Jerry Gilbert was hoping weight loss surgery would improve his health — and allow him to stay present in his grandchildren's lives as they grow into adulthood. Gilbert, age 63, weighed 309 pounds at 5 ...

Robotic-assisted surgery allows surgeons to operate with greater precision using a high-definition, 3D view. The surgeon remains in full control of the robotic instruments from a console during the ...

As of March 1, the Iowa Donor Network reported 592 Iowans on the waiting list for a new organ; 529 of those needing a new ...

A breakthrough in prostate cancer treatment is now available in Cincinnati, and one patient says it not only saved his life but also gave it back faster than he ever imagined.Christ Hospital is the ...

New advancements to robotic surgery systems are changing how doctors perform procedures and how quickly patients recover.

Daniel Eun, MD, is the chief of robotic surgery at Philadelphia-based Temple University Hospital. He also serves as director of minimally invasive robotic urologic oncology and reconstructive surgery ...

Robot-assisted orthopedic surgery enables surgeons to plan surgeries with a level of accuracy that had been difficult before.

The da Vinci robotic surgical system, developed by Intuitive Surgical, is the most widely used robot-assisted surgical platform worldwide. This enables surgeons to perform minimally invasive ...

For now, only a limited number of hospitals and medical centers across the country offer the advanced robotic procedure. The ...

A new minimally invasive procedure replaces a damaged heart valve through a small neck incision, potentially allowing ...

Surgical Robot Transformer-Hierarchy, SRT-H, performing gallbladder surgery on a pig cadaver. Credit: Juo-Tung Chen, Johns Hopkins University Almost a quarter of all surgeries in the United States use ...

A hypnotic rhythm underlies your existence. It began before you were born. It continues, right this very moment, without a single conscious thought on your part. It will be with you until the end. Lay ...