Surgery News
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Newer heart transplant method could allow more patients a chance at lifesaving surgery
Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a different approach can be just...
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From crude surgery to gene editing: how cancer treatments have evolved
A little more than two centuries ago, an English novelist named Frances Burney endured a “terrible operation” to remove a...
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Americans spending more out-of-pocket on mental health than physical health
Many insured Americans go out of network for mental health services, a new study suggests, despite the higher costs to...
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Surgeons successfully perform full face transplant
A team of surgeons has successfully performed a face transplant for a 26-year-old man who had a self-inflicted gun injury....
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Surgery Center data breach affects more than 2,000 patients
A Washington surgical center says it was hit by a data breach, which may have revealed personal information of more...