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Columbia's Robotic Liver Surgery Program performed New York's first robotic single-port hepatectomy, advancing minimally invasive liver surgery.

To accompany this serial release of his novel Stone Hearts, we spoke with Dr. Craig Smith about the writing process, cross-section of craft and surgery, and all the nuances in between.

News headlines, social media, and political claims have suggested a link between taking tylenol during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. Is this medication, long considered safe, now a potential risk for my future children? We look at what the evidence actually shows.

An interview with pediatric surgeon Vincent Duron, MD, about the latest in pediatric and fetal surgery.

In Chapter 1 of his novel, "Stone Hearts," Dr. Craig Smith opens the door to a transplant-centered medical caper. Stay tuned for the next chapter, released every Friday.

A couple of highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week.

In cardiac surgery there is rattlesnake under every rock.

In this “Everything Hernia” series, hernia surgeon Dr. Philip George goes deep on what every patient dealing with a hernia should know before, during, and after treatment.

How a once-impenetrable tumor is seeing its walls crumble

Even in a field defined by long hours and high stakes, it’s the everyday habits and rituals that shape how our clinicians care, focus, and keep going.