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FDA approves "Belly Balloon" weight-loss device. The temporary endoscopic treatment helps obese patients lose weight without surgery.

The benefit of a surgical soundtrack. Surgeons stitch faster and better when they're grooving.

Pittsburgh physician accused of poaching lion in Zimbabwe. Alleged illegal hunt occurred months before recent "Cecil" outcry.

Is it chronic pain, or something worse? Guidelines highlight potentially deadly spinal infection.

8-Year-old boy makes history with bilateral hand transplant surgery.

Unlabeled meds lead to $5.1M verdict. Local anesthetic switch left patient with brain damage.

Robotic surgery linked to 144 patient deaths over 13-year timespan. FDA documents show more than 10,000 reported robotic surgery problems between 2000 and 2013.

ASC Employee Who Sent Confidential E-mails to Her Home Convicted of Computer Fraud

Patient sues hospital after surgical lights allegedly cause severe burns. This is the second lawsuit that claims an Oregon hospital's unfiltered halogen bulbs left patients with third-degree burns.

15 surgeons, 17 hospitals accused of using fake spinal hardware. Insurance companies in California have filed a civil complaint.

Nation's largest anesthesia billing company under healthcare fraud investigation. OIG executed federal search warrant amid healthcare fraud allegations at anesthesia billing and collections company.

House bill would intensify medical device monitoring. Sponsor cites power morcellator controversy.

Suspect wheeled $48,000 bed right out of Florida hospital. Thief struck with surgical precision during daring daytime heist caught on video.

Joan Rivers's docs proclaim innocence.No selfies, no fleeing: Multiple charges in malpractice suit denied.

CMS to bundle payments for total knees and hips. Pilot initiative would cover 75 areas, beginning next year.

Examining Exparel's effectiveness at controlling post-op pain. Does a pricier formulation of a traditional pain control medication deliver on its promises?

Study: Surgical plume may present an infection risk.

Patient claims surgeon's bare hands responsible for post-op infection. Woman loses suit that alleged doctor used ungloved hand to drain fluid from her breast following surgery.

CMS announces outpatient rates for 2016. ASCs see small uptick, hospital rates fall slightly.

Patient says she was bullied into signing consent form. She'd repeatedly insisted she didn't want a hysterectomy.