Robotically assisted mitral valve surgery is a type of minimally invasive, closed chest heart surgery performed on the mitral valve by a cardiac surgeon. The surgeon uses a lighted and flexible instrument (endoscope) to examine the body on the inside with the assistance of a robot.
MiroSurge is a robotic system for minimally invasive surgery. The surgeon operates three robots. Two robots carry minimally invasive instruments. The third robot is equipped with a stereo HD endoscope. A preoperative planning optimizes the robotic setup with a focus on efficiency and safety. This p
A recent report from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists highlighted the challenges of dealing with potential but unproven risks to child health during pregnancy. While the report's authors acknowledge that most exposures to environmental chemicals experienced by pregnant women pr
Since mid-2025, the electronic patient record has been available to everyone - after a few minor or major security problems in the run-up, whether a year ago at the 38C3 or at the end of April for the nationwide launch. Time to draw a conclusion: Is the ePA secure now? Have sustainable changes been
Nuclear emergency preparedness means that all preparations are made to limit the dose to humans and minimize it as much as possible when large amounts of radioactivity are released into the environment. The catastrophic accidents of Chernobyl and Fukushima and their consequences have contributed to
Neanderthals already possessed the FoxP2 language gene, which is responsible for language development in modern humans. So were cavemen as articulate as Homo sapiens? Author: ZDF/Terra X/Film Produktion Stein e.k./Alexander Hogh/Martin Papirowski/Timm Westen, Roxana Ardelean/Golem Studio/Guido Leu
One of the oldest known high cultures is Uruk in Mesopotamia, today's Iraq. The first major city in world history was built there in the 4th millennium BC. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Film Produktion Stein e.K./Alexander Hogh/Martin Papirowski/Timm Westen, Roxana Ardelean/Golem Studio/Alexander Leuck/Frau
Çatalhöyük was the first large settlement in world history. It originated around 9,500 years ago in what is now Turkey. In the heyday, up to 2500 people lived there. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Film Produktion Stein e.K./Alexander Hogh/Martin Papirowski/Timm Westen, Roxana Ardelean/Golem Studio/Alexander
What are green cities? Green cities are designed with thought to create an environmental impact. Like, minimizing the output of harmful greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide or methane into the atmosphere. What do you think about this? Leave your comment below. This video was produced by: Faten A
The oldest weapons of mankind are probably 300,000 years old. In 1994, wooden javelins were discovered in Schöningen in Lower Saxony. Their discovery radically changed our view of human evolution. Author: ZDF / Terra X / Film Produktion Stein e.K./Alexander Hogh / Martin Papirowski / Timm Westen,
One of the first figurative representations of man is the Venus of Hohle Fels. The six-centimeter sculpture is about 40,000 years old. Homo sapiens also immortalized horses, water fowl and mammoths in works of art. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Film Produktion Stein e.K./Alexander Hogh/Martin Papirowski/Tim
