Hospitals may dole out hip, knee replacements unfairly

"Applying broad eligibility criteria to minimize risk doesn't work for everyone, and it unfairly affects minorities."

Jianyi Nie-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Dec. 14, 2018 • ~5 min

Tiny device stimulates brain without major surgery

The small device that is about the size of a matchstick may offer a way to noninvasively treat Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.

Catriona May-Melbourne • futurity
Dec. 10, 2018 • ~5 min

University of Rwanda graduates first class of dentists, thanks in part to Harvard

Rwanda has a population of more than 12 million people and fewer than 40 registered dentists. This past fall, 10 graduates with a bachelor’s degrees in dental surgery joined their ranks, thanks in part to Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Heather Denny • harvard
Dec. 7, 2018 • ~9 min

Forearm arteries work just fine for coronary bypass

Arteries from the forearm are an effective option for corony bypass surgeries, research shows.

Kathryn Powley-U. Melbourne • futurity
Dec. 2, 2018 • ~2 min

This breast reconstruction surgery limits shoulder motion

Of three different types of breast reconstruction surgery, one hinders a woman's long-term shoulder function—and her quality of life.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 28, 2018 • ~5 min

The more pills patients get, the more they take

After surgery, patients don't always take all the opioids their doctors prescribe. But the more they get, the more they take.

U. Michigan • futurity
Nov. 12, 2018 • ~6 min

Cambridge team develops technique to ‘listen’ to a patient’s brain during tumour surgery

Surgeons could soon eavesdrop on a patient’s brain activity during surgery to remove their brain tumour, helping improve the accuracy of the operation and reduce the risk of impairing brain function.

Yaara Erez, Thomas Santarius, Michael Hart • cambridge
Oct. 16, 2018 • ~7 min

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