LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Just hearing that you or someone you know needs to have heart surgery can be overwhelming. While you are processing the idea, you will probably be filled with questions. But ...

A new initiative by the Department of Health and Human Service’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality encourages patients to ask their physicians questions regarding surgery and other aspects of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Rick Greenwood thought surgery would relieve his back pain. Instead, it left him paralyzed. Each year, 600,000 Americans undergo spinal surgery. According to a Duke University ...

Michigan anesthesiologists say one Michigan health system is pushing them out of the operating room in favor of other physicians with less sedation expertise. The recent trend at Corewell Health West ...

Robotic-assisted surgery allows surgeons to operate with greater precision using a high-definition, 3D view. The surgeon remains in full control of the robotic instruments from a console during the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The British Medical Journal published a study after reviewing hospital charts from 11 hospitals in Massachusetts. They found that one fourth of all patients experienced ...