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Extend the chance of life for diabetics
Medicine - Health

Extend the chance of life for diabetics

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a better option for clogged coronary arteries compared to stent placement if the patient has diabetes.

December 14, 2018
Stents increase the risk of death twice
Medicine - Health

Stents increase the risk of death twice

A stent, a wire mesh tube, is placed in a narrowed or blocked artery, designed to reduce the risk of stroke. However, it is the culprit that increases the risk of second…

December 14, 2018
Fabrication of stitches only from bacteria
Medicine - Health

Fabrication of stitches only from bacteria

A US company modified the genes of the bacterium Escherichia coli thanks to DNA re-engineering techniques that made it a polymer used to make wound healing threads. This…

December 14, 2018
New technique for treating heart disease
Medicine - Health

New technique for treating heart disease

Many techniques not yet available in Vietnam for the treatment of heart disease have been introduced by two Singapore-based Parway medical cardiologists, such as stent-t…

December 14, 2018