Tag Archives: surgery

Surgery can be hard on older adults, resulting in serious complications and death far more often than in younger patients. But many seniors aren’t adequately ...

Linda Radach has had six hip replacement operations since 2006, three on each side. Osteoarthritis was the reason she needed surgery in the first place, ...

By Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News They are a little-known presence in many operating rooms, offering technical expertise to surgeons installing new knees, implanting cardiac ...

  By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News Surgery can make anyone anxious, but it is especially hard for young children. Kids going into surgery may be ...

Men with prostate cancer that’s still confined to the organ are more likely to survive if they have surgery rather than radiation therapy, a new ...

The sooner early stage breast cancer patients have surgery following their diagnosis, and chemotherapy after their surgery, the better their chances of survival, two new ...

By Emily Willingham, HealthDay Struggling to breathe with sinus troubles can keep you from getting a good night’s sleep. But a new study suggests that surgery to ...

By Emily Willingham, HealthDay Don’t panic if your doctor worked into the wee hours of the night before he operates on you, new research suggests. The risk ...

Mozart, Madonna or Eminem: Whatever your taste, music may help you recover from a surgery, according to a new review of data on the subject. ...

Next time you’re on the operating table and you have one last look around as the anesthesiologist approaches, don’t be too sure that that person ...