Before you go in for bypass surgery you should cease taking blood-thinning medications, stop smoking, and educate yourself about the risks.

Dr. Douglass E. Stull, an orthopedic surgeon with OrthoKansas, performs a surgery. If you’re facing surgery, you aren’t alone. More than 15 million Americans undergo surgery each year, according to ...

Most of us will be faced with the need for surgery at some point in our lives. Surgery may present some particular challenges in people who have lupus, so proper preparation is important. Although we ...

General surgery is a broad field that encompasses a variety of procedures aimed at treating conditions affecting various parts of the body. Understanding the fundamentals of general surgery can help ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Cataract surgeons should have their OR ready for any kind of emergency to make complex cases feel more routine, according to a presenter at the Telling It Like It Is meeting. “If you ...

Many surgeons admit that medical robots can now operate with greater precision than human specialists. However, the complex ...

Is bowel preparation necessary for the preoperative preparation of patients undergoing large bowel surgery? The authors reviewed 14 randomized trials (N = 4859) comparing mechanical with no mechanical ...

Top surgery for transmasculine individuals can reshape the chest and removes breast tissue to create a more traditionally ...

Many eye banks won't accept corneas from donors with diabetes, concerned they might be harder to prepare for transplant ...