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UK Surgeon Performs First Remote Robotic Surgery From 1,500 Miles Away

Is robotic surgery a transformative platform or an overhyped technology lacking clinical evidence?
Published MAR 6
UK Surgeon Performs First Remote Robotic Surgery From 1,500 Miles Away
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Above: Medical professionals operate on a patient's heart with the first surgical robot in cardiac surgery at the German Heart Center at Charité in Berlin. Image credit: Manuel Genolet/Getty Images

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