Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. To detect wound complications as soon as they happen, researchers have invented a battery-free “smart suture” that can wirelessly sense ...

A recent review published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts examines the state of cellulose-based sutures, focusing on materials, fabrication methods, and application performance. The ...

For pregnant women who have their cervix stitched closed to reduce the risk for miscarriage, rates of pregnancy loss do not differ after receiving either of the two most popular surgical sutures, ...

Trauma surgeon Annie Onishi shows WIRED contributor Peter Rubin how to tie various forms of surgical knots. Annie demonstrates the techniques behind a one-handed knot using different types of sutures ...

Authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that a simple, continuous stitching technique to repair tears to the perineum after vaginal delivery can prevent one woman in six from ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who deliver by cesarean section seem to have similar cosmetic results whether the wound is closed with stitches or staples, a new study suggests. There are a number ...