Surgery

The bilingual podcast, which focuses on the lives of Midwestern Latinx, is based out of WNIN in Evansville, Indiana.

You may be paying $38,000 more for that knee replacement than someone in another state, or even a few hundred miles down the road. And there doesn't seem to be any method to this madness.

Across the country teaching hospitals fill a dual mandate, to serve patients and train new doctors. When a patient goes under the knife most assume their…

He thought it was pneumonia. Michael Trost, 52 and seemingly healthy, just wasn’t feeling right. During a chance break at work as a wood finisher, Trost’s…

The outcomes of many medical procedures and treatments done in hospitals nationwide aren't tracked or even measured, says a surgeon who thinks that's bad. Understanding outcomes, he says, saves lives.

Surgery simulators--machines that allow medical students to practice manual skills--are expensive, so when Harvard Medical School noticed their simulators…

Frustrated by anesthesia machines that conked out when the power faltered, Dr. Paul Fenton came up with a solution: The Universal Anesthesia Machine.

U.S. children’s hospitals delivering the highest-quality care for children undergoing heart surgery, also appear to provide care most efficiently at a low…

When choosing a cancer surgeon, patients are more likely to prefer surgeons with specialized training and lots of experience far more than those who…

A new study may encourage surgeons to ask patients about their quality of life before operating. Dr. JulianeBingener of the Mayo Clinic explains.…