Retained Surgical Items - Prevention System Created
In order to avoid leaving surgical items, such as needles, sponges, retractors, blades and other items used during operations, in the body, surgical teams have relied on counting and recounting the items for decades. However, a new system using innovative technologies has been developed by the University of Michigan Health System. The new system reduces potentially serious medical errors, by ensuring that no foreign objects are accidently left in the patient's body during surgery. Ella Kazerooni, M.D., M.S... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Study Explores Electrical Stimulation to Aid Memory
A small study shows promise that could lead to clues to encoding memory and treating neurological diseases. (Source: NYT Health)
