Augmented reality (AR)—a set of technologies that integrates digital 3D content into a person’s visual field and allows them to interact with that content—is being used for a wide range of health ...

New research from St. Michael's hospital found patients from the lowest-income areas in Ontario had a 43% higher chance of dying within 30 days of surgery compared to those from the highest-income ...

Work relative value units (wRVUs) correlate with operative duration of common surgical procedures. Reimbursement for physicians depending on wRVUs is fair for commonly performed surgeries. Objectives: ...

For patients with diabetes and early-stage pulmonary malignancies, administration of a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2-i) slows nodule growth and reduces the need for surgical ...

Medical Microinstruments launched its Symani Surgical System to assist in microsurgical procedures. This robotic system enables surgeons to perform some of the most difficult surgeries with greater ...

Improving patient outcomes and delivering benefits for healthcare professionals are key values in healthcare. As a practicing surgeon for over 25 years, the goal of improving patient outcomes drives ...

Treatment options for farsightedness include glasses, contact lenses, and numerous surgical procedures that vary in effectiveness. Farsightedness, also known as “hyperopia,” is one of the most common ...

Robotics technology is quickly disrupting a variety of sectors, including the medical space, and surgical robot applications are a major component of the overall medical robots market. In fact, a ...

The government has been accused of ‘not moving quickly enough’ to introduce a licensing system for non-surgical cosmetic procedures.