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Circumcising newborn boys could increase their risk of cot death, here’s why.
Male and female tumors are different. Researchers are now hoping to exploit these sex-specific differences to treat brain cancer. This might improve survival for everyone.
If women don’t have access to quality emergency surgery, they can develop dibilitating complications such as fistula.
The person in charge of your surgery is a consultant surgeon. A consultant is the most qualified doctor in a hospital.
Medical advances were the only positive things to come out of the Great War.
Is tonsillectomy modern-day bloodletting?
Endometriosis is cut or vaporised with an electric current or laser. It ranges from a simple, 20 minute operation to complex surgery involving important organs such as the bowel and bladder.
The number of people going under the knife for a big bum is increasing – but it carries the highest risk of death in any cosmetic surgery.
Doctors may say you’re “too old” for surgery, but what they actually mean is too frail.
As a pediatrician, I’m not letting State Department warnings stop me from leading surgical missions.
What to expect when you’re expecting an operation.
One stock history of medicine tale is that trepanning is one of the most ancient treatments for migraines.
A new study compared fictional patient experiences in Grey’s Anatomy with real trauma cases. It concluded patients who are fans of the show might have unrealistic expectations of medical care.
There are more robots than ever in the operating room – but that’s led to fewer opportunities for surgical trainees. Now, some new doctors are teaching themselves in secret.
Fixing facial birth defects helps a child’s optimal growth. But collaboration is needed if developing countries are to increase access to reconstructive surgery.
Antimicrobial stewardship is proving effective, but we’re not fully across what is happening.
Surgical techniques for varicose veins are becoming more refined, but not all cases require surgery. Lifestyle changes can help.
Surgeons are big prescribers of opioids. But while guidelines are in place for dentists and for doctors who prescribe opioid-based painkillers for long-term pain, there are none for surgeons.
The NHS should reconsider its plan to refuse surgery to smokers and those who are obese.
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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNSW Sydney
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Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University
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NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Professor at Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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Honorary professorial fellow, Department of Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne
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Stephen Duckett is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Law lecturer, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Orthopaedic Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer - Department of surgery Speciality: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Nairobi
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Postdoctoral Fellow Global Health, University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI), Makerere University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
