Hospital wasn't found negligent in anesthesiology resident's propofol suicide. Aware of her struggle with propofol addiction, hospital had resident sign a release.

Suicidal shooter storms urology office in broad daylight. Female physician shot and injured in deadly Reno medical office rampage.

CMS withdraws plans to increase reporting requirements for cataract patients.

Are younger surgeons less prepared? Study examines experiential effects of residency work-week limits.

A woman having polyps removed from her vocal cords with a laser when the fire broke out, awarded $30 Million.

The second victim from ASC attack dies. Harris Teel, 82, a visitor, had been in critical condition for 10 days.

Robots Recall: Da Vinci warns customers arms can stall. Imprecise surgical cuts can result.

Advanced Sterilization Products Penalized $1.25M for Distributing Sterrad Sterilization Indicators with Inaccurate Expiration Dates

The OIG rejects another attempt to extort anesthesia fees. Anesthesia's profits are off-limits.

Act swiftly and assertively to stop trouble as soon as it starts. Put problem employees in their place.

Freedom of choice not always a good thing. Can we have reliability with so much variability?

The quest for products that protect your skin as well as they prevent infection.

Here are 5 operating room regulations that just don't make sense. Take those rules and shove them.

Many of today's hernia meshes have a lower risk of adhesion and infection than their heavyweight, unwieldy predecessors. Prevent infection after hernia surgery.

Keep electrodes from drying out by keeping opened packages of electrodes in one of those plastic containers with snap-on lids. An Idea that Works from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine.

Keep straws secure from floating up and falling out of the spout using the pop top. An Idea that Works from North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center at Maple Grove.

There's a time and a place for rapid-cycle steam sterilization.

Hand-held sculpting tool lets surgeons precisely resurface bone. Robotic-Assisted partial knee replacement tools.

Avoid the Ambu bag with this quick fix for dropped Oxygen saturation. An Idea that Works from Atlanta, Ga.

These ideas and innovations are improving the efficiency and safety of the most minimally invasive laparoscopy.