What would you give for your art? Okay, now, what would you give for an Apple commercial directed by Spike Jonze? In a recent i-D interview about her upcoming sophomore album, Magdalene, FKA Twigs ...

In a study of almost 700 pregnant women who received a cervical stitch designed to prevent preterm labor, the use of one type of suture over another was associated with three times higher risk of ...

As early as 3000 BC, ancient Egyptians described the use of sutures for drawing open wounds shut to facilitate healing. These early medical accounts report the use of plant-based materials such as ...

Surgical stitches, or sutures, are used to close wounds following injury or surgery and to support the healing process. But sutured wounds are susceptible to infection, with infections at surgical ...

NORTH HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the worldwide launch of the SILS™ Stitch articulating suturing device for ...

Surgical staples are used to close incisions after surgery. Staples may be a better option in some cases than stitches or sutures. Unlike stitches, surgical staples don’t dissolve as your incision or ...

A thin polymer bio-film that seals surgical wounds could make sutures a relic of medical history. Measuring just 50 microns, the film is placed on a surgical wound and exposed to an infrared laser, ...

Suturing, which is the surgical task of sewing together what has been sliced apart, has long required the patient skill of a seamstress. The North American Indians used bone needles and sutures made ...

Beginning four months after surgery, selective suture removal is done every two weeks until all or nearly all of the sutures are moved. Recovery from the outpatient DSAEK procedure is quicker because ...

The Da Vinci surgical system is a type of human-controlled robot capable of performing surgery through a very tight space. In this video, which demonstrates how the system works, a surgeon tests the ...