A germ-zapping robot is being put to the test at Burnaby Hospital to combat deadly hospital-acquired infections. Affectionately dubbed “the Germinator” by hospital staff, the new ultraviolet ...

A Belgian hospital has just welcomed its newest staff member: Pepper, a humanoid robot that speaks 19 languages. Developed to improve social and health care by the Belgian company Zora Bots, Pepper ...

Staff at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, of which the Lois Hole Hospital is part, have used a da Vinci robot to perform general surgery since 2007. The latest da Vinci is unique in that it is solely ...

“Hospitals, even bright and friendly hospitals like this one, can put children on edge, especially if they are here for a procedure that might involve some discomfort,” said Margaret Fullerton with ...

For Dr. Michael Dunbar, a new robot purchased by the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax could mean taking the effectiveness of knee and hip replacement surgery to the next level. Dunbar, an ...

Hospital invests in surgery robot technology 19 January 2025 North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Surgeons have been using the robotic assistant in recent weeks ...

Dr. Marc Romney, Head of Medical Microbiology and Virology watches a new AI-assisted machine to help the microbiology lab at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. St.

The pharmacy is staffed by a team of pharmacists, technicians, and drug access navigators, including a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). The pharmacy is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ...

In March 2013, the hospital launched a campaign to raise $3 million to buy its own Da Vinci robot. It's now $300,000 short of that goal.

In addition to influenza and norovirus, the robot's microscopic foes include C. difficile and other bacteria. Another bug-killing device – its name could not be confirmed – will also be evaluated.