Surgery
What's Your Surgeon Listening To in the Operating Room?
The most popular genre might surprise you.
Slug Mucus Glue That Stops Internal Bleeding Created
Scientists say the glue could even be injected into the body to treat deeper injuries.
First Double-Hand Transplant in Child a Success
Now 8 years old, Zion Harvey is even able to swing a bat.
3D-Printed 'Skin' Could Help Create Bionic Superhumans
U.S. scientists say stretchable electronic fabric could help robots become more human, and humans more robotic.
3-D Printing Saves Conjoined Twins
Surgeons used CT scans and life-like modeling to plan a complicated surgical separation of two infants fused at the chests.
Tiger Woods: The Long List Of Setbacks Gets Longer
The American 14-time major tournament winner will be out the game for six months.
'Big Love' Actor Bill Paxton, 61, Dies After Surgery
Paxton's long career includes roles in 'Apollo 13,' 'Titanic' and 'Edge of Tomorrow.'
Chelsea Manning to Be Allowed Gender Transition Surgery
Manning attempted suicide in July and had been on hunger strike since Friday.
Docs: Take Two iPads and Call Me in the Morning
Drugs and iPads both worked well at soothing nerves, but parents of kids playing with iPads were less anxious than those given sedatives.
Big Brother Is Watching Your Surgery
Some hospitals are installing video cameras in operating rooms to improve staff performance and protect patients under the knife.
Robot Surgeon Succeeds Without Help from Human Doctors
The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot successfully completed open bowel surgery on its pig patients
Tiny Pacemaker Can Be Fitted Without Surgery
Medtronic's device is small enough to be delivered through a catheter and implanted directly into the heart.
Yeast Infection Caused Uterus Transplant Complications
A relatively harmless organism that commonly lives in a woman's reproductive tract thwarted the success of the experimental procedure performed at the Cleveland Clinic.
Janet Jackson Postpones Tour Because of Surgery
The singer learned from her doctors that she "must have surgery soon."
Physicians Challenge FDA's Warning on Surgical Tool
A group of experts say the agency's stance on limiting the use of power morcellators forces women to undergo more invasive and risky procedures.
Brain Surgeons to Use Tiny 3-D Cameras and Other Science Breakthroughs
Making red blood cells from scratch, locating aging genes and "designer" cells help cure leukemia.
Mississippi Firefighter Receives World's Most Extensive Face Transplant
The firefighter's face was burned off during a home rescue.
Trevor Noah Recovering From Emergency Appendectomy
Noah had the surgery early Wednesday, and the procedure went well, Comedy Central said.
A Robot That Can Insert Catheters, Coming Soon to a Hospital Near You
The device has the potential to improve the accuracy of biopsies and reduce errors when operating on the small blood vessels of children.
South African Man Has World's First Successful Penis Transplant
21-year-old man first patient to successfully adapt to the donor organ after nine-hour operation.
Head Transplants 'Could Replace Gender Reassignment Surgery' for Gender Dysphoria
'Ethical quagmire' arises from controversial procedure and neuroscientists are doubtful about the possibility of spinal cord fusion.
Cravings: How to Trick the Brain Into Thinking You're Full
The first obesity "electroceuticals" have been approved, and will trick the brain into thinking the gut is full.
First Successful Birth by Womb Transplant in Sweden
A 36-year-old Swedish woman was able to conceive and give birth after being born without a uterus