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Can Artificial Intelligence Learn the Art of Surgery?

Canada wants to leverage A.I. to improve its health care system. At a Toronto hospital, surgeons are training a machine to distinguish a safe incision from a catastrophic one.

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Dr. Madani, left, and Dr. Timothy Jackson, perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery on a patient at Toronto General Hospital, with the help of visual A.I. guides.
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Ohio Woman Sues Hospital After Wrong Leg Is Amputated

Sharon Jacks, 74, said she went into surgery for the amputation of her lower right leg last year, but her left leg was removed instead. She has accused Selby General Hospital of negligence.

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Marietta, Ohio, where Sharon Jacks’s lower left leg was amputated instead at Selby General Hospital in September 2025. A lawsuit says she had gone in to have her lower right leg removed.
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