ROCHESTER, Minn. --The total hospital cost of mitral valve repair surgery -- from the time a patient is admitted to the hospital until release --is similar, whether performed through small port ...

In a first for the United States, surgeons have successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant, swapping out a failing human heart without even cracking open the chest or breaking the ...

Fred Hutch surgeons use the full range of surgical techniques to remove cancer, and they have access to state-of-the-art medical technology for their surgeries. Minimally invasive surgery, such as ...

Mercy St. Louis has just become the only hospital in Missouri to offer a new hybrid alternative to heart bypass surgery. KMOX ...

Dillon Schultz walked into University Medical Center earlier this month for his fourth pulmonary-valve replacement. Four days and one Tylenol later, the 18-year-old was back in class at summer school.