Army veteran Glenford Turner, 61, had a mysterious pain following a radical prostatectomy in 2013, and discovered four years later that there was a "5 inch scalpel handle" stuck in his abdomen. He ...

But we often ignore those early warnings. A study of neurosurgeons suggests we fail to put the scalpel down because of a resistance to change, a fear of death, and a lack of self-esteem. The habits ...

Decorative scrolls in the scalpel handle found among the Roman medical tools, London, United Kingdom EXETER, ENGLAND—Newsweek reports that researchers led by Rebecca Flemming of the University ...

Researchers have unraveled new insights into a collection of "beautiful and functional" ancient tools used by Roman surgeons around 2,000 years ago. A team at the University of Exeter (UE) in the ...