Bright lights, gleaming surgical tools, and a patient ready on the operating table. All seems to be in order, but then an alarm sounds and all eyes immediately look to you ­– what happens next is in ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Some South Carolina medical professionals are advocating a ban on the use of a device that create surgical smoke in operating rooms. Surgical smoke is a common chemical ...

Three prominent healthcare workers joined forces recently to give our readers an inside look at what it’s like in the operating room — and more importantly, what it takes to get a job in a place where ...

As Drs. Jorge Lagares-Garcia and Anna Matrachisia bent over the open abdomen of the patient on the operating table, the tone of the electrical cauterizing device sounded and the room filled with an ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Dozens of nurses looking to protect themselves from surgical smoke that can cause respiratory illnesses like asthma and emphysema gathered on Beacon Hill Tuesday to promote legislation ...

Billions of dollars are invested in the design and construction of health care facilities each year, but few studies have evaluated the impact of hospital room design. Single-site study at the ...