The FDA reveals that 56,000 malfunctions associated with surgical staplers weren’t reported through its traditional public reporting system. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call) The Food and Drug Administration ...

Dr. Douglas Kwazneski was helping a Pittsburgh surgeon remove an appendix when something jarring happened. The surgical stapler meant to cut and seal the tissue around the appendix locked up.

Phil Levering (left) says his father, Mark Levering, used to have a calm demeanor but now exhibits signs of aggression due to a brain injury he suffered after a surgery gone wrong. Heidi de Marco KHN ...