Surgery
Surgeons offer procedures through belly button
There's a novel way to remove a gallbladder: Use a surgical robot to take it out through the navel.
Sep 23, 2012
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'Open-source' robotic surgery platform going to top medical research labs
Robotics experts at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Washington (UW) have completed a set of seven advanced robotic surgery systems for use by major medical research laboratories throughout the ...
Jan 12, 2012
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Dentistry
Patients more likely to accept robotic dentistry for non-invasive procedures
You're waiting to get your teeth cleaned, half-dozing in a chair with your mouth propped open when a robot appears to do the job. Would you be willing to undergo a dental cleaning performed by a robot? How about a root canal? ...
Mar 27, 2018
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Health
The AI revolution: Robots already helping humans deliver better care
Bright yellow and looking like a headless deer, Spot can travel across ground too risky for humans. "Built for dirt and danger," in the words of its maker Boston Dynamics, this robot is now helping humans battle a different ...
Jun 9, 2020
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Pediatric urologist develops procedure to eliminate scarring in kidney surgeries
Surgery and all its implications can be scary, especially so for pediatric patients and their parents who dread sometimes disfiguring scars.
Jul 1, 2011
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Neuroscience
Awakening 'ghosts' in patients with Parkinson's, a powerful diagnostic tool
EPFL scientists are developing a completely new 'brain stress test' for evaluating the mental status of patients with Parkinson's disease, the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It involves awakening ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Cardiology
A Philadelphia surgeon is a leader in robotic heart surgery. Why aren't more following?
Cardiothoracic surgeon Francis Sutter sits in a corner of a darkened operating room at Lankenau Medical Center, his head buried in what looks like a large virtual-reality headset.
Jul 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Robotically assisted devices not approved for cancer surgery
(HealthDay)—The use of robotically assisted surgical devices for breast removal and other cancer-related surgeries is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration because there is no proof of its safety or effectiveness ...
Mar 1, 2019
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Singing in the brain
What does anger sound like? What music does sorrow imply? Human emotion is being given a new soundtrack thanks to an exciting new collaboration between art and neuroscience.
Sep 26, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Approach to hysterectomy varies despite advances
(Medical Xpress)—By age 65, one-third of women in the United States will have a hysterectomy, an operation to remove the uterus. Most women will undergo a traditional abdominal hysterectomy, despite advances in minimally ...
Apr 1, 2013
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