The rate of completion of a surgical safety checklist improved when a printed checklist was used as a memory tool, according to a study in BMJ Quality and Safety. Researchers studied the use of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

Natividad has earned national recognition from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement ...

After finding flaws with a federal patient safety metric, researchers at Los Angeles-based UCLA Health are calling for revisions. In a study published Oct. 12 in the Journal of NeuroInterventional ...

A new UCLA study reveals that a widely used federal hospital safety metric is fundamentally flawed when applied to emergency ...

A new smart monitoring system could help doctors avoid mistakes—but it’s also alarming some surgeons and leading to sabotage. The first time Teodor Grantcharov sat down to watch himself perform ...

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI - October 24, 2025 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center, under the ...

ECRI Institute provides a free, downloadable poster detailing recommendations to prevent surgical fires. ECRI notes that the applicability of its recommendations must be considered individually for ...

Medical technology has significantly changed the way women’s healthcare is delivered, especially in gynaecology. Robotic ...

Vicarious Surgical is a surgical robotics company developing a next-generation surgical robot with human-like dexterity. The company has a large addressable market of over 45 million abdominal ...