Broken hearts mend with ‘patch’
A team of Israeli scientists has developed a potential way to fix the damage from heart attacks.
Written on August 24, 2009 | Posted in Surgery | No Comment
Study: A Simple Surgery Checklist Saves Lives
Sticks and stones may break your bones — but if you need surgery, the right words used in the operating room can be more powerful than many drugs.
Written on January 14, 2009 | Posted in Surgery | No Comment
Epidural risk lower than thought
The risk of epidurals and spinal anaesthetics to expectant mothers and patients undergoing surgery may be being overstated, a study suggests.
Researchers at Bath’s Royal United Hospital analysed the complications from the 700,000 pain-killing injections given each year.
