Tag: Surgery
A Start-up at NJIT Develops Bleeding-control Gel for Brain Surgery
Newark, NJ (PRWEB) July 16, 2014 Endomedix, a start-up company housed at NJIT’s business incubator, received a $ 1.4 million federal grant to develop a spray-on gel that surgeons will use to staunch bleeding during brain surgery. Surgeons can spray the gel onto a surgical site, and the natural bio-polymer solutions in the gel […]
Minds of Medicine: Beating Cancer with Surgery
When a twenty-two year old is taken to the ER, doctors discover a brain tumor the size of a tennis ball. Two brothers are told they both have tumors growing … Video Rating: 5 / 5
Stabilizing Shoulder Surgery Helps NFL Players Return to the Game
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) July 11, 2014 Shoulder instability is a common injury in football players but the rate of return to play has not been regularly determined following surgery. A new study, discussed at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting today details that return rates for NFL players is approximately 90 […]