Preceptis Medical is a small company that has big designs to clip the costs and boost the safety for the 1.3 million young children who undergo ear-tube surgeries each year. "This is a simple story," ...

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 ...

The operating room is a space where precision and calmness reign supreme. For years, it was my sanctuary—a domain where my steady hands and unshakable focus were the difference between life and death.

"You know how to scrub, right?" The short story is no, I did not yet know how to scrub. As a premedical student, the operating room is different from anywhere else I have been. Just as with any new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The main driver behind the link between mechanical power and 28-day mortality was an increased respiratory rate.

Think virtual reality is just for gamers? Think again. Doctors are using it to make surgeries more precise. Pokemon Go, VR headsets, virtual tourism, home designs apps and GPS navigation. All of these ...

A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital reveals that computer software that helps inform clinicians' decisions about a patient's care can prevent 95% of medication errors in ...

Newly built hospital operating rooms are generally equipped with the newest technologies and functionality to perform surgeries efficiently. But one environmental factor that is often left out may be ...

Scott Mabry, M.D., assistant professor in the UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, is using mixed reality technology to help perform and teach total hip replacements, specifically the replacement of ...

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