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CT vet wins nearly $1M for botched eye surgery
A 60-year-old Army veteran won a $925,000 settlement with the Department of Veterans Affairs after he was blinded in...
NJ hospital unit brings care to scenes of crisis
When crisis — big or small — strikes in Passaic County, there's a special medical unit ready for action...
Study says thousands get unneeded heart devices
Doctors are implanting high-tech heart defibrillators in thousands of people who probably do not need them, a new...
A bid to expand eligibility for weight-loss surgery
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel last month recommended allowing doctors to use the Lap-Band, a less...
What's the best way to deal with sleep-deprived surgeons?
No one disagrees that sleep deprivation hurts physicians' performance. The question is what to do about it. Two very...
A surgeon’s hands or a robot’s?
Hundreds of thousands of patients across the country to undergo robotic surgery in recent years. Since the first device...
University of Chicago Medical Center brain surgery training program on probation
The University of Chicago Medical Center's neurosurgery training program has been placed on probation for two years by...
Study: Simulators make surgeons better
Using simulators to train surgeons makes them quicker and better, according to a study by Danish researchers. The...
University of Michigan halts use of dogs to train surgeons
Surgeons training at the University of Michigan Health System will no longer use live, healthy dogs to learn surgical...
University of Washington med students prepare with cutting edge technology
Thanks to video-game technology, realistic rubber skin, fake organs, mannequins, and other simulation devices, budding...

Webcast: OR Overhaul: 5 Surgical Site Improvements Every Leader Should Make Today
Even the most advanced hospitals struggle to overcome the OR's inefficiencies that erode profit margins. Listen to...
Book: Orthopedics and Spine: Strategies for Superior Service Line Performance
This book is a must-have resource for any organization looking to enhance patient satisfaction, streamline operations...