The first robotic surgery happened in Belgium in 1997. It was considered an expensive novelty met with skepticism. Fast forward 26 years and now it's a standard of care across many medical specialties ...

New minimally invasive heart valve procedures are helping patients recover faster, reduce complications and return to the ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

The new centers are drawing profitable procedures from outpatient departments in hospitals to lower-cost venues.

When doctors tell patients they’ll access their heart through the groin, many react with confusion or concern. Yet this approach, known as the transfemoral method, has become a cornerstone of modern ...

Delirium is a sudden onset of acute confusion in which those affected are disoriented, have impaired attention, and experience altered perception -often accompanied by hallucinations or sleep ...

When we think of heart surgery, we often think of last-minute, life-saving interventions. Operating on the heart is challenging and complex, so it’s not undertaken lightly. But heart surgery can also ...

An active 62-year-old Rockford man’s life took a turn when he received the news he needed heart surgery. But, what he didn’t ...