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Scientific Reports, Published online: 22 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-67880-5 Medial closing wedge high tibial osteotomy at the time of partial meniscectomy of the discoid lateral meniscus: a finite element analysis

Automatic crash notification (ACN) systems should become a standard safety feature in every new vehicle, like seat belts and air bags, according to a new paper by members of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT), published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). The authors note that, today, ACN is often offered as a premium connected-vehicle service th…

(Axios via MSN) – A Middle Tennessee woman’s family said a medical mixup last week at St. Thomas Midtown left her paralyzed following a routine knee replacement surgery. In a statement responding to reports about the matter, Ascension St. Thomas … Read More

Severe burns are often treated with synthetic products ahead of skin graft surgery, but there is evidence that a product made from minimally processed cod skin is more effective

A one-year follow-up analysis of a landmark clinical trial suggests that patients with severe strokes experienced better long-term outcomes after undergoing endovascular thrombectomy compared with medical management alone. The post Study Finds Long-Term Benefits of Stroke Thrombectomy appeared first on News Center .

Nature Communications, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-77065-3 Here the authors tested lab-grown blood vessels as heart bypass grafts in sheep, adding an external support to prevent kinking. The vessels stayed open for 18 months, even after blood thinners were stopped, while transforming into living, functional tissue.

New 3D-printed corneal implants could help make up for the shortage of donor corneas available for transplant procedures, say Precise Bio co-founders Aryeh Batt and Dr. Anthony Atala .

Scientific Reports, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-67455-4 Refractive prediction errors of Barrett KCN, Kane KCN, SRK/T, and a customized approach in moderate-to-severe keratoconus after cataract surgery

Scientific Reports, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-61005-8 Facial soft tissue changes following anterior maxillary rehabilitation with different prosthetic concepts assessed using three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry