Surgeons are increasingly turning to less-invasive techniques, such as utilizing long, thin needles – instead of scalpels – to access targets within the body. A new needle, with a steerable tip, could make such procedures faster and easier. Ordinarily ...

Patients who underwent knee surgery using minimally invasive “needle arthroscopy” needed half the opioids to manage pain the day after their procedure, researchers reported in the February 2026 issue of the Journal of Orthopaedics.

A single bedside needle arthroscopy is a safe and effective treatment for native joint bacterial arthritis in real-world practice and avoids the need for general anesthesia or conventional surgery.

Some of the most difficult types of surgery just got easier and more versatile. A team of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt University has developed a tiny mechanical wrist that can be used for millimeter-sized incisions and sutures that allow new kinds ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Brazilian doctors began operating on Friday to remove sewing needles near the heart and lungs of a two-year-old boy who was victim of a ritualistic attack at the hands of his former stepfather.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A new product designed by an MUSC clinician aimed at making operating rooms safer was used for the first time during a December surgery. The Guardian Needle involves a small needle that only protrudes when it’s inserted into a ...

Minimally invasive surgeries are appealing because they typically mean less scar tissue, shorter recovery times and a lower risk of infection. But they have their downsides as well. Getting a good look at the tissue being targeted during a minimally ...

The family of a Tennessee man sued TriStar Centennial hospital Thursday alleging a surgeon left a needle inside his body during a heart surgery last year and was unable to retrieve it in a second operation. John Burns Johnson, 73, of Lafayette, died ...

Well, the cause of Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt's partial lung collapse has finally been revealed. According to his brother J.J., the injury was suffered during a dry needling session at the team facility.