`#HealthSciencesAssociationofAlberta called yesterday for an immediate end to the so-called #AlbertaSurgicalInitiative and “a return to full #publicownership of #private #surgical #facilities to prevent further #profiteering off essential #health #care services following explosive revelations that private surgical facilities contracted by [#Alberta] were charging more than double the cost of equivalent procedures performed in the #public system.”'

#abpoli #AHS #fraud

https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/02/impact-of-those-dodgy-contracts-allegations-continues-to-spread-so-did-anyone-ever-call-the-cops/

An article regarding my first day in General Surgery in the Female Surgical Ward as a House Officer.

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#housemanship #surgery #surgical #malaysia #doctor #healthcare #medicine #medical

http://theoreticaldoctor.com/2025/02/08/my-first-day-in-general-surgery-tagging-day-1/

How can microscopic robots make new surgical therapies possible?

In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Christos Bergeles from King's College London about #surgical robots.

Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod

How to choose a #trans #surgical #team: A #conversation with #TempleHealth’s Dr. #AlirezaHamidianJahromi

Information about which surgeons to seek out or avoid for gender-affirming surgeries has traditionally spread within the trans community through word-of-mouth.

— Please note this is a sponsored post but that doesn't mean it doesn't have useful information.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #GenderAffirmingSurgery

https://epgn.com/2024/10/10/temple-health-trans-surgical-team/

“#SantaCruz County Health Officer Lisa Hernandez declared that, starting Nov. 1, #masks will be required among all visitors and personnel working in local acute care facilities, #nursing facilities, #surgical and #maternity centers and #infusion centers….The order applies to all health care personnel and visitors regardless of vaccination status and masks must be worn at all times while indoors and conducting direct patient care or while visiting patient care areas.” https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2024/09/18/santa-cruz-county-health-officer-acute-care-facility-visitors-workers-must-mask-up-come-november/

Got questions about #surgical robots?

In the new season, I'll be chatting to Prof. Christos Bergeles from King's College London about micro-surgical #robotic systems that deliver regenerative therapies deep into the human body.

Send me your questions for Christos in the comments below or on the Robot Talk website: https://robottalk.org/ask-a-question/

On August 13 President #Biden toured #cancer #research #facilities at Tulane University in New Orleans and deemed the developments "incredible."

Why it matters:
️He announced about $150 million in federal awards during the visit as part of his #cancer "#moonshot" initiative that aims to cut the cancer death rate in half by 2047.

The big picture:

"We are the land of possibilities," the president said, adding that the funding will help get new tools into operating rooms.

Nearly 2 million Americans are diagnosed with solid tumor cancers each year, and #surgical #removal is often the first step in their treatment, the White House said.

Tulane is getting $22.9 million to invent new imaging systems that will allow surgeons to see in real time if they removed all cancer cells while their patients are still under anesthesia.
It currently can take days to weeks for doctors to know if all of a tumor has been removed, according to J. Quincy Brown, the lead researcher on Tulane's project called MAGIC-SCAN.
The goal is to get that down to 10 minutes within the next five years, he said.

Zoom out:
Seven other teams are working on additional developments geared at making #tumor-#removal #surgeries more successful.

The awardees are
Dartmouth College,
Johns Hopkins University,
Rice University,
University of California in San Francisco,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
University of Washington and
Cision Vision in California.

Their projects include inventing a #new #microscope and creating #new #imaging #systems to visualize blood vessels and nerves

https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/08/13/president-biden-150-million-cancer-fighting-invention-moonshot

[Video] #Gender #Surgeon on #Orgasms, #Surgical #Risks & #JKRowling.

In this episode of #HonestyBox, we sit down with Dr. #JamesBellringer, one of only four UK #surgeons #qualified to perform #vaginoplasties.

He gives his thoughts on why #JKRowling should stay away from the work he does.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #NHS #GenderAffirmingCare #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRWxNiZLowM

“Participants in the intervention arm were assigned to wear a #surgical face #mask in public spaces (eg, shopping centres, streets, public transport) over a 14 day period (mask wearing at home or work was not mentioned). Participants in the control arm were assigned to not wear a surgical face mask in public places.” https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/112843932849104927

#Roman surgical instruments found at the villa at Sontheim an der Brenz, 2nd/3rd century A.D.  There was advanced #medical knowledge in Roman time. A vast array of #surgical instruments are known from all parts of the empire.

So here I am in #hospital - TYSM to all who supported/informed my #surgical questions recently.

Late Fri nite after unsatisfying answers from local ER re sdn onset #gastric #pain went to next city’s trauma ER.

An hour later, being prepped for surg on perf ulcer.

Doesn’t get shoulder fixed ofc but, w/o the shoulder pain id have ignored the gastro pain far longer and at great risk.

Thanks for the input folks, stay safe.

#Wegovy®, #Zepbound®, and similar medications continue to gain attention for effectively treating #obesity, and now there is discussion—with research underway—about their potential for improving certain #surgical outcomes.

The brand-name medications mentioned above belong to a class called GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) agonists. #GLP-1s mimic the actions of the GLP-1 hormone, which is secreted in the gut and sends an “I’m full” signal to the brain after you eat.

GLP-1 medications aren’t new. @Ozempic® (generic name: #semaglutide) received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat type 2 diabetes in 2017.

After its weight-loss effects were studied, semaglutide (at a higher dose and sold under the name Wegovy) was approved by the FDA as an anti-obesity medication in 2021, and others have since followed.

Most recently, the FDA approved Wegovy for patients with #cardiovascular #disease and obesity or overweight after a study showed that those taking the medication had a lower overall risk of major cardiac events, such as heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular-related death.

Now, some Yale Medicine surgeons believe, based on their ongoing research, that taking anti-obesity medications before and sometimes after total #joint #replacement and #bariatric #surgery can be beneficial.

“These medications have been transformative, in terms of expanding the pool of people who can safely undergo joint replacement surgery,” says Daniel Wiznia, MD, a Yale Medicine orthopaedic surgeon and co-director of the Avascular Necrosis Program.

“These anti-obesity medications are game-changers; they are changing the way people practice medicine.”

Often, patients who need a total hip or knee replacement must delay surgery until they lose enough weight to meet specific body mass index ( #BMI ) standards.
This is important in protecting the patient’s health.

“Weight increases a patient’s risk of postoperative complications, including wound-healing problems, stroke, heart attack, blood clots, and infection,” he says.

However, having patients take a GLP-1 medication before surgery, as well as improving their diet, has allowed more patients to reach a safe preoperative BMI, Dr. Wiznia says.

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/anti-obesity-medications-before-surgery

When I #AmEditing #Physician-#Researchers' #manuscripts before they #submit them to #MedicalJournals, I'm watching for 1,000,001 #scientific, #grammatical, #readability, & other issues. One is whether authors spell #surgical equipment #brand #names & #manufacturer names right. Boosts #credibility.

#SurgicalAR app for #AppleVisionPro .... To be honest the app is quite old and it was also working before without the VisionPro with like the #AR oculus, but hey the hype is out and now they have 20 hospital testing the app
#surgical planning #3D #VR #brain

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It would be so delightful if you could visit one of these pages and buy something from me. I would really like to raise money enough to do the things I need and want to do. This includes #surgical stuff, #contentcreation and #HairRemoval

Help out a lovely #queer #trans #nonbinary #spacecat and get yourself something.

#Topsurgery included in #leading #breastsurgery #textbook for first time ever

#BreastSurgery, which is part of the #Companion to #SpecialistSurgicalPractice #series, is an #uptodate and #practical #referenceguide providing the latest #updates on #surgical #practice for those going through #surgicaltraining to established #consultants.

#Women #TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #NHS #Transitioning #Mastectomy #BreastRemoval #BreastAugmentation

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/17/top-surgery-textbook-gender-affirming-healthcare-trans-education/

President #Zelenskyy visited the frontline #surgical unit in #Zaporizhzhia region where medical aid is provided to Ukrainian defenders

The facility provides primary #surgical interventions, resuscitation and stabilization measures. Up to 200 wounded people are treated there every day.

The Head of State inspected the wards and equipment, talked to the staff of the facility and combat #medics.

Read more here https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/glava-derzhavi-oglyanuv-peredove-hirurgichne-viddilennya-na-84893

#Ukraine #SlavaUkraine
#StandWithUkraine #СлаваУкраїні!