Recovery may depend on when you schedule surgery
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A woman&#39;s monthly cycle should be considered when scheduling breast-cancer surgery and mammograms, says a researcher who has studied the issue for 17 years.
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The first of five knee surgeries left Steve Grogan with nausea for days, crutches for a month, and a lengthy recovery. After the second surgery, the former Patriots quarterback got up off the operating table, drove home, and resumed workouts a week later. The third, fourth, and fifth operations followed essentially the same quick routine, though each one was to ...
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A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery. By Stuart Villanueva, AP.
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Pistons coach Larry Brown had surgery on his left hip Wednesday and is expected to be away from the team for seven to 10 days. The surgery at Michigan Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Troy was to treat a previous hip replacement.
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A drink or two won&#39;t kill you, where heart disease is concerned. In fact, it might save your life. A new study has found that moderate drinking after surgery to open blocked
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For men with prostate cancer that recurs after radiation therapy, 'salvage' surgery to remove the prostate can lead to long-term cancer control, New York- based researchers report.
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How the judgment may thwart attempts to recover
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Sioux Falls, SD - A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery.
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Consumers may soon have more information to help them select a doctor when they need an operation or other serious medical procedure.
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For people with chronic pain, relief comes with a tradeoff.
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An old ulcer operation is getting new attention as a possible alternative obesity surgery: a quick snip of a nerve that helps control hunger.
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Toronto Raptors point guard Alvin Williams lost his starting job because of an injured right knee. Now, he's worried he might need season-ending surgery.
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NEW YORK  - The findings from a new study  suggest that hernias that develop during pregnancy can often be  safely repaired at the time of cesarean section, thereby  avoiding the need for another surgical procedure.
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More breast cancer patients are being offered chemotherapy before surgery instead of afterward &#151; amid much debate about how to do it right and when it's a good option. Doctors have long known that having chemo first sometimes shrinks an advanced tumor enough that a woman can undergo smaller surgery and keep her breast.
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Britons with a strong constitution have an opportunity to view brain surgery as it happens in an operating room in the United States this week.
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Former president Joseph Estrada is scheduled to undergo a series of pre-surgery tests at 8 am on Tuesday at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, DZMM reported.
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HARTFORD, Conn. Her office says Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell will likely be in the hospital about three days recovering from today&#39;s cancer surgery.