Surgeons perform double-lung transplant using organs from donor who previously had COVID-19

Surgeons at Chicago hospital perform one of the world’s first double-lung transplants on a COVID patient using organs from a donor who previously tested positive for the virus The patient, an Illinois healthcare worker in his 60s, tested positive for COVID-19 in May 2020 He became so ill that he was put on life support … Read more

Katie Piper receives Honorary Doctorate Award of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Katie Piper had received a Honorary Doctorate Award of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to mark her achievements as a healthcare leader. The activist and presenter, 37, was honoured for her groundbreaking work setting up the Katie Piper Foundation – which supports burns survivors, along with their families and carers. Katie survived a … Read more

Surgeons demand beds are ‘ring-fenced’ for planned operations to avoid a ‘tsunami of cancellations’

Surgeons are calling for hospital beds to be ‘ring-fenced’ for planned operations, to avoid a ‘tsunami of cancellations’ due to rising Covid-19 cases. A survey for the Royal College of Surgeons of England found most surgeons thought the NHS could not meet its targets to get surgery back to pre-pandemic levels. Sir Simon Stevens, the … Read more

Physiotherapy ‘as good as surgery’ for fixing frozen shoulder, UK surgeons find

Physiotherapy ‘as good as surgery’ for fixing frozen shoulder that blights lives of one in ten Britons, UK surgeons find Physiotherapy ‘just as effective as surgery’ for fixing frozen shoulder in the UK Condition affects one in 10 Britons, mostly those over 40 and diabetes sufferers Surgery many not be necessary for many patients, according … Read more

Robot and 14 surgeons work on a single cancer patient

A robot and three teams of surgeons worked simultaneously on a single patient to perform what is thought to be a first-of-its-kind cancer operation, slashing recovery time by a third. The astonishing procedure, involving 14 surgeons, was carried out in July on a married father-of-one with advanced rectal cancer. The experts behind it hope the … Read more

NHS surgeons say productivity is 50% lower than before Covid-19

NHS surgeons are only working at around 50 per cent capacity in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite record numbers of people on the waiting list for routine treatment.  Professor Neil Mortensen, president of the the Royal College of Surgeons, revealed surgeons ‘didn’t have much to do’ during the lockdown, as routine operations were … Read more

Pink drink is helping surgeons spot aggressive brain cancers… by making tumours ‘glow in the dark’

A high-tech ‘pink drink’, swallowed hours before surgery, is helping surgeons spot aggressive brain cancers, by making tumours glow in the dark.  The innovation, now being used by neurosurgeons across the UK, doubles the chances doctors will find – and remove – all the cancer, halting progression of the disease.  The drink, called Gliolan or … Read more

How a ‘Lego’ implant that is put together like hollow ‘bricks’ could help surgeons mend broken bones

Revolutionary new implants that are put together like pieces of Lego could help broken bones heal faster Revolutionary new implants that are put together like pieces of Lego could help broken bones heal faster. Scientists in the U.S. have created tiny hollow ‘bricks’ that surgeons would piece together into whatever size and shape they needed … Read more

Surgical ‘smoke’ and radiation increase infertility risks for female surgeons

Female surgeons face higher risks of infertility or pregnancy complications than the general population because they are exposed to toxic ‘surgical smoke’ and radiation in the operating room, a new study suggests.  While we’ve long known that female surgeons face higher risks than other women, researchers at the Mayo Clinic say that efforts to reduce … Read more

Surgeons warn thousands will die if Britain comes out of lockdown

Surgeons warn thousands will die if Britain comes out of lockdown now and say Boris Johnson must not use NHS as his ‘economic punchbag’ Professor Neil Mortensen of the Royal College of Surgeons issued the warning Prof Mortensen said many members are reporting shortages of PPE equipment Medics fear loosening the lockdown could lead to … Read more