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What prophylactic steps should we take to prevent DVT/PE after RARP?
Deep vein thromboses (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are rare, but potentially devastating, complications of major pelvic surgery. We have performed more than 1000 robot assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) procedures in Central London (Lessons...
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@benchallacombe @Uroweb @NICEComms @BAUSurology There was a nice debate abt this way back in 2013 by @RogerKirby12
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Anger as locum doctor is paid more than £500,000 for a year's work
The locum consultant has been continuously employed since 2016, at NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Critics said taxpayers would question whether it represented 'value for money'.
New immunosuppressive regimens may improve outcomes for kidney transplant patients
Preliminary results from a $5.2 million clinical trial led by University of Cincinnati researchers show that the immunosuppressive drug belatacept can help safely and effectively treat kidney transplant patients without the negative long-term side...
IR community backs PAE and calls for close collaboration with urologists
Current evidence supports the use of PAE as a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of BPH; IR community calls for collaboration with urologists.
Almost 90% slash in prices of nine anti-cancer drugs | India News - Times of India
India News: The retail prices of several anti-cancer drugs have been slashed by up to 87% by the drug price control authority. As per the revised order, the maxim
NATHEALTH seeks more DNB seats in private hospitals
In view of the shortage of specialty doctors in India, the apex healthcare industry body-NATHEALTH has urged the NITI Aayog to consider a slew of reforms which would allow private hospitals to offer Diplomate of National Board (DNB) seats to their...
Have sex six times in six days, China's richest man Jack Ma tells Alibaba employees
The latest advice given to the Alibaba employees by founder, Jack Ma is to have sex six times in six days for an improved life. He calls it the spirit of "669" (sex for six days, six times, with duration being the key).
Avelumab plus Axitinib versus Sunitinib for Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma | NEJM
Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Avelumab plus Axitinib versus Sunitinib for Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma
Pembrolizumab plus Axitinib versus Sunitinib for Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma | NEJM
Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Pembrolizumab plus Axitinib versus Sunitinib for Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma
Going into hospital far riskier than flying: WHO
Millions of people die each year from medical errors and infections linked to he...
Frequent clonal relations between metastases and non-index prostate cancer lesions. - PubMed - NCBI
JCI Insight. 2019 Jan 24;4(2). pii: 124756. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.124756. [Epub ahead of print]
Uncovering a Novel Stone in 27 Patients: Calcium Tartrate Tetrahydrate
To further analyze calcium tartrate tetrahydrate stones after a recent case report
described this novel stone. Prior to this, there was only one previously reported
occurrence of this stone in a human. This unusual stone composition is not...
Bengaluru traffic police to adopt brand new strategy to curb violations
Addl. Commissioner of Police, P. Harishekaran has instructed his department to book no cases during peak hours. Too good to be true? Well, there’s a subtext to that.
Comparative Genomic Profiling of Matched Primary and Metastatic Tumors in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Using next-generation sequencing, we determined mutation discordance for cancer genes
between matched primary and metastatic tumor samples from patients with renal cell
carcinoma. As most precision cancer medicine administers targeted agents on the...
These founders are using AI to make radiology reports smarter
Co-founder and CEO Dr Amit Kharat tells Satyanarayan Iyer how artificial intelligence can cut healthcare costs and improve efficiency. Edited excerpts from an interview
Prediction of cardiovascular risk factors from retinal fundus photographs via deep learning
<p>Deep learning predicts, from retinal images, cardiovascular risk factors—such as smoking status, blood pressure and age—not previously thought to be present or quantifiable in these images.</p>
Effectiveness of Transurethral Resection plus Systemic Chemotherapy as Definitive Treatment for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in Population Level Data
We investigated the characteristics and outcomes of patients with muscle invasive
bladder cancer treated with transurethral resection plus chemotherapy alone in a large
observational cohort reflecting the continuum of practice settings in the United...
A superstar ex-Facebook and Google exec is trying to upend a $6B industry with mini-MRIs you can use at home—and she's already testing the technology on animals
A brush with death inspired ex-Facebook and Google executive Mary Lou Jepsen to embark on her latest initiative at a San Francisco-based startup called Openwater.