Intuitive Surgical will face competition this year from Medtronic and smaller companies like CMR Surgical and Moon Surgical ...

The professional highlight of 2024 for Drs. Jason Bloom and Julie Shtraks was the opening of the Surgical Arts Center, the very first fully accredited ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in the ...

If other interventions are not effective in treating snoring, there are several surgical procedures available. These procedures are for obstructive sleep apnea, which is a serious condition that ...

I didn’t really get into hand cream until 2020, when I’d started washing my hands with impressive frequency. It wasn’t too long before I realized my body lotion wasn’t going to cut it ...

Body washes are a shower necessity, but body scrubs are almost like visiting a luxury spa — they take your shower to the next level and leave you feeling especially refreshed. I use a body scrub ...

A debridement is often performed along with a "wash out" procedure, often referred to as an irrigation ... Open fractures and the incidence of infection in the surgical debridement 6 hours after ...

TOKYO -- Tokyo's Shibuya ward is stepping up its fight against graffiti, teaming up with businesses and volunteer groups to swiftly remove scrawl from utility poles and signage. Starting in fiscal ...

Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes ... Once you're at the hospital or surgical center: You'll be taken to a private area to change into a loose-fitting ...

Rates of infection after Mohs surgery and the associated ... The new protocol added surgical caps, sterile gowns for the repair, and alcohol-based hand scrub between stages and before repair ...

In an unusual case, a surgeon developed a cancerous lump on his hand that stemmed from an injury he sustained while performing surgery. The symptoms: A surgeon developed swelling in his left hand ...

Robotic surgery (also called robotic-assisted surgery) is perhaps the most cutting-edge medical technology of modern times. The most widely used system today involves a camera and the use of very ...