Dr. Patrick Drake is a highly skilled surgeon known for successfully performing numerous complex operations. The character was introduced in 2005 by the Canadian actor Jason Thompson. Born in St.

Intuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) is one of the best US stocks to buy and hold in 2025. On July 2, Intuitive Surgical ...

A study by investigators from Mass General Brigham adds evidence that the most effective way to prevent preterm birth among ...

A breakthrough in prostate cancer treatment is now available in Cincinnati, and it changed one patient's life faster than he ...

General Hospital alum Kin Shriner is determined to be “mobile” again after a “botched” surgery left him unable to walk. The ...

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THE Office of the Solicitor General is amenable to reconsidering its position on the jurisdiction of the International ...

General Hospital and USF Health, also based in Tampa, partnered to perform the world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant.  The procedure was led by Kiran Dhanireddy, MD, vice president ...

Cottage Health has opened the Cottage Surgical Clinics, a Cottage Medical Group specialty care clinic at 2320 Bath St., Ste. 101, Santa Barbara. The ...

Dr. Joseph Giordano, a surgeon who played a central role in saving President Ronald Reagan’s life after an assassination attempt in 1981, has died. Giordano was in charge of The George Washington ...

Lt. Gen. John DeGoes, the current Air Force surgeon general, has been confirmed by the U.S Senate as commander of the Air ...

Koop understood the power of his persona. The instantly recognizable look — a patriarchal beard, the navy-type uniform, and ...