NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. APOHEALTH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PAIN RELIEF TABLETS diclofenac sodium Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Apohealth Anti-Inflammatory Pain Relief tablets….
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Artificial intelligence tool for reading MRI scans could transform prostate cancer surgery and treatment
Researchers at the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) at Case Western Reserve University have preliminarily validated an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to predict how likely the disease is to recur following surgical treatment for prostate cancer. The…
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Patients don’t receive recommended follow-up care after weight loss surgery
Patients who have had weight loss surgery may not be receiving follow up care from their GPs as recommended in clinical guidelines—according to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Birmingham. Clinical guidelines recommend that…
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Operations on screen: Creating an accessible surgery simulator
Practice makes perfect. This is true in the complex world of medicine too, where just a millimeter can make the difference between success and failure. In partnership with the University of Manizales (Colombia), the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is…
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Decision conflict before cancer surgery correlates with lower activity after surgery
Nearly one-third of cancer patients who decide to undergo surgery for their condition may have second thoughts, and this decision conflict may lead to less favorable treatment outcomes in both the near- and long-term, according to a team of investigators…
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Using "pain sketches" to optimize migraine surgery outcomes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain “Can you draw me a picture of your headache?” may sound like an unusual question—but drawings of headache pain provide plastic surgeons with valuable information on which patients are more or less likely to benefit from…
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Outdated corneal donation policies prevent sight-restoring surgery
Some forms of blindness and visual impairment can be cured with a corneal transplant surgery using donated eye tissue. However, federal regulations in the United States and Canada severely restrict the ability of sexually active gay and bisexual men from…
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‘Avoid surgery’ for most cases of common wrist fracture in young people, urge researchers
A study led by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has found that plaster casts are just as effective at healing scaphoid waist fractures in the wrist as surgery. The SWIFFT trial, funded by the National Institute for Health Research,…
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Here’s how immune system treatment to reduce stress can prevent cancer metastases
A new approach from Tel Aviv University can save the lives of cancer patients! Researchers have found that the short time period around tumour removal surgery (the weeks before and after surgery) is critical for the prevention of metastases development,…
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New heart valve could transform open heart surgery for millions of patients globally
A new polymeric heart valve with a life span potentially longer than current artificial valves that would also prevent the need for the millions of patients with diseased heart valves to require life-long blood thinning tablets has been developed by…
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