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Brain Cancer Canada Funds Canadian Research Aiming To Treat Brain Cancer

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Sunday, October 24, 2021
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TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brain Cancer Canada has issued a $100,000 grant to Canadian research exploring new frontiers of brain cancer treatment.

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brain Cancer Canada has issued a $100,000 grant to Canadian research exploring new frontiers of brain cancer treatment.
  • Less than 3% of all governmental cancer funding is devoted to brain cancer research.
  • "We remain strongly committed to supporting the fight against high-grade gliomas by funding research, treatment and technology," said Brain Cancer Canada chair Angela Scalisi.
  • To learn more about Brain Cancer Canada, please visit www.braincancercanada.ca
    For inquiries, please contact: Marc Peeters, Director Partnerships and Stakeholders at Brain Cancer Canada, [email protected], 416 918 6678

PhenoTips Closes CAD $2.5M Funding Round Led by GreenSky Capital for Software to Transform Medical Genetics

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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Genetics software startup PhenoTips announced today that it has raised CAD $2.5 million in an oversubscribed seed fundraising round led by the GreenSky Accelerator Fund IV .

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  • Genetics software startup PhenoTips announced today that it has raised CAD $2.5 million in an oversubscribed seed fundraising round led by the GreenSky Accelerator Fund IV .
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    PhenoTips empowers healthcare providers to deliver precision medicine with the most complete and interoperable software solution for medical genetics.
  • We've been working diligently to push the field into the digital age, advancing the role of software and AI in medical genetics.
  • This funding supports the future and long term vision of PhenoTips", said COO and VP of Scientific & Medical Affairs, Dr. Pawel Buckowicz.

HSS Study Identifies Successes of Value-Based Care Programs

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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In bundled payment programs, CMS provides a lump sum to physicians and/or hospitals to perform certain procedures, in this case, knee and hip replacement surgery.

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  • In bundled payment programs, CMS provides a lump sum to physicians and/or hospitals to perform certain procedures, in this case, knee and hip replacement surgery.
  • The goal of these programs is to push health care providers to develop innovations and efficiencies that save money while preserving, or even improving, the quality of care.
  • As the results reported in the new study suggest, bundled payment programs can work well.
  • The institution is collaborating with medical centers and other organizations to advance the quality and value of musculoskeletal care and to make world-class HSS care more widely accessible nationally and internationally.

HSS Study Finds Bone-Anchored Prosthetics Improve Mobility and Quality of Life for Leg Amputees

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

But the agency allows a limited number of patients to receive the implants through humanitarian exceptions.

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  • But the agency allows a limited number of patients to receive the implants through humanitarian exceptions.
  • "This is a disruptive technology to improve the life quality of amputees," said study co-author S. Robert Rozbruch, MD , Chief of the Limb Lengthening andComplex ReconstructionService and Director of the Limb Salvage and Amputation Reconstruction Center at HSS.
  • "With a direct skeletal connection of the prosthetic limb, amputees report big improvements in function, comfort, balance, proprioception and even emotional connection with their limb."
  • Researchers found that scores across all domains of the QTFA improved significantly throughout the study period.

HSS Interactive Case Lecture Highlights Practical Solutions In Shoulder Arthroplasty For Substantial Glenoid Bone Loss

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Friday, September 3, 2021
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The glenoid is the socket part of the shoulder joint that connects to the ball of the upper arm bone.

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  • The glenoid is the socket part of the shoulder joint that connects to the ball of the upper arm bone.
  • Glenoid bone loss can occur due to severe arthritis, traumatic injury or repetitive overuse in sports like baseball or swimming.
  • Symptoms associated with glenoid bone loss include inflammation, pain and decreased shoulder function.
  • Surgical approaches presented included two bone grafting techniques: bony increased offset-total shoulder arthroplasty (BIO-TSA) and bony increased offset-reverse shoulder arthroplasty (BIO-RSA).

HSS Study Evaluates Robotic- and Navigation-Assisted Pedicle Screw Placement in Adult Degenerative Spinal Surgery

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Thursday, September 2, 2021
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Many spinal surgeries require the use of hardware such as pedicle screws to stabilize the spine, and precise positioning is critical.

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  • Many spinal surgeries require the use of hardware such as pedicle screws to stabilize the spine, and precise positioning is critical.
  • Dr. Lebland colleagues at HSS launched a study to evaluate the accuracy of robotic- and navigation-assisted technology in screw placement.
  • The study, "K-wireless Robotic and Navigation Assisted Pedicle Screw Placement in Adult Degenerative Spinal Surgery," was presented today at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2021 annual meeting.
  • Following screw placement, all patients had intraoperative 3D fluoroscopy, and screw trajectory was compared to a preoperative CT image.

HSS Study Could Help Surgeons Improve Mobility Outcomes After Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Thursday, September 2, 2021
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Stiffness after knee replacement surgery, or total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is a rare but frustrating complication, affecting between 1% and 7% of patients who receive the artificial joints.

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  • Stiffness after knee replacement surgery, or total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is a rare but frustrating complication, affecting between 1% and 7% of patients who receive the artificial joints.
  • Gkiatas, Sculco and their colleagues followed 19 men and women who underwent revision TKA at HSS to try to improve stiffness in patients with prior TKA.
  • All patients gained some mobility after the revision surgery, with the average improvement being approximately 28 degrees of motion.
  • The results of this study provide surgeons with the information needed to educate patients with stiff TKA on expected range of motion outcomes after revision surgery.

HSS Study Seeks to Optimize Patient Selection for Major Foot Surgery

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Adult-acquired flatfoot deformity, more recently known as progressive collapsing foot deformity (PCFD) or "fallen arches," is relatively common with age.

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  • Adult-acquired flatfoot deformity, more recently known as progressive collapsing foot deformity (PCFD) or "fallen arches," is relatively common with age.
  • But for the more severe cases of PCFD, surgeons can operate to reshape and restore function to the affected extremity.
  • Determining which patients stand to benefit most from foot reconstruction and who would do better with more conservative management has been unclear.
  • Every patient scheduled for surgery at HSS completes the PROMIS survey, and the results become part of the electronic medical record.

HSS Team Shares Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Complex Spine Surgery at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021 Annual Meeting

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgery to treat spine deformities in the lower back in adults is often complex.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgery to treat spine deformities in the lower back in adults is often complex.
  • Today at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2021 annual meeting, details of an enhanced recovery pathway developed for these patients were presented and the improvements that patients saw after being treated with this approach were described.
  • The team started using its enhanced recovery pathway in February 2019.
  • For those reasons, we thought it would be an important operation to evaluate when we started targeting methods to improve complex spine surgery."

Virginia Hospital Center Selects Phunware & Kontakt.io for Comprehensive Mobile Healthcare Solution

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Virginia Hospital Center Health System (VHC) is a 437-bed, not-for-profit teaching facility in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

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  • Virginia Hospital Center Health System (VHC) is a 437-bed, not-for-profit teaching facility in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
  • The combined products on mobile deliver cloud-managed, indoor location services to enable a comprehensive and integrated mobile solution for healthcare.
  • To learn more about this project click here to watch on-demand webinar with Virginia Hospital Center, Phunware and Kontakt.io.
  • Virginia Hospital Center Health System (VHC) is a 394-bed not-for-profit teaching facility in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.