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Monitor: An open-source robo-surgeon
Mar 1st 2012, 4:00 from Print edition
Robotics: A new, open-source medical robot promises to make surgery safer and more effective, and stimulate further innovation in the field(5)
Diet products: A big, bad business
Feb 23rd 2012, 5:07 from Print edition
Medical firms struggle to profit from weight-loss treatments(13)
Medicine and astrology: Auspicious C-sections
Feb 15th 2012, 6:09 from Babbage
How to ensure your child is born under a lucky star(17)
Surgical robots: The kindness of strangers
Jan 18th 2012, 11:09 from Babbage
A new, open-source robot should make surgery safer and more effective(14)
Banning circumcision: Against the cut
May 19th 2011, 11:03 from Print edition
The “intactivist” movement takes on the oldest surgery known to man(47)
Information and public services: Weighing sunlight
Nov 18th 2010, 11:27 from Print edition
Shame might be as important a tool as choice in improving public services(2)
Surgical technology: The new face of surgery
Jul 15th 2010, 10:43 from Print edition
A high-tech engineering technique offers promise to reconstructive surgery(7)
Thou shalt prevent STDs
Aug 26th 2009, 4:40 from Democracy in America
The Bible commands Jews to circumcise; the CDC merely recommends it(26)
Robot surgery: Tiny, careful cuts
Jun 19th 2008, 12:48 from Print edition
Keyhole surgery is cut out for robots(2)
Medicine: Turning surgery inside out
Jun 7th 2007, 12:39 from Print edition
Medicine: “Natural orifice” surgery could have a number of benefits, but it requires an entirely new set of tools(0)
Surgeons at work: Are they human?
Apr 4th 2007, 12:25 from Print edition(0)
AIDS: A little bit better off
Dec 14th 2006, 8:13 from Web-only article
More evidence that circumcision can slow the spread of HIV(0)
Monitor: Invisible mending
Jun 8th 2006, 12:39 from Print edition
Medicine: Inserting surgical tools via a patient's mouth is technically challenging, but means unsightly scars can be avoided(0)
Plastic surgery: Building site
Dec 16th 2004, 12:00 from Print edition(0)
Science: Return of the robots
Nov 17th 2004, 9:40 from Print edition
Coming soon to a surgeon’s screen near you(0)
Army life: Force enhancement
Jul 29th 2004, 11:48 from Print edition
America's soldiers are being made even bustier and prettier(0)
Stomaching change
Jul 9th 2004, 10:04 from Print edition(0)
Obesity: A staple in time...
Mar 25th 2004, 12:00 from Print edition
A drastic way to lose weight gathers legions of fans(0)
Medical devices: Joint effort
Jun 19th 2003, 12:48 from Print edition
A bidding war for Centerpulse(0)
Switzerland's Centerpulse: Back on its feet
Jun 20th 2002, 11:15 from Print edition
Is there life after product-liability suits? The former Sulzer Medica hopes so(0)
MONITOR: Sound waves beat the knife
Dec 6th 2001, 1:36 from Print edition
Internal bleeding is dangerous and difficult to treat. A new ultrasound technique promises not only to solve such problems, but also to reduce the need for invasive surgery when treating tumours(0)
Christiaan Barnard
Sep 6th 2001, 3:26 from Print edition
Christiaan Barnard, heart surgeon and celebrity, died on September 2nd, aged 78(0)
Medical negligence: Tragic flaws
Jul 19th 2001, 1:53 from Print edition
How can doctors be made more accountable for their mistakes?(0)
REPORT: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY: The cutting edge of virtual reality
Mar 22nd 2001, 3:27 from Print edition
Forget blood and guts, tomorrow’s medicine is all about robotics, augmented vision and creating VR images of the body(0)
Putting a brave face on Nasdaq
Jul 13th 2000, 12:00 from Print edition(0)