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Laser tissue soldering (LTS) is a promising stitch-free method for wound closure, but until now, its clinical adoption has been limited by weak bonding strength and long procedure times. A new study introduces a laser-based method to seal wounds without stitches,...

Roper St. Francis Healthcare has officially broken ground on the future Roper Hospital. The $1.2 billion campus is designed to transform healthcare delivery in the Lowcountry, combining advanced technology, resilience planning, and a patient-centered approach.

Guide will recommend best practices for content and form of summaries A proposed ASTM International standard will provide general principles for generating test report summaries from standards for medical and surgical materials and devices. The proposed standard...

Proprio, a global leader in AI-powered surgical technology, has announced that its AI guidance platform for surgery, Paradigm, has received its second major 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to include intraoperative measurements. This...

Cardinal Health has announced today the U.S. launch of its multi-parameter, single-patient use monitoring cable and lead wire system that enables the continuous monitoring of cardiac activity, blood oxygen level and temperature with one point of connection. The new...

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and its related organization, the Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI), today announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Epic to transform how anesthesia data are collected and used to improve patient care. Powered by...