Obsidian – a type of volcanic glass – can produce cutting edges many times finer than even the best steel scalpels. At 30 angstroms – a unit of measurement equal to one hundred millionth of ...

The ultrasonic scalpel vibrates 22,500 times a second, which allows it to ram through bone like a jackhammer. But it bounces off soft flesh, leaving blood vessels, nerves and other delicate tissues ...

A SURGEON used a penknife to cut open a patient's chest during a cardiac arrest, claiming he couldn't find a clean scalpel. The patient, who was treated at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton ...

Cambridge researchers have developed a new method to predict the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The proposed model promises 80% accuracy and will help health practitioners recommend ...

A surgeon used a Swiss army knife to cut open the chest of a patient in cardiac arrest because he claimed he could not find a sterile scalpel. The patient, who was treated at Royal Sussex County ...

but the doctor allegedly botched the op - accidentally cutting off the head of the penis. After the procedure, using a 'laser scalpel', the medic informed the boy's father, who is said to have ...

“We have to use a careful scalpel here,” Millett said. It’s unclear whether the appeals court panel intends to rewrite the gag order itself or send it back to Chutkan with new instruction ...