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• C-sections, forceps use rising too sharply in Canada, medical groups say

  Medical interventions like caesarian deliveries shouldn't be routinely done for low-risk pregnancies, several Canadian medical groups said in a new policy statement Wednesday. Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 08:58 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Surgery, Reproduction

• Surgery deaths drop dramatically after checklist: study

  A simple checklist, similar to the one pilots use before take off, helped to halve the rate of surgery-related deaths, an international team of doctors reported Wednesday. Read More... Posted Jan 14 2009, 12:08 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Surgery, Processes, Best Practices

• Halifax hospital's C-section rate too high, midwife says

  Halifax's IWK Health Centre performs too many caesarean sections, a local midwife says. Read More... Posted Dec 19 2008, 05:10 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Surgery, Reproduction, Midwifery

• Lung transplant numbers, survival rates up: report

  Since the first successful lung transplant was performed in Toronto 25 years ago, the number of lung transplants performed in Canada has grown substantially, according to a new report. Lung transplants grew by 84 per cent between 1997 and 2006. Read More... Posted Dec 18 2008, 05:52 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Surgery, Respiratory Conditions

• Common heart surgery drug may be more dangerous than cheaper alternatives: study

  The risk of death during cardiac surgery tended to be higher among patients who were given the drug aprotinin to control blood loss compared with less expensive alternatives, a Canadian review suggests. Read More... Posted Dec 02 2008, 09:45 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Drugs, Surgery, Cardiovascular

• Breast reduction surgery

  It's becoming more common for women to seek breast-reduction surgery, also called mammoplasty, to change their proportions and reduce discomfort such as back pain. Read More... Posted May 29 2008, 04:35 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Surgery, Breast

• Health Canada Comments on Trasylol and the Publication of the BART Study

  Read More... Posted May 14 2008, 04:20 PM by Canada News Centre Filed under: Drugs, Surgery, Cardiovascular, Product Safety

• Research tackles breast cancer roots

  Ensuring that breast cancer doesn't come back means removing the entire tumour - roots and all - suggests new research. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 07:51 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Cancer, Surgery, Disease Treatment, Breast

• FDA to review Lasik eye surgery

  The potential benefits and hazards of Lasik eye surgery will be brought into sharp focus on Friday when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration meets with patients and surgeons in Maryland. Read More... Posted Apr 24 2008, 10:09 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Warnings, Surgery, Vision

• Same-day discharge unacceptable for double-mastectomy patient, politicians say

  A case of a woman who underwent a double mastectomy and was discharged the same day has prompted a Newfoundland and Labrador government review. Read More... Posted Apr 16 2008, 11:13 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, Quality Standards

• New cosmetic surgery guidelines for Ontario doctors on the table

  The Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is holding a meeting Thursday in Toronto that could lead to new guidelines governing cosmetic surgery procedures in the province. Read More... Posted Apr 10 2008, 08:07 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, Quality Standards

• Dental surgeons threaten to quit welfare plan over fees

  Quebec dental surgeons are threatening to opt out of a program that provides free dental care to children and people on welfare if they can't reach an immediate contract agreement with the provincial government. Read More... Posted Mar 27 2008, 06:55 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Surgery, Policy and Strategy, Oral Health, Labour Issues

• Joint replacements rising, 1 in 7 return to hospital: report

  More Canadians than ever are undergoing elective joint replacements in Canada, and many suffer complications following surgery that require hospitalization, a new report says. Read More... Posted Mar 26 2008, 11:56 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Surgery, Orthopaedic

• Wait for MRI, knee surgery unacceptable, says Island man

  A Charlottetown man with a painful knee problem says he's being forced to travel out of province for an MRI because of long wait times. Read More... Posted Mar 18 2008, 07:33 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, MRI, Orthopaedic

• New Initiative to Improve Orthopedic Services

  More than 500 more orthopedic surgeries will be performed over the next year as a result of a Department of Health-approved contract between Capital Health and Scotia Surgery Inc. Read More... Posted Mar 12 2008, 10:10 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, Orthopaedic

• N.S. public health doctors will do surgeries at private clinic

  The provincial Health Department in Nova Scotia has signed an agreement clearing the way for publicly-funded doctors to do minor surgeries at a private clinic, in a one-year-demonstration project. Read More... Posted Mar 12 2008, 07:24 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Healthcare Systems, Health Services, Surgery

• Knee surgery study points to gender bias

  Women complaining of knee pain are less likely than men to be recommended for total knee replacement surgery, a study in Monday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests. Read More... Posted Mar 10 2008, 05:26 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Surgery, Equity, Gender, Injury Treatment

• Improvement in diabetes a positive side effect of obesity surgery

  Many of the people who've undergone obesity surgery have discovered a positive side-effect to having the stomach-sizing operation: a significant improvement in their diabetes. Read More... Posted Feb 21 2008, 12:33 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Diabetes, Surgery, Obesity

• As obesity surgery takes off, waiting lists grow in Canada

  With waistlines growing, demand for obesity surgeries is increasing, leaving many Canadians on lengthy waiting lists for the procedures. Read More... Posted Feb 20 2008, 01:03 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, Obesity

• Foreign-trained nurses help keep units open at Royal Alex

  Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital has found a way to cut the number of canceled surgeries by using foreign-trained nurses to bolster its staff, even as they wait to get accreditation in this country. Read More... Posted Feb 14 2008, 08:26 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Nurses, Health Services, Surgery

• Saskatchewan setting up new weight-loss surgery clinic

  The Saskatchewan government is spending $850,000 for surgery in Regina to help morbidly obese people. Read More... Posted Feb 12 2008, 07:24 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Surgery, Obesity, Funding

• Obese people wait longer for kidney transplants, study finds

  Very obese people who need a kidney transplant are far less likely to get one than people of normal weight, a new U.S. study finds. Read More... Posted Dec 20 2007, 06:33 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Surgery, Equity, Obesity

• Ontario doctors tighten cosmetic surgery regulations

  The Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has passed a series of measures to "enhance" its regulation of cosmetic procedures in the province. Read More... Posted Nov 20 2007, 06:34 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Surgery, Policy and Strategy

• New device helps repair meniscus tears in knee

  The FDA approved Tuesday a new knee-surgery device that will help repair meniscus tears, a formerly irreparable injury. Read More... Posted Oct 03 2007, 11:09 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Technology, Surgery, Injury Treatment