Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've ever wondered about what goes on in the operating room — whether you've been a patient or not — then your curiosity is ...

As the healthcare industry strives to deliver more personalized care, improve outcomes, and streamline workflows, innovative technology is vital. This has given rise to a proliferation of digital ...

As surgery on the body’s most vital organs, the brain and heart, has become more daring and more effective, it has also become more complex. Each new mechanical or electronic aid to the surgeon’s ...

Dr. Goya Raikar has spent much of his career taking the “open” out of open-heart surgery. As Chief Cardiac Surgeon at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KARL STORZ, a leader in operating room technology, has announced a first-to-market move to bring Amazon Alexa to the operating room. Already well established in ...

The following data points are benchmarks related to the operating room from our list of “200 Hospital Benchmarks.” The full list of benchmarks and sources is available here. Measures how often ...