Robotic surgery for lung cancer involves using a camera that provides a detailed view of the inside of a person’s chest. The term “robotic” can be misleading, as it is not a robot that performs the ...

Doctors from Orlando Health Cancer Institute demonstrated robotic systems for diagnosing and treating lung cancer patients in a mobile experience at Health Central Hospital in Ocoee on Wednesday. The ...

PeriCor, a company co-founded by mechanical engineering PhD student Justin Opfermann, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health.

ROCHESTER, Minn. --The total hospital cost of mitral valve repair surgery -- from the time a patient is admitted to the hospital until release --is similar, whether performed through small port ...

Mercy St. Louis has just become the only hospital in Missouri to offer a new hybrid alternative to heart bypass surgery. KMOX ...

Open heart surgery is a way to treat heart disease. To do it, your doctor opens your chest wall, cuts through your sternum, and spreads your ribs to get access to the heart. Open heart surgery is ...

A man, 22, had a cough for weeks due to a tumor compressing the tube that carries air into his lung. Doctors did open-chest surgery to remove the tumor, which was almost 7-inches long. According to ...

Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...

Fred Hutch surgeons use the full range of surgical techniques to remove cancer, and they have access to state-of-the-art medical technology for their surgeries. Minimally invasive surgery, such as ...