So, Mr. Clardy, today we’ll be doing a quick biopsy,” says the young resident as he enters the examination room. “We’re going ...

“We’re having them do some hands-on exercises on how to save a life, like how to put in a chest tube. The future of ... some skill stations on how to suture. So the students have been ...

Briahnna Thooft, learned a congenital heart defect has been missed her entire life. Thooft has undergone two surgeries and countless medications to help her body fight for its life. A GoFundMe has ...

Only grade 3 leaks, defined as significant, were repaired with sutures. No biological adhesives or hemostatic agents were used during the procedure. Postoperative passive chest tube drainage with no ...

A writer explores how a Jewish ritual changed her relationship with mortality. I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had passed since my open-heart surgery. My body was rejecting some of my stitches, ...