Undergoing surgery can often be a worrisome thing, whether you’re having it for cosmetic reasons or you need it, going under the knife can raise a lot of questions. That’s why the team at the cosmetic surgery clinic in London, Centre for Surgery have compiled a list of the most Googled questions about surgery and […]
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Saudi and UAE Collaboration Saves Life of 7-Year-Old Through Cross-Border Heart Transplant The operation relied on precise coordination from organ extraction to air transport and rapid surgery preparation in Riyadh. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has successfully performed a life-saving heart transplant on a 7-year-old Saudi child using an organ […]
Surgeons and anaesthetic surgeons from regions all over Ukraine gathered in Lviv, in late March and early April, for two HEST® courses delivered by our foundation. Against the backdrop of continued trauma for the country, as Russian attacks intensify, our focus was to deliver our bespoke Hostile Environment Surgical Training courses: HEST A™ and HEST®, […]
The da Vinci 5 Robot Is Set To Transform Bariatric Care: Developed by Intuitive Surgical, the da Vinci 5 robotic surgery system is poised to transform bariatric services for patients and surgeons alike. It comes with over 150 design upgrades and 10,000 times the computing power of its predecessor (the da Vinci 4). Surgeons operate […]
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In conflict zones, healthcare systems face immense challenges, with hospitals destroyed and medical professionals in short supply. As conflicts continue to devastate civilian lives across the globe, healthcare systems in war zones face unprecedented challenges. In the past decade alone, over 180,000 civilians have been killed in armed conflicts worldwide, with regions like Syria experiencing […]
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Gastric cancer: Biomarkers identified to predict the risk of relapse: Surgical removal of the tumour is considered the basis for curing gastric cancer. However, 40 per cent of patients who have undergone surgery suffer a relapse within two years. A research team led by MedUni Vienna has now investigated a prognostic marker that can be […]
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Saudi Surgeons Save Down Syndrome Child following 3-hour surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. Surgeons in Al Ahsa (eastern Saudi Arabia) performed an urgent surgery on a 1-year-old child suffering from congenital heart defects. Saudi Health stated that specialists at Prince Sultan Cardiac Center succeeded in correcting a birth defect during a 3-hour surgery […]
Many people will have heard of ACL injuries, particularly when it comes to high profile sports as they are common injuries amongst footballers. ACL injuries have hit the headlines in the lead up to the Women’s Football World Cup this summer, with many professional players side lined due to the injury. Women’s football is one […]
From science fiction to reality: New bionic limb research redefines possibilities for people with amputations. In a world-first, a patient with an amputation above the elbow has been able to control a bionic hand as if it was his own thanks to new surgical and engineering advancements merging humans with machine. The ground-breaking study, published […]
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A major clinical trial has found a simple change to world practice for kidney transplants could deliver real benefits for recipients and reduce their need for dialysis by 25 per cent. The BEST-Fluids trial was conducted by the Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN) in collaboration with researchers from The University of Queensland, The University of […]
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