Robotic-assisted surgery may sound like something from a sci-fi story. But it’s very much a reality now, and it’s transforming the health care industry. In 2021, more than 600,000 robotic-assisted ...

Robotic surgery has come a long way since it was first approved for use two decades ago. In Collier County, Physicians' Regional Healthcare System recently acquired the latest version of the da Vinci ...

The term "robotic surgery" may evoke images of Star Wars' R2-D2 zipping around an operating table with a scalpel, but Dr. Michael Lasser is quick to explain that the reality is far less exotic and -- ...

A pars fracture ­— also called spondylolysis — is a break in the pars interarticularis, a narrow area of bone connecting two vertebrae in the spine. It typically occurs in the lumbar spine (lower back ...

With estimates that roughly 15% of all surgeries use robots, an open house Tuesday afternoon at Northwest Health Porter in Valparaiso was a timely opportunity for the public to try out the technology ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — We hear about advances in medicine all of the time. Dr. Mike Janicek of Arizona Oncology is using one of them. He has performed over 1,000 surgeries using the da Vinci surgical ...

Robotic platforms are rapidly advancing surgery, delivering innovations that promise to revolutionize the industry and improve patient outcomes. The combination of technology and human ingenuity is ...

Thoracic surgery — the treatment of diseases of the lungs, airways and chest — has changed more in the last 30 years than in the century before it. For patients, that evolution now means smaller ...

On average, nearly four million annual surgical procedures in the U.S. are completed on pediatric patients. Despite this growing figure, surgical innovation has focused heavily on technologies for ...

Scarless robotic thyroid surgery is now available in Georgia as American Endocrine expands access to advanced minimally ...

Robotic-assisted surgery programs can transform patient outcomes, but growing a successful service line requires more than just acquiring new technology. Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare, a ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — Same Day Surgery Center in Rapid City will soon offer more procedures for patients. A new robotic surgery program will allow people to stay local for certain surgeries. This ...