Robotic surgery for lung cancer involves using a camera that provides a detailed view of the inside of a person’s chest. The term “robotic” can be misleading, as it is not a robot that performs the ...

A thirty-four-year-old female patient of mine never expected that lingering discomfort in her chest would result in a life-changing diagnosis. When she first experienced occasional chest pain and ...

Cardiac surgeons are adopting techniques to make surgery more appealing and provide better outcomes for patients -- some of whom would otherwise have the option to go a transcatheter route. Surgeons ...

Charles Benil never had heart problems in the past. He hasn’t stepped foot in a hospital since his last child was born. So when the healthy 74-year-old had trouble breathing on a short walk to his ...