Items Tagged ‘Obstetrics & Gynecology’
August 29, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
August 30, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
Tags: 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare, anesthesiologist, Big News Network, biochemist, blood loss, BMJ, Boise State Public Radio, bone marrow transplant, Breast Cancer, breast cancer research, breast feeding, British Medical Journal
March 22, 2013
Intuitive Robosurgery Training Seen Lacking in Lawsuits
Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG), the maker of robots used in 367,000 U.S. operations last year, is facing accusations in lawsuits that it put patients at risk by marketing the machinery to doctors without providing adequate training…In gynecology surgery, Mayo Clinic researchers found it takes 90 operations to become proficient on the robot, according to study […]
Tags: adequate training, Bloomberg, Intuitive Surgical Inc., Obstetrics & Gynecology, robosurgery, robots