A new study suggests anesthesiologists may be able to safely increase the likelihood that patients dream during surgery — and that those dreams are typically positive, calming and… read more.
Researchers found postoperative delirium was strongly associated with long-term cognitive decline and the effect was not explained by rehospitalizations, highlighting the long-term impact of delirium on brain health…. read more.
Surgeons are an integral part of the health care system, supplying critical and urgent care in nearly every field of medicine. But surgeons are already in short supply,… read more.
Researchers report that vitamin D deficiency is associated with more moderate to severe pain after breast cancer surgery. The findings were published online on May 19, 2026 in… read more.
Researchers analyzing data from the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program have found that a patient’s step count following surgery is a powerful, objective predictor… read more.
NICE(UK): Vorasidenib can be used as an option to treat grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma in people 12 years and over when: i) the cancer has a susceptible… read more.
Metabolic and bariatric surgery offers significantly greater long-term protection against heart attack, stroke and death than widely-used GLP-1 drugs in older adults with obesity and diabetes, according to… read more.
Medtronic has received CE mark for the Stealth AXiS surgical system, a next-generation platform that brings planning, navigation, and robotics together into one single, intelligent system. The Stealth… read more.
The number of metabolic and bariatric surgery procedures in the United States dropped below 200,000 in 2024 for the first time since 2020, a more than 20% decline… read more.
Researchers report that weight-loss surgery improves outcomes for patients with obesity and chronic kidney disease by significantly reducing the risk of kidney failure, major cardiovascular events and death…. read more.
Partial meniscectomy does not improve patient symptoms or function, reveals a 10-year follow-up of the FIDELITY, a placebo-surgery controlled trial. Trimming a degenerated meniscus, or partial meniscectomy, is… read more.
Johnson & Johnson announced that it has received European CE Mark approval for its new ETHICON 4000 Stapler, an advanced surgical stapler designed to deliver reliable staple line… read more.
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