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Common Prostate Problems

An excessively enlarged prostate results in a disease known as benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH. Eventually, an enlarged prostate can clamp down ... bathroom – both during the day and at night. Pyg... read more

In-airway molecular flow sensing: A new technology for continuous, noninvasive monitoring of oxygen consumption in critical care

1 Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK. 2 Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Ox... read more

Medical malpractice lawsuits plummet in Wisconsin

Because the UW doctors are state employees — all state employees are covered by the cap — the ceiling on damage awards of any type is $250,000 per defendant, a cap that applies even if a doctor's negl... read more

Fake organs guide the way for 'impossible' cancer surgery

A few years ago, Anthony underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his brain. Physicians also spotted multiple tumors in both of his kidneys and his pancreas. Operating on Anthony's kidneys posed a sig... read more

Patients at risk under the knife

When Amanda Cicatello was 15, a surgeon accidentally punctured her aorta with a surgical instrument during an operation to remove ... physician's failure to follow proper standards results in patient ... read more

An appalling tale of surgical "teaching" in the operating room

Of course, because I'm a surgeon, I tend to gravitate towards discussions of surgery ... abdomen, which doesn't sound like a trivial additional loss of blood to me), more time under anesthesia to comp... read more

Remembering a medical legend, with gratitude

It was what I had dreamed of for most of my young life. In the world of surgery, so full of colorful personalities and enormous ego, everyone agreed DeBakey was the best. Simply. I heard about DeBakey ... read more

Dr. Anthony Panos

He is one of 13 doctors at Broward Health Medical Center and one of 8 at Jackson Health System-Miami who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He also speaks multiple languages, including Greek. Cardiac and ... read more

Advances in Spinal Cord MR Angiography

SUMMARY: Novel developments in MR angiography ... on the left side of the spine. The clinical relevance of the AKA localization was demonstrated in these 3 patients, in whom the surgical approach usin... read more

John Elefteriades, MD

PloS One 2007, 2:e1050. 2007 Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Award. What is the optimal management of late-presenting survivors of acute type A aortic dissection? Davies RR, Coe MP, Mandapati D ... read more

Hope For Nonaddictive Opioid Painkillers

These sorts of results are very hopeful, and I hope that such compounds advance to human trials as soon as possible. Pain is an awful problem, but by treating it with addictive compounds medicine has ... read more

Why do medical conference organizers keep inviting Deepak Chopra to speak?

Way, way back in the day, before I took an interest in pseudoscientific medical claims, I knew who Deepak Chopra was. Back then, though, like most doctors, I didn’t pay much attention to him and didn’ ... read more