surgery

Live From the Operating Room, It's NBC's Today!

NBC's Today is featuring real-life surgeries this week in its "Inside the O.R." series. Though questionable in taste and purpose, the timing couldn't have been better for the February sweeps period that starts tomorrow and runs to March 3.

Books@DailyFinance: Atul Gawande's Simple Fix for Business Distractions

"The Checklist Manifesto," a new book by surgeon and New Yorker writer Atul Gawande, contends that the simple checklist has become indispensable throughout the world of increasingly complex work -- and it should not be underestimated or dismissed, even by experts.

Thailand is 'in network'? Employers and insurers embrace medical tourism

Will your hospital bill you for its own mistake?

My six tips for a speedy recovery after surgery