Public health talk tackles angioplasty and bypass surgery

Latest information and developments in angioplasty and bypass surgery in public health talk hosted by Hong Kong cardiac patient support association

New website focuses on widely used form of SIRT for liver tumours

SIR-Spheres microspheres – a form of Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) – is also the world’s widely studied form of SIRT for all cancers in the liver

FDA clears Ivera's passive disinfection device

US FDA expands Zytiga's use for late-stage prostate cancer

Drug can now be used before treatment with chemotherapy

Adult sickle cell patients rely more on ER

Moving from childhood to adulthood, patients with sickle cell disease rely more on emergency care, according to a new study

To make old skin cells act young again, boost their surroundings

Independent study gives a new perspective on the importance of the extracellular matrix in the aging process

Nursing’s Blueprint for the Future, Part 3

Winter 2012 marks the final instalment of Johns Hopkins Nursing’s three-issue series which explores the impact of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 2010 report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health

Stanford scientists develop new technique to visualize blood flow

Fluorescence imaging technique allows visualization of pulsing blood vessels in living animals with unprecedented clarity

Billionaires Row, Charles Mignon release the Pink Diamond of Champagne

Mauna Kea's optical biopsy probe receives CE Mark

Breakthrough therapy saves child with aggressive leukemia

Engineered immune cells achieve potent anticancer effect and produce complete response in child with paediatric leukaemia

Sinai Hospital opens center for geriatric surgery

The LifeBridge Health centre has opened the first surgical center in the United States devoted to the specific needs of older patients