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A year before a man died under his care, Florida surgeon Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky had another alleged mishap in the operating ...

Doctors successfully removed a large tumour covering more than 75% of the patient’s colon using a minimally invasive ...

In a healthcare system that has long treated surgery as the starting point, Omaha-based OrthoNebraska is quietly shifting the timeline. Inside its orthopedic hospital, preparation begins weeks before ...

Nobody really talks about it at dinner parties, but rectal surgery is far more common than most people think. Thousands of ...

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Among asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis, a previous analysis showed that the risk of a composite of death during surgery or within 30 days after surgery (called operative mortality) or ...

While hip replacements and knee replacements often dominate the conversation around joint health, shoulder replacements are quietly becoming more common. In 2022, 193,500 Americans chose to ...

High-flow nasal oxygen therapy showed no benefit after cardiac surgery in a major trial. Learn more about the study.

At 6 months after surgery, 42% of older adults had more than 1 instrumental activities of daily living impairment. HealthDay News — For older adults, postsurgical recovery takes longer than ...

A North Texas hospital is testing robotic exoskeletons to help heart and lung surgery patients recover faster in a ...