If you’re scheduled to have a mastectomy or breast reconstruction surgery, here’s everything you need to know about setting up your home for a smooth recovery. It can be daunting to recover from major ...

Most people feel a mixture of anxiety, nervousness, and excitement in the weeks leading up to surgery. It can also be a busy time when people make preparations for their recovery. Doctors stress the ...

In August 2023, after spending a decade plus dreading the arrival of my periods so painful I'd routinely spend days in bed guzzling Nurofen, I sat in a gynaecologist's office as he explained that he ...

Ankle replacement surgery, also known as total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), is a procedure designed to relieve pain and maintain ...

To prepare for wisdom teeth removal, it is advisable to follow pre-surgery steps, such as eating and drinking instructions. A person may also want to consider planning for recovery and aftercare.

With the inflation of prescriptions for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, physicians began seeing a startling amount of regurgitation and aspiration in ...

All patients received intravenous antibiotics prior to surgery. Patients with prior infection, anesthesia class V poor-risk patients, patients requiring emergency surgery, and patients with missing ...

TLC’s 1000-Lb. Sisters Season 4 Episode 5 shows Tammy Slaton achieving her goal weight for bariatric surgery. The reality star entered rehab at her highest weight but lost nearly 200 pounds to get ...