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 ...

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 ...

From robotic surgery performed 7,000 miles away to the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, 2025 has been 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A physician pushes a joystick on a console in a New York laboratory. A robotic arm responds, beginning a cholecystectomy on a 68-year-old woman lying on an operating table 3,800 miles away in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...