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A Cut Above
Lourdes Medina had undergone two spinal operations to treat a debilitating degenerative disc. They provided little relief, and she soon developed a herniated disc in her lower back.
In the realm of traditional medicine, the 32-year-old’s only...Tags: Medical Research, Heart Surgery, Surgery, City of Hope, Spinal Disc Herniation
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The Cutting Edge
When Dr. Amir Abolhoda recently performed robot-assisted lung cancer surgery at UC Irvine Medical Center — the first procedure of its kind in Orange County — it marked the latest leap in the fast-evolving field of robotics. The minimally...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Health Treatments, City of Hope, Lung Cancer, Vaccines
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Technology fair showcases 'opportunities for the future'
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comImagine if you could control the television, lights, locks, thermostats and security systems in your home with one remote-control device. You can, according to Wired Technologies, which had such a device on display Friday at the 2012 Tri-State Technology...Tags: Washington, DC, Computer Hardware, Wireless Technology, Medical Research, Apple iPad
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Robots useful in hysterectomies
A common operation in the United States, hysterectomies are now going high-tech as many surgeons embrace robotics as another tool to help them do their jobs better. NorthShore University Health System has two robotic surgical systems used for...
Tags: Mayo Clinic, Health Insurance, McHenry, Hysterectomy, Health and Safety at School
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Robotic surgery promises greater precision, less blood loss
Daily American Sunday EditorThe era of robotically assisted surgery is here with a new tool called the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System being used for prostate, gynecological, cancer, hernia, bowel, kidney and colorectal surgeries. Approximately 10 of the systems have been put into...Tags: Services and Shopping, Mountains, Landforms, Tools and Hardware, Hospitals and Clinics
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Remote-control surgery grows, despite inconclusive evidence
Chubby, pink and anesthetized into unconsciousness and paralysis, 16-week-old Ian Lund was a small bump under blue drapes on an operating table at University of Chicago Medicine. Perched above him was a robot, with arms like a three-legged spider.
One...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Concerts, Trials, Trine Tsouderos, Oncology
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Robotic surgery grows, but so do questions
These days, some surgeons have four arms and are made of metal and plastic. Use of a robotic assistant called the Da Vinci Surgical System has quadrupled in the last four years, and the machine now helps with incisions and sutures in 2,000 hospitals...
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Robotic Surgery: How Safe Is It?
The Orlando SentinelWhen Mea Figueroa of St. Cloud, Florida, was told that a robot would be performing a delicate operation to remove uterine fibroids that were causing her pain and abnormal bleeding, she hesitated slightly. The machine looked like something straight out of...Tags: Standards, Orlando Health, Technology, St. Cloud, New Hampshire
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