For 71-year-old Jack Bunton, osteoarthritis in his knee had become so bad that bone was rubbing against bone. "It's very, very painful when you walk," Bunton says. "My left leg was an inch and a half ...

A study from New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery found that its custom AI platform was effective in preparing total joint replacement patients for surgery, according to an Oct. 24 news ...

Good pre-operative care, helping patients to feel less anxious and making sure their individual needs are met, means they have a better experience and faster recovery Abstract Pre-operative ...

Comfort nursing combined with targeted operating room care improves recovery, reduces pain, and increases satisfaction in colorectal cancer laparoscopic surgery patients. The dual nursing approach ...

An inexpensive program to help surgery patients get physically and mentally ready for their upcoming operation may help reduce overall costs and get them home faster, according to new research ...

Patients who are too ill to eat have been fed by temporary tubes for many years. But, large numbers of nursing homes are now rejecting these tubes in favor of tubes that are implanted into the stomach ...

Root-end resection and preparation with a round dental bur was compared with the use of ultrasonic diamond coated retro-tips. Out of a total group of 399 patients who were included in the study, ...

Rachel Sanridge's stomach cancer was found in the earliest stages. — -- A Maryland woman says she is thankful after a doctor caught early-stage stomach cancer during preparation for gastric ...