Credit: John Hopkins University/Cover Images A surgical robot trained using videos of real procedures has successfully completed a key phase of a gallbladder removal on a lifelike model—without any ...

A robot, trained for the first time by watching videos of seasoned surgeons, executed the same surgical procedures as skillfully as the human doctors, say researchers. A robot, trained for the first ...

What just happened? In a significant leap forward in medical technology, researchers have developed autonomous surgical robots. However, there are many issues that need to be addressed before these ...

Surgical removal of an ovarian cyst may be necessary if a cyst is large, grows, or appears unusual in ultrasounds. Depending on the size and location, your surgeon may remove the cyst or an ovary.