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Pancreas Center Names New Co-Director, Gulam Manji, MD
… in pancreatic cancer received the Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology and led to the … IV pancreatic cancer which he leads. Encouraging results from the pilot trial have led to activation of a randomized … He remains committed to bringing novel promising agents from the laboratory to the clinic in hopes to improve the …
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How to Safely Grill; Decrease Your Risk for Cancer
… been shown to reduce (or even eliminate) HCAs and PAHs from adhering to your foods. Trim all visible fat to reduce … your meat in wine or beer. The antioxidants help the HCAs from forming. Rub fresh or dried herbs on both sides of your … The herbs contain antioxidants which help prevent HCAs from forming. Precook your meat in the oven – the less time …
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Advances in Treating Pancreatitis: Autologous Islet Cell Transplantation
… by transplanting insulin-producing islet cells extracted from donor pancreata, a process known as allogeneic islet … transplantation, the patient’s islet cells are extracted from the pancreas, specially processed, and reinfused into … or her liver. Because the infused islet cells are taken from the patient’s own pancreas, no immunosuppressant therapy …
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Using AI for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer? Five Questions with Dr. John Chabot
… Pancreas Center about this initial study and where we go from here. Will you give us an overview of the findings; how … development. The investigators simply used diagnosis codes from Electronic Health Records [EHR]. So, they did it with … in this interview with Dr. Chabot. Related What To Expect from an appointment at the Pancreas Center Pancreas Cancer …
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State of the Union: The Stealth Innovations of Modern Surgical Care
… in the underlying technology. We might finally get away from the era when only one company was surviving on the … are trying to create lungs that way. We may have to start from more simple and unitary replacements like skin, then … not B-prime, it’s C, etc. Humans get very good at that from practice, but an AI will probably be able to do it much …
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State of the Union: Pediatric Heart Surgery in 2024
… for two reasons. First, you could use different valves from the same heart for multiple recipients. So, Patient A … it is with a domino concept, where the valves are coming from an explanted heart. You’re helping two children with one … Patient B gives a valve to Patient C. And then actually from Patient B, you can envision that you can help Patient C …
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Stone Hearts — Chapter 1: Eva
… What happens when a surgeon turns his eye from the operating room to crime fiction? In "Stone Hearts", … Long Incision . Chapter One: Eva Eva appraised the set from her unpadded, straight-backed metal chair. Walls painted … fingers visible beyond the bulky splint that extended from her left forearm to her fingertips. The nurse had said …
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Immunosuppressant Medications After Lung Transplantation
… your Transplant Team if you are experiencing side effects from your medications, or are having vomiting or diarrhea. …
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State of the Union: Hernia Care Today
… techniques to address a broad range of hernias, from first-time to multiple recurrent, and everything in … surgical repair. How is the way you use robotics different from how other specialties may use robotic surgery? Dr. … How do your tools, even beyond robotic surgery, differ from what most surgeons are doing elsewhere? Dr. Novitsky: …
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The End of the Liver Wars: A Victory in the Battle for Liver Transplant Equity
… especially for critically ill patients. By moving away from strict reliance on local OPOs, the process is faster, … and transplant centers all over the country to hear from and debate with stakeholders. “And I tried my damnedest … to live—which again, might be responsible for anything from multiple states to just one town. Rather, when a liver …
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A Noteworthy Connection
… his work—and his hand. "I like to say that I'm an actor from my shoulder down," jokes Maisner. A world-renowned … catering is always fantastic." Bernard Maisner graduated from The Cooper Union College of Art in New York in 1977 and … since. "I never had a job where I worked for somebody. From day one, I was earning a living in lettering. I've …
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What We're Reading: 11/07/25
… A couple of highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … medical condition that deserves treatment, not blame. (from nytimes.com) The Case That A.I. Is Thinking A clear-eyed … rigorous, and very human about what we build next. (from newyorker.com) Pediatricians Can’t Bear These Costs This …
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What We're Reading: 06/12/26
… and less about only following a familiar protocol. (from nytimes.com) AI Is Taking Over Hospitals This piece does … clinical workflows without the kind of scrutiny we expect from almost everything else in health care. A reminder to … is already being used, it must already be ready. (from theatlantic.com) Has Tech Robbed Us of Our Sensory …
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Surgery Research Competition
… funding cannot prevent future generations of scientists from pursuing their dream of a better world, powered by … or organs are accepted by the body as tissue originating from the recipient. This particular study demonstrates … successful techniques for isolating and storing TREGS from baboons. …
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History of Medicine: Ancient Indian Nose Jobs & the Origins of Plastic Surgery
… refers to an artificial material when it actually derives from the Greek word, plastikos , meaning "to mold" or "to … the nose. Skin grafts entail transplanting pieces of skin from one part of the body to another. Sushruta’s treatise … still used today, which a full-thickness piece of skin from the forehead is used to reconstruct a nose. At that …
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