Two new studies published in Anaesthesia analyzing pain and other factors connected with day surgery in the UK show that ...

A new study suggests that people undergoing certain surgeries may be safer at hospitals where women make up at least one-third of their surgical team — adding to an already growing pool of research ...

While federal officials say they intend to crack down on misleading drug ads, cosmetic surgery remains a “buyer beware” ...

More surgeons are opting for a complicated hernia repair that they learned from videos on social media showing shoddy techniques. By Sarah Kliff and Katie Thomas The bulge on the side of Peggy ...

When performing a knee replacement surgery or total knee arthroplasty, doctors traditionally try to align the hip, knee, and ankle in a straight line, forming a neutral alignment, rather than ...

He was previously fined for leaving a towel inside a patient. This is the fourth time in the last eight years his insurance ...

Although a combination of certain pain medications has been found to be more effective than opioids alone at managing discomfort after surgery, Black patients are less likely to receive this level of ...

A new update from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is calling for greater caution before surgery is ...