In a groundbreaking experiment, surgeons in Switzerland successfully performed an endoscopic procedure on a pig 5,780 miles away in Hong Kong. This innovative feat was accomplished using a video game ...

Results from the preclinical tests presented at the Society of Robotic Surgery 2024 Annual Meeting highlight surgeons' high degree of confidence in performing remote procedures Remote surgery made ...

It sounds like a scene out of a science fiction movie, but the stage is being set for remote robotic surgery involving a ...

Fernando da Silva, who lives in the southern African nation of Angola, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March. Three months later, he underwent a procedure to cut out the cancer from a surgeon ...

Hospitals have had success applying remote patient monitoring to chronic conditions to help track signs of a patient’s improving or worsening condition between medical appointments. Patients with ...

“We’ve witnessed ten years of change in a month” is a typical description of how the pandemic is accelerating the use of telemedicine. Before the virus, video appointments made up only 1% of the 350m ...

NASA is planning to send the first humans to Mars sometime in the 2030s, but what happens if one of the crew suffers a serious health issue during such a lengthy mission? Unlike the International ...

Imagine a scenario where doctors from different hospitals can collaborate on a surgery without having to actually be in the operating room. What if doctors in remote locations could receive immediate ...

For the first time, surgeons in Switzerland have successfully performed a remote endoscopic surgery on a pig nearly 6,000 miles away in Hong Kong. What makes this feat extra special is that they ...

In a groundbreaking experiment, surgeons in Switzerland successfully performed an endoscopic procedure on a pig 5,780 miles away in Hong Kong. This innovative feat was accomplished using a video game ...