sealant will make it easier for surgeons to seal internal and external incisions, while also significantly…
Prevention is the cornerstone of society’s response to the current obesity epidemic. But even if no more people were to gain much more weight, those who are already obese face serious health problems…








