Children who need life‑saving emergency surgery after a serious injury are almost six times more likely to die if in poorer countries than in...
Mortality after emergency abdominal surgery is more than three times higher in the least developed countries compared to the most developed. Yet...
Technology that could transform the future of hip replacement surgery is being pioneered by a team of experts in Cambridge.
A tiny, flexible electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord could represent a new approach to the treatment of spinal injuries, which can...
Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibres without damaging them.
A major international trial has concluded that, where possible, surgeons should replace the removed section of the skull following surgery to treat a...
Researchers have been able to alter the blood type of deceased donor kidneys using “molecular scissors”.
Pandemic has delayed lifesaving treatment for thousands of people with severe aortic stenosis.
Surgeons could soon eavesdrop on a patient’s brain activity during surgery to remove their brain tumour, helping improve the accuracy of the...
The use of keyhole surgery to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is both clinically and cost effective and should be adopted more widely...
Healthcare is a complex beast and too often problems arise that can put patients’ health – and in some cases, lives – at risk. A collaboration...
Transparency without accessibility is not enough: stats must be put in context, say researchers.
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