Surgery News

Rural areas across the United States are feeling the strain from the lack of doctors, especially general surgeons, and before long experts say the shortage will creep into every hospital in America.

If stars like you - with all your money and connections - can't get injections, implants or a little age-defying surgery without risking disastrous results, what's to become of the rest of us? Should we put our ...

As the obese population increases, more overweight women are consulting plastic surgeons for breast reductions.

The Minimally Invasive Surgical Center at Roswell Park Cancer Institute has performed its 100th robot-assisted radical cystectomy for advanced bladder cancer using the da Vinci Surgical Robotic System which ...

Dr. David Foyt of the Capital Region Ear Institute shows the new flexible laser device to patient Michael Breen of Halfmoon.

Main Category: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 23 Jul 2008 Ekkyo a photomedicine company, which develops first-in-class laser-based systems for ...

Submitted by lookingyourbest4u on July 22, 2008 - 1:17pm. "Doc, I hate these wings!" This is a common refrain heard by many Los Angeles Plastic Surgeons, from patients who complain about the redundant, excess ...

Why do patients with gastric or pancreatic cancer live longer when they are treated at cancer centers or high-volume hospitals than patients treated at low-volume or community hospitals? New research from ...

Gundersen Lutheran soon will be using the newest and most advanced robotic surgical assistant technology to provide the least invasive surgery for prostate and gynecological cancers.

THREE top surgeons have quit Werribee Mercy Hospital in recent weeks, further straining Wyndham's already-stretched health services.

For the first time, they will receive performance-related pay according to the results they achieve on the operating table, with levels dependent on how well patients recover.

BATESVILLE When you think of robots doing skilled tasks, images of R2 D2 from Star Wars or the giant machines that assemble cars may come to mind.

By STEPHANIE PAULINOspaulino@wiltonvillager.comWILTON -- For the past five years, Wilton has been home to an exclusive cosmetic surgery retreat, complete with world-renowned surgeons, an inn and day spa.

For residents interested in a tummy tuck , Fort Worth offers a number of skilled plastic surgeons, strong state medical legislation and excellent facilities.

Paying bonuses to surgeons based on the outcomes of operations is too "simplistic" and could discourage doctors from treating high-risk patients, the British Medical Association has warned.

Burns in children are a complex and all-too common injury requiring coordinated care to achieve good medical, functional, and psychological outcomes.

Columbus Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery has begun offering SmartlipoTM laser liposuction for their Columbus, Ohio patients.

Lap Band Surgery is preferred by surgeons and patients because it is a less invasive surgery and as well as it reversible and adjustable.

Military surgeons in Iraq treat crushed bones, embedded shrapnel and nearly severed limbs, sometimes all at once.

Main Category: Bones / Orthopaedics Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 18 Jul 2008 Anesiva, Inc.