Robotic-assisted surgery may sound like something from a sci-fi story. But it’s very much a reality now, and it’s transforming the health care industry. In 2021, more than 600,000 robotic-assisted ...

Robotic surgery has come a long way since it was first approved for use two decades ago. In Collier County, Physicians' Regional Healthcare System recently acquired the latest version of the da Vinci ...

The term "robotic surgery" may evoke images of Star Wars' R2-D2 zipping around an operating table with a scalpel, but Dr. Michael Lasser is quick to explain that the reality is far less exotic and -- ...

Robotic platforms are rapidly advancing surgery, delivering innovations that promise to revolutionize the industry and improve patient outcomes. The combination of technology and human ingenuity is ...

With estimates that roughly 15% of all surgeries use robots, an open house Tuesday afternoon at Northwest Health Porter in Valparaiso was a timely opportunity for the public to try out the technology ...

A pars fracture ­— also called spondylolysis — is a break in the pars interarticularis, a narrow area of bone connecting two vertebrae in the spine. It typically occurs in the lumbar spine (lower back ...

On average, nearly four million annual surgical procedures in the U.S. are completed on pediatric patients. Despite this growing figure, surgical innovation has focused heavily on technologies for ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — We hear about advances in medicine all of the time. Dr. Mike Janicek of Arizona Oncology is using one of them. He has performed over 1,000 surgeries using the da Vinci surgical ...

Doctors use transoral robotic surgery to treat head and neck cancer. They may also use it for obstructive sleep apnea. It can often lead to better surgical outcomes than other surgery types. Transoral ...

New surgical technology is now available in Bartlesville, expanding access to minimally invasive procedures for patients ...

Robotic-assisted surgery programs can transform patient outcomes, but growing a successful service line requires more than just acquiring new technology. Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare, a ...