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, ...

As surgery on the body’s most vital organs, the brain and heart, has become more daring and more effective, it has also become more complex. Each new mechanical or electronic aid to the surgeon’s ...

Mark Strand, a married father of three from Nokesville, Virginia, said he knew something was wrong when he went in for testing. "I was having daily fevers and low-level fevers, not super high," he ...

As artificial intelligence and other technologies continue to move into the medical field, a growing number of doctors are showing interest in how these innovations can transform all aspects of ...

JACKSON, MI – A new Henry Ford Allegiance Health operating room is capable of switching from less-invasive procedures to open-heart surgery in a moment’s notice. The “hybrid operating room” for ...

LAWRENCE – Xiaobo Quan is proud that his study is the first of its kind to link operating room design to the length of knee- and hip-replacement surgeries. Thus, the University of Kansas School of ...

URBANA – Kelly Applegate spent just one night in the hospital after having a hysterectomy last month. By the following evening, she was feeling strong enough to stand up in the shower. "I've never had ...

Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, is regional vice president of operations for Health Inventures. Q: What is a good benchmark for maximum operating room utilization in an ambulatory surgery center ...

As artificial intelligence and other technologies continue to move into the medical field, a growing number of doctors are showing interest in how these innovations can transform all aspects of ...