One of the most common surgical complications is postoperative pain that persists long after the surgical incision has healed, striking anywhere between 10–35% of the estimated 300 million people worldwide who undergo surgery ...
Jun 20, 2025
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Food insecurity is a significant burden among U.S. surgical patients, according to a study published online June 18 in JAMA Surgery.
Jun 20, 2025
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Before 1846, surgery was a crude and brutal undertaking, typically performed on conscious patients lashed to their beds. Then a Boston dentist publicly demonstrated that the highly flammable chemical diethyl ether—commonly ...
Jun 19, 2025
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A cancer patient in Angola was recovering Thursday after undergoing the first robotic surgery on the continent conducted remotely by a surgeon in the United States, according to the hospitals involved.
Jun 19, 2025
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Self-esteem scores more than doubled within one year of weight-loss surgery, according to a new study presented today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Jun 19, 2025
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A new statement from leading heart and blood vessel experts in Europe is providing clinical guidance for treatments to prevent blood clots in patients with a serious condition called chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), ...
Jun 19, 2025
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Liver transplant is a lifesaving surgery, but a significant number of patients experience organ rejection or other complications. Now a study by scientists from Georgetown University and MedStar Health describes how a single ...
Jun 17, 2025
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Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass were associated with about five-times more weight loss than weekly injections of GLP-1 receptor agonists semaglutide or tirzepatide, at the end of two years, according to a new head-to-head ...
Jun 17, 2025
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Black patients are more likely to experience minor complications after metabolic and bariatric surgery than white patients, according to a new study presented today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ...
Jun 17, 2025
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The higher a person's body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, especially those with BMI of 50 or more, according to a new study presented today at the American Society for Metabolic ...
Jun 17, 2025
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