The MasSpec Pen is 100x as fast as previous methods at identifying healthy and cancerous pancreatic tissue, giving patients the greatest chance of survival.

For the endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle, every individual matters. A team of veterinarians and biologists has formed a network along the Gulf Coast to save injured sea turtles and the species.

Researchers have created a new kind of surgical sutures inspired by human tendons. They could also deliver drugs and prevent infection.

Bariatric surgery was associated with significant risk reductions in several obesity-related cancers, including colorectal and pancreatic cancers.

A new study with mice links altered gait after surgery for an ACL injury with knee osteoarthritis for the first time.

Robotic engineers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute and John A. Paulson School for Engineering and Applied Science have developed a laser-steering microrobot in a miniaturized 6 by 16 millimeter package that can be integrated with existing endoscopic tools.

Surgery, in addition to treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy, may lenghten survival for women with metastatic breast cancer.

A program that monitored hip and knee replacement patients after they left the hospital resulted in a fourfold decline in those who had to return.

"It's important that women who elect to have a C-section know that there is a chance they may have difficulty conceiving in the future."