Surgery

More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do.

The left-handed MLB pitcher was 31 years old when he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow in 1974, an injury that had been a death knell for pitchers' careers up to that point.

A federal disclosure rule is offering new insight on the effect of healthcare monopolies on pricing, following a wave of U.S. mergers.

The NanoNeedle 2.0 is a miniaturized, flexible version of the traditional arthroscope. The device is made in Naples, with training there and in Tampa. The model is accumulating an impressive list of proponents.

A grand jury indicted Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky of Destin after investigators alleged he mistakenly removed the liver and not the spleen of a patient during a procedure in Walton County.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated ambulatory surgery centers across four specialty areas: orthopedics and spine, ophthalmology, colonoscopy and endoscopy, and urology.

The first fully robotic lymphovenous bypass was performed with NanoWrist Dissection Instruments, which uses smaller components and “enhanced controls.”

Two studies explore ways to lessen treatment burdens. One examines whether removing lymph nodes is necessary in early breast cancer. Another suggests a new approach to a type of cancer called DCIS.

It reported a shortage after two recent procedures required more blood than previously anticipated.

The 12-floor, 565,000-square-foot building, adjacent to the hospital's Davis Islands campus, will be named for the Taneja family, major donors to the project. It is slated to open in 2027.

How do older adults know when the potential benefits from surgery are worth the risks? And what questions should they ask as they try to figure this out? We ask experts for guidance.

An important new study offers much-needed data to inform older Americans of the risks and benefits they must weigh when facing major surgery.