The Fight for Robots in Canada's Operating Rooms
The Globe and Mail: How Ontario put the future of operating-room robots in question
Nine out of every 10 prostatectomies in the United States is performed with the assistance of a machine, Kelly Grant writes. But in its first ruling on the subject, the committee that advises Ontario on which health technologies to pay for said the benefits weren't significant enough to justify the cost – a recommendation that could send ripples through the whole country's system.
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