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UNC Researchers Find Racial Disparities in Treatment for Heart Attack Patients
Sameer Arora, MD, a UNC School of Medicine cardiology fellow, led a study reviewing hospitalizations for a certain type of heart attack that occurred over a 15-year period and...
1 day ago - UNC Healthcare
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement associated with shorter hospital stay, more frequent discharge to home, compared to surgical aortic valve replacement
A new study by UNC researchers suggests that TAVR may lead to improved patient outcomes and lower health care costs.
7 days ago - UNC Healthcare - 2 articles
Findings could improve treatment for challenging acute leukemia in children
There is no consensus on the best way to treat mixed phenotype acute leukemia, a rare blood cancer with survival rates of between 47 and 75 percent for children. Researchers...
8 days ago - UNC Healthcare - 2 articles
Former Orlando Health plastic surgeon files $100 million lawsuit against the health system
A former plastic surgeon at Orlando Health has filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against the health system, alleging that the hospital fired him without cause and made...
11 days ago - Orlando Sentinel
Drain cover prevents spread of pathogens from hospital sinks
Researchers developed a novel plastic drain cover that they said could reduce the dissemination of pathogens from contaminated hospital sinks. “Sinks in health care facilities...
13 days ago - Healio
For her father, Morgan runs to support cancer research
Katie Morgan, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist working with neuro-oncology and genitourinary-oncology patients at the N.C. Cancer Hospital, found her calling during her father's...
16 days ago - UNC Healthcare
UNC Health Care Hospitals Ranked Nationally and Rated as “High Performing”
UNC Medical Center nationally ranked in five adult specialties, scored as high performing in five more. Four other UNC Health Care hospitals rated high performing for common...
1 month ago - UNC Healthcare
Ten years of myocutaneous flaps for pressure ulcers in patients with spinal lesions: analysis of complications in the framework of a specialised medical-surgical pathway
Introduction: The objective of the study is to analyse complications associated with surgery for pelvic pressure ulcers: their frequency, nature and rate of surgical revisions...
1 month ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery - 4 articles
Cross-section investigation and analysis of anxiety and depression in preoperative patients in outpatient department of aesthetic plastic surgery in a general hospital in China
Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the anxiety and depression disorders and investigate the prevalence and risk factors in preoperative patients who came to...
1 month ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Sebastian's Story
Sebastian Gonzalez and his family traveled from Costa Rica to North Carolina for one reason: to be treated by Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD. Hayes-Jordan serves as Chief of the...
1 month ago - UNC Healthcare
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What Is Septoplasty?
For many people, dealing with a deviated septum creates numerous problems that can lead to nasal obstruction, sleep apnea, excessive snoring, and other breathing complications...
FDA Clears Sebacia Microparticles for Acne
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance for Sebacia Microparticles for the treatment of mild-to-moderate inflammatory acne. The gold microparticles are used...
Allergan Announces Results of Higher-Dose BOTOX Cosmetic for Glabellar Lines
Higher doses of Botox Cosmetic are well tolerated and offer better longevity than the traditional 20-unit dose, according the results of a new clinical study. Allergan...
Without a Trace
How to reduce postprocedure bruising following injectable treatments.By Daniel Casciato Bruises are a common side effect of injectable treatments, such as botulinum toxin and...
When should we use the terms “aponeurotic blepharoptosis” and “reinsertion...
It is generally considered that involutional blepharoptosis is caused by disinsertion of the levator aponeurosis1. This type of acquired blepharoptosis is therefore also...
Comment on “How to assess the volume of a DIEP flap using a free online...
Razzano et al. developed a simple method to calculate the predicted volume of a DIEP flap for breast reconstruction.1 They hypothesized that the best representative shape for a...
Anatomic Location of a Sensory Nerve to the Transverse Upper Gracilis Flap...
A January 2017 article in the New York Times, “After Mastectomies, an Unexpected Blow: Numb New Breasts,” made the concept of hypoesthesia after mastectomy mainstream. This...
Gingko flap: The development of a novel flap technique to reduce dog ear...
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The Helsinki Approach to Face Transplantation
We herein describe the establishment of the Helsinki Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation program and its execution in the first two face transplant cases.
Recycling Full Thickness Skin Graft from Failing Free Flaps in Salvage...
Free flap loss is a dreaded complication in microsurgery. When a second free flap is harvested, the enlarged donor site may not be amenable to primary closure, and a split...