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Video game technology may help surgeons operate on beating hearts

Pediatric cardiac surgeons see better with stereoscopic glasses full story»

Breathing easier after spinal cord injuries

Common tranquilizer may save lives full story»

Ninety percent of U.S. wounded survive

In Iraq, firepower increases, deaths decrease full story»

Surgery done on a single cell

Micromanipulation of the machinery of life full story»

Study identifies risk factors for retained objects after surgery

Research shows errors occur more often in emergency surgeries, and in operations involving obese patients full story»

Replacing joints early may be better than waiting for some osteoarthritis sufferers

Waiting too long to have hips and knees replaced has negative effect, study finds full story»

Research finds benefits for adults who have tonsils removed

Take fewer sick days and less medication than those who leave their tonsils in full story»

Robots move into operating room

Harvard researchers collaborate to improve surgical techniques full story»

Surgery without scalpels

Heat, cold, or alcohol used to destroy tumors full story»
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