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New York Senator Charles Schumer has secured funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for construction on a VA outpatient surgery facility in Rochester, according to Rochester First.

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A recent study led and published by urologists at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery is feasible for most duplex renal anomaly patients, as well producing good outcomes.

A woman tried to rob a Las Vegas physician's office and wound up dead, according to a Las Vegas Sun report.

Here are six notes on the threat of malpractice lawsuits and how they affect a physician's approach to patient care.

Amit Majmudar, MD, a diagnostic and nuclear radiologist with Radiology Inc., in Dublin, Ohio, has significant talents beyond the clinical setting.

Cochrane researchers studied whether the use of different type of trocar for laparoscopic surgery leads to fewer complications and less pain in the first month following surgery.

The 2015 year was a big year for corneal surgery, which included discussions on collagen crosslinking and corneal transplant techniques.

Kaiser Permanente plans to open a medical school in Southern California in 2019, according to The New York Times.

A number of black and Hispanic women in California reported having difficulty finding a personal physician and paying for physician visits, as found in report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation, according to California Healthline.