Blood thinners are a common medication for much of the older adult population, prescribed to prevent blood clots that can cause adverse events like heart attack or stroke. They are often stopped prior to most surgeries because ...
Mar 10, 2026
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A major new study, led by Queen Mary University of London has been published in The Lancet Public Health. It found that out of the five million surgical procedures performed each year by the NHS, around 300,000 are carried ...
Mar 1, 2026
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For patients requiring urgent and emergent surgery, bypassing the nearest surgical hospital (NSH) is associated with worse clinical outcomes, according to a study published online Feb. 18 in the Journal of the American College ...
Feb 26, 2026
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Increasing social media ads for "lunchtime liposuction" and other quick cosmetic surgeries are flooding timelines, but increasing complications like the death of 37-year-old Lenia Watson-Burton in San Diego are raising alarms ...
Jan 15, 2026
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The postoperative complications of medical tourism may be costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient, suggest the findings of a rapid review of the available data, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
Jan 13, 2026
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A large clinical trial published in JAMA Surgery shows that prehabilitation (also called prehab) can reduce disability after surgery in older adults with frailty, provided they are able to fully take part in the prehab program.
Dec 3, 2025
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The weeks leading up to a major surgery can be a time of uncertainty and worry for patients, many of whom anticipate the need for rehabilitation to get back on their feet. But if patients improve their physical and mental ...
Nov 12, 2025
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Hospitals with the widest difference between the cost of their services and what they charge patients and their insurance carriers are mostly for-profit, investor-owned and located in large metropolitan areas. They also have ...
Sep 24, 2025
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Women ages 65 and older—including women in their 90s—can safely leave the hospital on the same day as having a mastectomy for breast cancer and are unlikely to suffer post-surgical complications, according to a new pilot ...
Aug 7, 2025
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The odds of patient complications following high-risk surgeries are lower when the surgeon and anesthesiologist have prior experience working together, according to a new study by researchers at ICES, Sunnybrook Research ...
Jul 17, 2025
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