So, the possibility of a scalpel-free biopsy has been something of a holy grail—a way to relieve trauma, speed diagnosis and shrink medical bills. The ideal non-surgical approach might start ...

Thompson actually chose a scalpel before she picked up a sword. She says she wanted to be a doctor since she was a child but wasn't introduced to fencing until eighth grade, after she and her ...

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and Saratov State University teamed up with colleagues from Taiwan and proposed to make a laser 'blade' for a medical scalpel with a specified curved shape ...