When John Harrison checked into a Texas hospital in 2009 for rotator cuff surgery, he thought that after a six-week recovery period, he’d be as good as new. But two weeks after the operation, the 63 ...

Precision, competence, and focus have always been needed in surgery. Physical exertion and antiquated apparatus can constrain surgeons’ skills, notwithstanding the diligent efforts of healthcare ...

Medical errors can have devastating consequences for patients, and one of the most alarming errors is the retention of surgical items in a patient’s body after surgery. Retained surgical items (RSIs) ...

That’s the lingering question for Timothy Andruschat, an attorney from Clarence. His ordeal began last March with a drive to Millard Fillmore Suburban. "I barely made it in. I had knee buckling pain ...

A critical incident caused by a shortage of surgical instruments saw a hospital trust cancel about 1,300 surgeries over the ...

Detroit — The Midtown hospitals of the Detroit Medical Center have struggled for years to properly clean surgical instruments, stoking doctors’ fears about patient safety, a Detroit News investigation ...

Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci systems revolutionize minimally invasive surgery, offering superior precision, dexterity, and visualization, leading to better patient outcomes and efficiency. The ...

I’m a surgeon, and I couldn’t be more excited about the potential for communications tools to democratize access to essential knowledge in my profession. Throughout the history of modern surgery, ...

A new smart monitoring system could help doctors avoid mistakes—but it’s also alarming some surgeons and leading to sabotage. The first time Teodor Grantcharov sat down to watch himself perform ...