From a potential new flu vaccine to a groundbreaking surgical first and critical health reminders, here's today's essential health news.

Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) was safe in patients aged 80 years or older with lung cancer and demonstrated comparable postoperative outcomes to younger patients, a retrospective study ...

Doctors at Main Line Health now have a new kind of robotic surgery that makes recovery quicker and easier for lung cancer patients. Traditional lung cancer surgery usually involves some pain and a ...

Intuitive Surgical (NasdaqGS:ISRG) reported 19% year-over-year revenue growth in fiscal 2025 Q4. Growth was driven by higher procedure volumes and increased placements of da Vinci robotic systems. The ...

Dan Larson, a Seattle resident diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023, benefited from robotic-assisted surgery developed by Intuitive, a leader in robotic surgical technology. After undergoing two robotic ...

Thoracic surgery — the treatment of diseases of the lungs, airways and chest — has changed more in the last 30 years than in the century before it. For patients, that evolution now means smaller ...

Vermont Business Magazine Dartmouth Cancer Center achieved a significant advancement in lung cancer care by performing its first combined robotic lung procedure under a single anesthesia. This ...

New robotic technology has arrived at Puyallup’s MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital – and it creates a world of difference for lung cancer patients in Pierce County. The DaVinci ION robotic surgery ...

ZANESVILLE — Genesis HealthCare System has launched a collaboration between its pulmonary medicine and thoracic surgery departments to improve surgical treatment of lung cancer. It utilizes advanced ...

Minimally invasive approaches to lung cancer resection have transformed thoracic surgery. Robotic-assisted and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) offer enhanced visualisation, improved ...