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Study: Hospitals Get Low Safety Scores
March 21, 2013 10:10 am | by CBS News Videos CommentsA new Consumer Reports study rates hospitals with a safety score and most are not making the grade. Dr. John Santa, director of the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center, talks to Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell about the scores.
Global Surgery Matters
March 14, 2013 10:20 am | by TED Videos CommentsSherry Wren explains the importance of surgery in global health care, arguing that we need to reject the current dogma that surgery is not part of basic health.
Nightmare Bacteria: Talking "Superbugs" In U.S. Hospitals
March 14, 2013 10:10 am | by CBS News Videos CommentsDeadly "superbugs" -- resistant to even the strongest antibiotics -- have been found in 42 states. Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control, discusses this critical issue.
The Value Of Robotic Surgery
March 14, 2013 10:00 am | by YouTube Videos CommentsRecent published research is questioning the use of robotic surgery for a gynecologic hysterectomy. Now surgeons from the Florida Hospital Nicholson Center specializing in minimally invasive surgery are speaking out regarding the news coverage of this research.
In Utero Surgery Performed On Boy 12 Weeks Before Birth
March 14, 2013 9:52 am | by YouTube Videos CommentsLittle Colby Boudreaux is moving his legs and feet. While this is something most parents take for granted, for Colby it's remarkable. He underwent a life-changing surgery at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans to correct the myelomeningocele birth defect, the most serious form of spina bifida... 12 weeks before he was born.
Study: Ovarian Cancer Care Often 'Substandard'
March 14, 2013 9:46 am | by NBC News Videos CommentsDoctors say two out of every three women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer are not receiving proper treatment. Ovarian cancer specialist Dr. Karen Lu calls this trend "disturbing." What does this say about the surgical procedures being done to treat the disease?
Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
March 7, 2013 11:16 am Videos CommentsDr. Christopher Duma discusses the developing environment of minimally invasive approaches to brain surgery, some of which can be performed as outpatient procedures.
The 2013 Pink Glove Dance From AORN
March 7, 2013 11:10 am Videos CommentsOn March 4, 2013, at 6:00 in the morning, more than 1,100 operating room nurses participated in a special Pink Glove Dance in San Diego, CA at Medline's 8th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Breakfast.
The Harlem Shake - OR Style
March 7, 2013 10:56 am Videos CommentsPenrose Hospital, part of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, is a 522-bed acute care facility in Colorado Springs ... that evidently allows penguins and chickens in their OR.
Hybrid OR At The Cleveland Clinic
March 7, 2013 10:41 am Videos CommentsCleveland Clinic feels their Hybrid Operating Room give surgeons the flexibility to tailor procedures to best fit each patient, leadsing to less invasiver procedures and better clinical outcomes.
Kinecting In The OR
March 7, 2013 10:25 am Videos CommentsA hands-on lookat how the capabilities of the Kinect gaming system could be utilized in the operating room.
Elective Procedures Are On The Rise
February 28, 2013 11:11 am | by NBC News Videos CommentsCosmetic surgery is becoming increasingly prevalent in recent times due to its widespread acceptance in society and an improved economy that allows various elective procedures to be more affordable.
MIS Surgery As A Tool To Fight Osteoporosis
February 28, 2013 10:51 am | by YouTube Videos CommentsThere have been a number of advancements in the area of minimally-invasive surgery that have allowed for those types of procedures to be used to deal with fractures associated with osteoporosis.
Teen Musician's Hearing Saved By Complex Surgery
February 28, 2013 10:35 am | by YouTube Videos CommentsDoctors spent hours making sure one musician didn't lose his hearing. Here are the details on a complex surgery that saved it.
Gastric Bypass: A Solution For Diabetes?
February 28, 2013 10:02 am | by NBC News Videos CommentsThere is evidence that stomach bypass surgery can lead to a dramatic cure of Type-2 diabetes in addition to its positive effects on weight loss. Is it really possible that this high-tech surgery is a viable solution to diabetes?
