The struggle to perform well is universal: each one of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imperfect abilities in whatever we do. But nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine, where lives are on the… Read More »Better: A Surgeon’s Note on Performance – Atul Gawande
What if you’re in surgery and the power goes out? No lights, no oxygen — and your anesthesia stops flowing. It happens constantly in hospitals throughout the world, turning routine procedures into tragedies. Erica Frenkel demos one solution: the universal… Read More »The Universal Anesthesia Machine
Do we lack the surgical touch? In this highly thought-provoking talk, Dr. Carla Pugh (surgeon and educator), discusses whether our medical education systems are falling behind in teaching us the process of perceiving and recognizing objects through the sense of… Read More »Getting A Sense For The Surgical Touch
With USA successfully conducting its first Uterus Transplant, there’s increasing hope for women with uterine factor infertility. A team of surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic performed the procedure on a 26-year-old woman in a nine-hour operation. Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/26/health/first-uterus-transplant/index.html A team of Cleveland Clinic… Read More »Cleveland Clinic Performs First Uterus Transplant In The U.S.
Where commercial mesh is too expensive, researchers say this affordable innovation might improve access to the surgery. Study has revealed that low-cost mosquito mesh will be a good alternative for hernia repair in poor countries. Synthetic mesh is the preferred… Read More »Alternative for Hernia Repair in Poor Countries: Study
The Oculus Rift to be used to train surgeons? Read on to find out more about this unexpected, but possible, collaboration between surgery and gaming technology! Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/281752.php August 2014 saw the first ever “virtual reality operation,” conducted as part of research… Read More »Can Surgeons Be Trained Using Gaming Technology?
Mechanical engineers who have applied the principles of origami to make tools smaller and more compact for spaceflight are now using their knowledge to create tiny, robotic surgical instruments. They foresee surgical incisions becoming so small they can heal on… Read More »Surgery Without Stitches In Sight Thanks To ‘Origami Tools’
My interns started the term with mixed career aspirations. One wanted to do interventional radiology, the other, “not sure.” Now, in their last few weeks of our term, they’re thinking about a surgical career. Which I think is great. I’ve… Read More »So You Want To Be A Surgeon? Here Are 10 Tips To Help You.
Do you know the difference between a surgeon and God? God doesn’t think he’s a surgeon. The following is taken from an article written by “Hope Amantine”, who is a surgeon who blogs at Simple Country Surgeon. Read the whole article here.… Read More »A Surgeon Who Wasn’t God In The OR After All
When did you know you wanted to be a doctor? the pre-med asked. Maybe it should have been an easy question to answer, but it wasn’t. The following has been taken from an article written by Dr.Megan Riddle. Read It Here. Source: http://www.studentdoctor.net/… Read More »When Did You Know You Wanted to be a Doctor?