Hoover Institution senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson offered a recovery update regarding his lung cancer surgery, revealing ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. They call it “failure to rescue,” which means a ...

Women and men experience similar rates of dangerous complications after a major heart surgery. So why are women dying at higher rates than men when these complications strike? That's the main question ...

Dozens of medical malpractice cases filed over the past three years accuse cosmetic surgery chains of failing to provide ...

The proportion of patients with postoperative pulmonary complications in the first 5 days after thoracic surgery did not ...

Radiotherapy in high-grade limb STS patients increases short- and long-term wound complications, affecting healing and care duration. Neoadjuvant radiotherapy leads to longer hospital stays and higher ...

The 'Today' contributor, who is in remission from breast cancer, said she needs surgery for complications caused by treatment ...

August 27, 2009 — Hispanic patients have almost double the rates of death and stroke compared with white patients 30 days after carotid endarterectomy (CEA), a new study shows. "This is quite ...

Exercising prior to surgery could slash the risk of complications by half, according to new analysis. And combining increased activity with a better diet and psychological support could reduce risks ...

A simple model consisting of four risk factors can help surgeons to predict the risk of complications after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)—a common condition causing compression of ...

Despite having no greater chance of developing problems after high risk cardiovascular surgery, women are more likely than men to die from postoperative complications, a new study suggests. The ...