The first case in the world was performed last week, and UC San Diego Health has completed a handful of procedures since.

The procedure was a milestone, showing that AI could work into the operating room—and not just as an assistant. But it also ...

Dr. Rikesh Patel, DO, University Hospitals' director of robotic surgery for joint replacement, stands by a robot that assists ...

A backyard volleyball game left Derek Niewhaner with knee pain that turned out to be far more serious than he expected.

Same-day spine surgery has its benefits, but more patients still prefer overnight stays, according to a study in the May 15 issue of Spine. Six things to know: 1. Researchers created a surgery to ...

A small Italian study suggests a way to safely reduce gastrectomy rates in microsatellite instability-high disease.

UC San Diego Health is the first health system on the West Coast to perform spine surgery using a new robotic system with ...

In many institutions, when a patient is scheduled for surgery, the patient is contacted before the procedure and given instructions as to how to prepare for the surgery. This may be done by staff from ...

For many patients, bariatric surgery creates a point where effort begins to work again. Hunger is controlled. Energy improves ...

Staff at a Wigan GP surgery have faced “aggressive” behaviour from patients at another clinic following its relocation.