Multiple new surgery studies show progress and opportunity to reduce prescribing and better support pain care across many types of operations.

A unique procedure, created by a Michigan Medicine pediatric surgeon, is repairing inguinal hernias in children using an ultrasound and a needle, with no incision needed.

Surge in robotic surgery in 2010s outpaces the evidence for its effects on patients and costs, researchers warn.

Michigan-wide effort cut prescription size by nearly a third without increasing patients’ pain or decreasing their satisfaction