Throughout history, many groundbreaking discoveries in science have been made, some of which were centuries ahead of their time. Ancient Indian scholars, through their deep understanding of the ...

A blood thinner is a medication that is used to prevent or treat blood clots. Blood thinners are commonly used in conjunction with surgery when the risk for blood clots is heightened. They may be ...

The Division of Surgery aims to improve outcomes for patients undergoing surgical treatment of disease through the transfer of technology into clinical practice. This is being achieved by harnessing ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

Penis enlargement surgery can involve silicon implants, fat transfer, ligament division, and other procedures. Surgery is rarely necessary in medical terms, and it can entail complications.

It’s normal to have anxiety about cataract surgery—and even postpone scheduling the procedure out of fear. But it shouldn’t be that way. Dr. Jeff Dello Russo, an ophthalmologist at Dello ...

They can make small incisions in a person’s side, between the ribs. They then insert small cameras and surgical instruments to carry out the bypass surgery. Surgeons may perform this with or ...

If other interventions are not effective in treating snoring, there are several surgical procedures available. These procedures are for obstructive sleep apnea, which is a serious condition that ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

[Image courtesy of Biobot] Biobot Surgical announced today that it received CE mark for its Mona Lisa 2.0 surgical robotic platform for urology applications. Approval in Europe adds to existing ...