Ophthalmology Times

Throwback Series: A biopsy, a lesson, and the courage to speak up

Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, FACS, reflects on a first-year residency case that taught her the importance of trusting her ...
WCBD

Exergen Receives MDMA Approval in Saudi Arabia for Its Temporal Artery Thermometers

We are excited to receive this important regulatory approval in Saudi Arabia, a country that is dedicated to advancing its healthcare capabilities.” — Dr. Francesco Pompei, Founder and CEO of Exergen ...
Austin American-Statesman

Round Rock doctor becomes first in U.S. to insert carotid artery stent that lessens stroke risk

Paul Hargadon doesn't put much stock in being the first person in the United States to get a new kind of carotid artery stent. His vascular surgeon Dr. Bradley Boone at Cardiothoracic and Vascular ...
Medical Xpress

Cataract surgery on both eyes can be carried out safely and effectively in one go, studies indicate

The results of two new studies show that it can be safe, effective and practical for most patients to have cataract surgery on both eyes in one day. Both studies were presented at the 43rd Congress of ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Horton’s Disease in the Internal Medicine Department of the Donka University Hospital (Guinea-Conakry): Epidemiological, Clinical, Therapeutic and Evolutionary Profile ()

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Conakry University Hospital, Conakry, Guinea. 2 Department of Anatomo-Pathology, Donka University Hospital, Conakry, Guinea. Temporal artery biopsy remains an ...
Medical Xpress

Surgery to treat chronic sinus disease more effective than antibiotics, clinical trial finds

Sinus surgery is more effective than antibiotics at treating chronic rhinosinusitis, according to a major clinical trial led by University College London (UCL) along with academics at the University ...