Medical Science

Colorectal cancer affects the lower portion of the gastrointestinal system, including the large intestines (colon) and rectum. This type of cancer occurs more frequently in Western countries, including the United States and Canada, with approximately 140,000 new cases in the…
Read more

One of the most difficult muscles to repair are those that make up the heart. Now scientists working at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts believe they’ve found a method that’s so simple it’s stunning other medical researchers. The team…
Read more

Arthroscopy can be simply defined as ‘viewing the joint’ using a specialized instrument known as the ‘arthroscope.’ As modern-day surgeons get accustomed to using this instrument, it is being used for more and more diagnostic and surgical procedures related to…
Read more

Surgery is often thought of as a procedure in which the body is opened up. For certain types of surgery, such as joint operations, traditional open surgery is becoming the last resort. Arthroscopic surgery utilizes small fiber optic instruments to…
Read more

Debridement is a medical procedure which involves removing necrotic tissue, made up from metabolic waste and dead tissue from a wound. This material needs to be removed in order for a patients body to resume the natural healing process. Necrotic tissue…
Read more

Joint replacement surgeries have become, particularly in the instance of hip and knee, the accepted treatment for end-stage osteoarthritis. Other joint replacement surgeries are becoming more widely available and accepted. There are currently five types of prosthesis available for joint…
Read more

Spinal fusion surgery stabilizes the spine by joining or fusing two or more vertebrae together so there is no longer movement between the two bones.  Bone is taken from the pelvic area or from a bone bank and placed to…
Read more

A stent is a device used in medical procedures.  It is a small mesh tube inserted into arteries during angioplasty and other heart procedures, or used to construct new ureters, or for various other procedures that require the building or…
Read more

During the healing process of a wound, there may be dead, or necrotic, tissue present as a result of the initial trauma, or because new tissue is delicate and some dies during the healing process. This tissue can be a…
Read more

As I look back at the past year, my life has been changed irrevocably. With so many medical professionals telling me they could “all but cure” my cerebral palsy with a simple implant, I began to believe. The implant is…
Read more