A new robotic system could perform delicate eye surgery

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Surgical tourism complications cost NHS up to £20,000 per patient

Complications from cosmetic and obesity surgery abroad are costing the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) nearly £20,000 per ...
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UK patients seeking surgery overseas are returning with complications the NHS must treat

Outward medical tourism for surgery results in serious complications, creating challenges for the NHS and highlighting the ...

Health Rounds: First human coronary bypass surgery performed without chest cracking

For the first time ever in a human, doctors have performed coronary artery bypass grafting without having to cut through the ...

VB Spine to Acquire Intraoperative Visualization Platform From Robotron Surgical Technologies

VB Spine LLC ("VB Spine") today announced an agreement to acquire the SpineHawk(TM) platform from Robotron Surgical Technologies, expanding VB Spine's portfolio with intraoperative spinal ...

I lost 7st 3lb after gastric band surgery but I’m now forced to nibble on Cheestrings… here’s why I bitterly regret it

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Surgical tourism 'costing NHS upto £20,000 when things go wrong'

Cosmetic and obesity surgery abroad is costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient when things go wrong, analysis suggests.

Surgical tourism gone wrong can cost NHS almost £20,000 per patient, study finds

A review of surgical tourism found people can spend several weeks in NHS hospitals when they return home from having procedures. | ITV National News ...