Medical Information Forum

     Stem cells are considered to be the future of research according to many people because its capabilities are boundless and there is still a lot to learn about them. I am a person who believes that more research is needed on stem cells. I decided that I should perform some research on stem cells. As a high school student, I believed that it would not be very difficult to research stem cells. However, I was mistaken. Stem cells are some of the most complex cells to research and they are extremely hard to obtain.  General Information      Stem cells are cells that have the ability to turn into any cell in the human body. These cells are the first cells that a human being has when developing as a fetus. As a person ages, the number of stem cells a person has decreases. Stem cells are cells that can differentiate into different types of cells. When humans are first born, they have embryonic stem cells that can turn into every type of cell. Stem Cells c...

     This first time I watched a surgery, I was surprised and bored in the beginning, but this time I was interested throughout. The surgery I watched this time was a total knee revision. Orthopedic surgeons perform this procedure when the replacement for a patient's knee developed some problem. In my case, the knee replacement was too loose. So in this procedure the surgeon replaced the prosthetic knee with another prosthetic knee. This surgery was much shorter than the surgery I watched the last time. This one lasted around one and a half hour while the radical prostatectomy lasted almost six hours. This surgery was not performed by a robot was the type of surgery you would expect to see in the movies. There were three main surgeons, two senior mentors, and a surgical nurse. In this blog, I will describe the procedure to the best of my ability. The major stages of this procedure are preparation, incision, resection of the previous prosthetic, drilling holes, preparing a...

  After surgery, many patients attend physiotherapy sessions to regain mobility in a specific part of their body. From personal experience, my father had surgery on his left knee, and he went to physiotherapy. After two years of hard work, my father regained almost a full range of motion in his left knee. When people think of physiotherapy, they often think of basic exercises that improve ordinary movements. However, physiotherapy is far more complex than that.  General Information           Physiotherapy not only focuses on helping patients get mobility but also focuses on relieving any pain that patients feel. Physiotherapists often use manual therapy, a physical therapy used to treat musculoskeletal pain and disability, to manipulate, mobilize, and massage the body tissues to increase blood flow to specific muscles or relax overworked muscles.     To an ordinary person, exercise is "a subset of physical activity that is planned, structur...

     Hi, my name is Yoga Nori, and I am a rising junior in high school. On July 10, 2023, I observed a radical prostatectomy on a patient with prostate cancer. It was my first time watching a surgical procedure.      While watching a surgery, you might feel anxious, nervous, and maybe even excited. Many people have different experiences from observing a surgery, but some common points will happen most of the time.      First, when you enter the surgical ward, you are given a pair of scrubs and a jacket. After wearing these scrubs, you must wear a mask to cover your nose and eyes, a surgical cap, and surgical shoe covers. The regulation on whether you should wear a face shield if you wear glasses varies, but most hospitals mandate that you wear one. After being prepared, a nurse will guide you to the correct operating room (OR) where the surgery will happen. There are two kinds of surgeries: open surgery and laparoscopic surgery.    ...