This photo was taken after the surgery to correct the bleed on Poppy McGee’s brain last year. She is in the center in the front, in her wheelchair. Mollie is to her left, along with Mollie’s daughter, ...

Many heart procedures are labeled as “minimally invasive,” but some of these procedures still involve cutting through the ...

CHICAGO — For many patients, the fear of open-heart surgery keeps them off the operating table. But doctors say a coronary artery bypass is life-changing — and so is the lesser-known and less-invasive ...

In a surgical first, doctors have replaced a heart valve through a small neck incision using robotic assistance, avoiding the need to open the chest. The pioneering procedure, performed at the ...

Women over the age of 65 who require complex heart surgery are more likely than men to receive care at low quality hospitals - where they also die in greater numbers following the procedure, a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — For many patients, the fear of ...