The robotic system is expected to treat about 300 patients in its first year.

Surgeons are givers, not takers — sometimes they even leave a little souvenir behind in a patient’s guts. Doofus docs mistakenly drop sponges, needles, a bit of gauze, a wire or even a stray ...

Postoperative infection in pediatric patients with CHD was associated with prolonged hospitalization and ICU stays.

Although shared decision-making (the discussion of treatment options based on clinical evidence and a patient’s preferences and values) shows promise for reducing health care costs and increasing ...

As a Black woman who has seen cancer take a heavy toll in our communities, hearing my own diagnosis was terrifying.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center (TBRHSC) staff know that with limited health resources throughout Northwestern Ontario, it's very important they work together across all hospitals that ...

The following article appeared in the July 2010 issue of Connection, the bi-monthly e-newsletter from the AAAHC.Q: As a Medicare-certified ASC, can the recovery room be used simultaneously for ...

Objective To prospectively evaluate 1-year clinical and radiological outcomes after operative and non-operative treatment of proximal hamstring tendon avulsions. Methods Patients with an MRI-confirmed ...

If you’ve been forced to wait for medical care recently, you’re not alone. In the past year, a third of patients have been unable to see a doctor due to availability issues. Even among those who were ...

October 15, 2012 — Patients receiving long-term dialysis who undergo major, nonemergent general surgery have an increased risk for postoperative complications and death, according to a large ...