Laparoscopic workshop keeps SA surgeons up to date with latest techniques – Minimally invasive approach increasingly used to treat colorectal cancer: An educational laparoscopic colorectal cancer workshop which involved live procedures to demonstrate the latest in surgical techniques, was held at Netcare Pretoria East Hospital recently. A total of 55 surgeons and interventional … [Read more...] about Laparoscopic workshop keeps SA surgeons up to date with latest techniques – Minimally invasive approach increasingly used to treat colorectal cancer
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SA laparoscopic surgical team teaches latest techniques to surgeons around the world
SA laparoscopic surgical team teaches latest techniques to surgeons around the world: The laparoscopic surgical team who performed the live teaching procedure at Netcare Sunward Park Hospital, for broadcasting on the AIS (Advances In Surgery) Channel. From left to right are Sr Carine Klynsmith, surgical scrub assistant; Sr Ann van Antwerpen, anaesthetic assistant; Dr Heidi … [Read more...] about SA laparoscopic surgical team teaches latest techniques to surgeons around the world
Using new techniques to track Kenya’s disappearing amphibians | The Conversation
Using new techniques to track Kenya's disappearing amphibians: The Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus) in Kenya. ShutterstockAmphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that live part of their life on land, part of it in water – a popular example are frogs. What isn’t widely known is that around the world they are going extinct at rates that far exceed other vertebrates. A … [Read more...] about Using new techniques to track Kenya’s disappearing amphibians | The Conversation
New insights into the survival techniques of a prehistoric beast | The Conversation
New insights into the survival techniques of a prehistoric beast: Two male _Moschops_ are fighting using their ornamented head as a weapon. (Artwork by Alex Bernardini, SimplexPaleo)Imagine a rhinoceros-like beast with a sprawling, lizard-like gait and you will picture quite a good portrait of what Moschops looked like. They are certainly among the most fascinating monsters of … [Read more...] about New insights into the survival techniques of a prehistoric beast | The Conversation
How genomic techniques can pin down rare genetic diseases more quickly | The Conversation
How genomic techniques can pin down rare genetic diseases more quickly: ShutterstockRare disorders are very challenging to diagnose. With about 7000 diagnosed disorders across the world, doctors are often unfamiliar with all the distinguishing features of a particular condition or confuse the condition with similar genetic or acquired disorders. … [Read more...] about How genomic techniques can pin down rare genetic diseases more quickly | The Conversation
