Surgery is the 2nd most common reason for medical malpractice claims, report says By Joanne Finnegan Feb 25, 2020 10:57am Lawsuits Malpractice Patient Engagement Patient Safety ...

Surgery centers don't have to report deaths in 17 states. Leapfrog published figures based on surveys of 321 ambulatory surgery centers and 1,141 hospital outpatient surgery departments.

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A 9-year-old San Diego girl died hours after a dental surgery. The medical examiner ruled it accidental, saying the death was caused by a rare blood disorder.

Doctors in the United States continue to perform medically unnecessary surgeries that can inflict permanent harm on intersex children, Human Rights Watch and interACT said in a report released today.

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The report explains that transgender surgery providers, including Cedars Sinai, the Regents of the University of Michigan, the Mount Sinai Health System and several others, are believed to have ...

A medical device essential to lung and heart surgery is linked to a deadly infection—and patients are often the last to know. Consumer Reports explains what patients need to know.

Having screening tests before surgery is often routine. But do you really need them? Consumer Reports breaks down what's necessary and what's not.

Gifty Kwakye, 38, an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Michigan, was told by her medical school classmates that she was too “nice” for surgery.