A STAT Investigation By Hyacinth Empinado and Usha Lee McFarling Watch: A rebel with a cause: As a mentor and a leader, this Black orthopedic surgeon fights to diversify his field
A STAT Investigation By Usha Lee McFarling Orthopedic surgeons pride themselves on fixing things. Can they fix their own field’s lack of diversity?
Health By Gideon Gil ‘I can still feel it’: Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real
Health By Claudia López Lloreda Elective surgeries are being delayed again. Doctors want to handle it differently this time
Health By Elizabeth Cooney Organ donations held almost steady during the pandemic, as the U.S. transplant system scrambled to keep going
In the Lab By Megan Molteni In mouse experiments, scientists unlock the key to scar-free skin healing
Health By Isabella Cueto By altering the blood type of lungs, researchers raise the possibility of universal organs for transplants
In the Lab By Megan Molteni A scientific pioneer finds herself on the sidelines of the race in xenotransplantation
Health By Megan Molteni After a flurry of firsts, xenotransplantation is suddenly back in the spotlight
Health By Megan Molteni First transplant of a genetically altered pig heart into a person sparks ethics questions
A STAT Investigation By Usha Lee McFarling The whitest specialty: As medicine strives to close its diversity gaps, one field remains a stubborn outlier
Health Tech By Isabella Cueto A new surgical robot is smaller, nimbler, and cheaper, its maker claims. But will it be better for patients?
Health By Isabella Cueto Black children have more complications during appendectomies and incur higher costs, study shows
Health By Isabella Cueto Storing donor lungs at warmer temperatures keeps them viable far longer, study finds
Health By Matthew Orr and Gideon Gil Watch: After nearly dying in Iraq, a veteran volunteers for a surgical first to ‘help the next troops’
Health Tech By Katie Palmer The success of a novel scoliosis surgery hinges on when growth spurts hit. Can new tools better predict them?
Health By Theresa Gaffney Black children are more likely to die after surgery than white counterparts, new study finds
First Opinion By Jason C. Pradarelli What Tom Brady and Beyoncé can teach surgeons: Coaching can keep you sharp
First Opinion By Eric C. Sun and Anupam B. Jena ‘Overlapping surgery’ is safe for most patients, but not all
Health By Christina Jewett — Kaiser Health News Despite red flags at California surgery centers, accreditors award gold seals
First Opinion By Christopher Hartnick Taking risks in pursuit of innovation is good. So is preparing for it
First Opinion By Matt Beane — The Conversation Young doctors struggle to learn robotic surgery and often practice in the shadows
Health By Andrew Joseph With bariatric surgery, a patient’s starting weight makes a difference, study finds
Health By Eric Boodman ‘It seemed like I had climbed Mount Everest’: A rough year after daring cancer surgery
First Opinion By Ahilan Sivaganesan, Matthew McGirt, Andrew Sumich and Clinton Devin Oft-maligned spinal fusion surgery can make a real difference in patients
Hospitals By Casey Ross Get a new body part and go home the same day: the rise of the ‘bedless hospital’
First Opinion By Akhilesh Pathipati In med school, inconsistent expectations are bad for learning and for patients