Pre- and post-operative care can be especially difficult because a good healing process is dependent on understanding and cooperation from the patient. Sandra Jones, executive vice president of ASD ...

Benjamin Stein, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and co-founder and chairman of Bethesda, Md.-based Capital Surgical Solutions, told ...

Pre- and post-op aspirin doesn’t reduce risk of kidney injury About 10 percent of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery experience sudden loss of kidney function, but giving patients aspirin or blood ...

Toronto, Canada-based SeamlessMD, a company that has developed an engagement tool for surgery patients, has raised $1.1 million from BDC Capital, FundersClub and angel investors. “Surgery is one of ...

Medical professionals are highlighting inefficiencies in current preoperative evaluations, urging more targeted testing, better communication, and standardized information sharing to improve surgical ...

An expert explains the recent movement towards the use of immunotherapy for patients with resectable NSCLC. The recent approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) ...

A documentary about the problems and solutions for rural seniors facing surgical care. Rural seniors planning surgery face many difficult challenges, such as closing rural hospitals, driving long ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Getting ready to go under the knife can be scary—even when it’s for a procedure you’ve wanted for as long ...

Post-operative cognitive decline, or dysfunction (POCD), is a recognized clinical phenomenon in which patients experience lasting cognitive impairment for some time following anesthesia. Cognitive ...