A Florida woman went into cardiac arrest while undergoing a tummy tuck procedure at Miami clinic and later died after doctors were unable to revive her. Maria Christian, 32, had the surgery done at Vanity Cosmetic Surgery in Westchester, NBC Miami reported. The Miami-Dade Police Department investigated the clinic’s facilities and surgical rooms and did […]
Tennessee Hospital Performs Surgery on Wrong Infant:
The day after her baby son Nate was born in December, a doctor at the local hospital mistakenly requested him from the nursery, performing an unnecessary “tongue-clipping” surgery that was intended for another baby. “I can’t sleep, it’s like a horrible dream come to life,” Melton, 31, tells PEOPLE. “I worry and pray that he […]
Stem-Cell Dental Implants Grow New Teeth in Your Mouth
According to a study published in the latest Journal of Dental Research, a new tissue regeneration technique may allow people to simply regrow a new set of pearly whites. Dr. Jeremy Mao, the Edward V. Zegarelli Professor of Dental Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, has unveiled a growth factor-infused, three-dimensional scaffold with the potential […]
Patient Plays Guitar During Brain Surgery
A patient undergoing brain surgery at University of California – Los Angeles medical center plays the guitar in the operating room as the procedure was live tweeted. Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQDcoyQpIn8 A patient at University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) stole the spotlight when he was video taped playing the guitar while undergoing brain surgery. Brad […]
Dental cavitations – How to deal with infections left behind after a tooth extraction
Cavitations are infection of the bone after tooth extraction. It is believed that most of these infections are caused by two things: leaving the tendon that was attached to the tooth and not excavating the site of infection. Another cause may be the use of drugs during the procedure that cut off the blood flow […]