Scientists Spot Key to Kidney Transplant Success
Most Parents Have Say in Kids' Hospital Care
More Prostate Cancers Might Be Prevented
Cataract Surgery: A Bargain, Despite the Price
Post-Knee Replacement Physio Helps in Short Term
Surgeons Remove Gallbladder Through Vagina
Technique Offers Safer Tonsil Removal
Transsexuals Can Benefit From Nose Reshaping
Doctors Debate Drugs vs. Surgery for Angina
Pill Equals Injection in Preventing Clots After Hip Replacement
Drug-Coated Stents Go Head to Head
Advance Reported in Heart Valves for Children
Bypass 'Off-Pump' Boosts Women's Outcomes
Small Incisions Make Heart Valve Surgery Safer
Controversial Anemia Drug Doesn't Cut Need for Transfusions
Swelling After Knee Injury May Hinder Healing
Direct Anesthetic Infusion Helps Colorectal Cancer Patients
Saline Reduces Mortality for Brain Injury Patients
Removing Ovaries Before Menopause Leads to Memory, Movement Troubles
Hypnosis Eases Pain of Breast Cancer Surgery
Gene Tied to Post-Op Delirium in Elderly
Some Epilepsy Patients Are Good Candidates for Surgery
Weight-Loss Surgeries Extend Lives
One Surgery Often Enough for Peritonitis
Restricting Blood Flow May Help Heart Bypass Patients
Test Spots Joint Replacement Infections
Tiny Telescope Treats Age-Related Eye Disease
Medicare Patients Fare Better at Orthopedic Hospitals
New Uterine Fibroid Treatment Shows Promise
Cosmetic Surgery TV Shows Get Viewers Pondering
Age 100 No Bar to Hip Replacement
Ovarian Tissue Successfully Transplanted in Sisters
Surgeon's Experience Key to Prostate Surgery Success
Defibrillators Can Control Dangerous Heart Condition
Tonsillectomy Shouldn't Dull Taste: Study
New Surgery Brings Back a Smile
Chemical 'Paint' Helps Surgeons See Cancer's Borders
Patch Helps Heart Grow New Cells
Women Slower to Recover From Knee Surgery
Arthroscopic Surgery Eases Tough-to-Treat Tennis Elbow
Simple Steps Improve Appearance After Thyroid Surgery
Hospitalized Patients at High Risk of Vein Clots
Soaring C-Section Rate Troubles Doctors
Cirrhosis Can Impact Heart Surgery Success
Death Rate High in Drug-Coated Stent Trial
Patient's Own Body Fat Used in Breast Remodeling
Opening of Kidney Arteries Brings Dangers
Surgeons Push for Less Invasive Lung Cancer Procedures
Needlestick Injuries Common Among Surgery Students
Bariatric Surgery Safe for Many Older Patients
Artificial Arteries Might Aid Bypass Patients
Drunkenness Comes Faster After Gastric Surgery
Blood Pressure Drop During Bypass Might Impair Thinking
Abnormal Red Blood Cell Count Spells Trouble in Surgery
Blacks Less Likely to Get Angioplasty After Heart Attack
Biodegradable Stent Successful in Human Trial
Post-Injury MRI Predicts Spinal Cord Recovery
Back Surgery Can Quickly Relieve Pain
High-Tech Images Can Reveal Stent Status
Study to Assess Weight Loss Surgery for Teens
Experience Counts in Colonoscopy: Study
MRI May Improve Breast Cancer Surgery
Female Urinary Incontinence Surgeries Go Head-to-Head
Stenting Abdominal Arteries Relieves 'Intestinal Angina'
Implanted Defibrillators Are Getting Better
Patching Device Repairs Hole in Heart
Half of Drug-Coated Stents Used Off-Label
Angioplasty Beats Drugs in Restoring Heart's Blood Flow
Clot-Preventing Drug Improves Heart Blood Flow After Angioplasty
Weight Training Helps Workers With Rotator Cuff Injuries: Study
Novel Stent Relieves Acute Heart Pain
Prilosec Helps Control Bleeding in Ulcer Patients
Many Kids in ICU Don't Need Transfusions
Nerve-Severing Surgery Curbs Excessive Sweating: Study
Severely Obese Are Fastest Growing Segment of Overweight Americans
Study Questions Value of Stents for Blocked Heart Artery
Women Under-Treated for Ovarian Cancer
Enzyme Discovery Could Greatly Expand Blood Supply
Experimental Drug Controls Cardiac Patients' Blood Pressure
Studies Highlight Pitfalls of Drug-Coated Stents
Docs' Referral Practices Limit Breast Reconstruction
Lymph Nodes Crucial to Colon Cancer Care
Study Compares Late-Stage Lung Cancer Treatments
Better Measurements, Better Results After Facial Reconstruction
Doctors, Not Patients, Often Decide Where Surgeries Are Performed
Cosmetic Procedures on the Rise -- Again
Genes Can Predict Hip Replacement Success
Weekend Heart Attacks Can Be Deadlier
Weight-Loss Surgery Caution: Take Your Vitamins
Blood: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Medication Errors During Surgeries Particularly Dangerous
CT Scans May Not Lower Lung Cancer Death Rate
Specialty Heart Hospitals Increase Rate of Surgeries
Nearly 80% of Hospitalized Kids Get 'Adult-Only' Drugs
More Teens Are Undergoing Obesity Surgery
Steroid Shots Provide Little Relief for Low Back Pain
Vacuum Method Breaks Up DVT Blood Clots
Hospital and Primary Care Docs Need to Talk
Hip-Surgery Complications More Common in Obese Women: Study
'Off-Pump' Bypass Won't Prevent Post-Op Mental Decline
Video-Gaming Docs May Make Better Surgeons
Music Video Helps Knee Replacement Patients
Smoking, Obesity Risk Factors for Spinal Procedures
Trial Looks at Timing of Anti-Clotting Drugs for Heart Attack Patients
First Recombinant DNA-Based Suture Approved
Older Patients Shouldn't Delay Spinal Surgery: Study
Majority of Drug-Coated Stent Use Not Approved by FDA
Heart Surgery Drug May Boost Death Risk
Carotid Artery Surgery Brings Higher Than Expected Risk
New Technique Allows 'Feeling' in Artificial Arm
Brain Stents Might Help High-Risk Stroke Patients
Pelvic Prolapse Linked to Vaginal Delivery
Drug-Eluting Stents Best After Artery Re-Closure
Brain Stents Could Give Aging Minds a Boost
Two-Minute Pre-Op Meeting Curbs Surgical Errors
Top U.S. Hospitals Have 28% Lower Mortality Rate: Study
Embolization for Fibroids Leads to Faster Recovery
Lap Band Surgery Helps Obese Teens: Study
Stenting Surgery Could Prevent Heart Injury Deaths
Antibiotic-Coated Medical Devices Could Cut Infections
Combo Therapy Improves Pancreatic Surgery Outcome
Chemotherapy After Surgery Delays Pancreatic Cancer Recurrence
Determined Breast Cancer Patients Seek Better Surgeons
Combining Heart and Stroke-Prevention Surgeries Raises Death Risk
Anesthetic Linked to Alzheimer's Risk
Cardiologists Issue Guidelines for Stent Use
Implantable Defibrillator Not for Every Heart Patient
Awareness Under Anesthesia Less Common Than Thought
Inflammation-Fighting Drug Fails in Heart Trial
Generic Anti-Nausea Drug Approved
Study Compares Laser Eye Surgery Techniques
High-Tech Robots Invading Operating Rooms
Surgery a Bigger Risk for HIV-Infected Patients
FDA Strengthens Warning on Heart Surgery Drug
Community Doctors Can Perform Carotid Stenting
Treatment Beats Watchful Waiting for Older Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug-Coated Stents Don't Boost Death Risk, U.S. Advisers Say
FDA Panel to Weigh Value of Drug-Coated Stents
Common Surgery Leaves Knee Weaker
Fetal Oxygen Test Fails to Deliver
Surgery Only Slightly Better for Herniated Disc
One Dose of Antibiotics Prevents Post-Surgery Infection
CT Scans Aid Facial Reconstruction
Tonsillectomy May Prevent Recurrent Strep Throat in Kids
Animal-Tissue Heart Valves Appear Safe
Doctors Debate the Merits of Drug-Coated Stents
Drug-Coated Angioplasty Balloons Keep Arteries From Reclosing
Angioplasty Won't Always Cut Risk for Second Heart Attack
Smoking Linked to Cognitive Decline in Heart Patients
Key Steps Speed Heart Attack Care
Drug-Coated Stents Can Keep Leg Arteries Clear
Smoking Worsens Prostate Cancer Therapy Side Effects
CT Scans Catch Lung Cancer at Earliest Stage
Minorities Less Likely to Receive Care at High-Volume Hospitals
Artificial Lung Valve Could Aid Emphysema Paitients
Surgery Better Than Stents at Stroke Prevention
New Hemorrhoid Therapy Comes With Risk
Heart From Donor With Hepatitis C Reduces Survival
Breathing Training Benefits Heart-Surgery Patients
Obesity Boosts Complications From Sleep Apnea Surgery
'Flex' Training Can Boost Number of Surgeons
High Blood Sugar Increases Risk of Blood Clots After Surgery
U.S. Hospital Outcomes Vary Widely
Ultrasound Successful in Thyroid Nodule Trial
Gel Could Offer Instant Bleeding Control
Obesity Boosts Back Surgery Complication Rate
Bypass Best for Clogged Arteries
Study Favors One Type of Drug-Coated Stent
Women Fare Better After Liver Transplant
Plastic Mesh Improves Gastric Bypass Outcomes
Higher Education Boosts Knee, Hip Replacement Rate
Deaths From Kidney Cancer on the Rise
Palate Implants Improve Sleep Apnea
Program for Jehovah's Witness Patients Reduces Overall Blood Use
Tiny Balloons Open Blocked Sinuses
Plastic Surgery Clears Nasal Airways
Gum Implants Could Treat Periodontal Disease
Ovary Removal Raises Young Women's Death Risk
Prostate Biopsy Doesn't Have to Be Painful
Expensive, Drug-Coated Stents Offer Modest Benefit
Crustacean Compound Fights Bacterial Biofilms
Angioplasty Beats Bypass for High-Risk Male Patients
Older Surgeons Not Necessarily Better
Real-Time MRI a Boost to Brain Tumor Surgery
Imaging Makes Heart Rhythm Surgery Safer
Cataract Treatment a Luxury Many Can Now Afford
Needle Biopsy Gives Insight Into Breast Cancer Genetics
Prostate Drug Use May Mean Cataract Surgery Change
C-Section Rate at All-Time High in U.S.
Infusions Cut Surgical Complications for Alcoholic Patients
Doctors More Likely to Disclose Errors That Are Apparent to Patients
Turning to Religion May Ease Medical Crises
Poor Heart Health Raises Bariatric Surgery Risk
Timing of Surgery Can Contribute to Complications
Surgery Continues to Help Severe Emphysema Cases
Robot Technology Improves Vaginal Prolapse Surgery
Does Clearing Plaque From Brain Artery Ease Depression?
40% of Weight-Loss Surgery Patients Develop Complications
Breast Cancer Study Focuses on Women With Breast Implants
Gastric-Bypass Surgery Best for Super Obese: Study
E-Tags Could Prevent Surgical Errors
Age No Barrier to Heart Valve Surgery
Study Compares Treatments for Kids' Lung Infection
Heating, Destroying Lung Tumors Extends Lives
Surgery a Lifesaver When Aortic Dissection Strikes
Suction Technique Improves Arterial Surgery
New Method Gauges Weight-Loss Surgery Risk
C-Section Timing Best Left to Doctor
New Method Gauges Anxiety Linked to Implanted Defibrillators
Surgeons Pioneer New Jaw Reconstruction Technique
Prostate Surgery Is Viable Option for Older Men
Older Transfused Blood May Raise Risks After Surgery
Pricey Heart Procedure Best for Younger Patients
Intestinal Surgery Could Raise Womens' Infertility Risk
Gastric Bypass May Boost Blindness Risk
Defibrillator Recipients Face Increased Heart-Failure Risk
Heart Patients Need More Fitness Follow-Up
Study Focuses on Cochlear Implant Placement
Study Compares Brain Aneurysm Treatments
2 Procedures Equal for Preemie Bowel Complication
Studies Gauge Safety of Replacing Implanted Defibrillators
Study Supports Surgery for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Weight-Loss Surgeries Safe at Teaching Hospitals
Adult Heart Pumps Help Kids Waiting for Transplant
Nurses Give Surgeons Poor Grades on Teamwork in OR
Lumpectomy Fine for Lobular Breast Cancers
New 'Bladeless' LASIK Eye Technique Equals Older Method
Stents Boost Walking Ability for Patients With Blocked Leg Arteries
New Method Gauges Blood Needed for Bypass Surgery
Prostate Cancer Screening May Not Be Needed in Older Men
Lighting Up Brain Tumors Improved Survival in Short Term
New Guidelines Recommended for Implanted Heart Devices
New Light Imaging Scan Could Boost Breast Cancer Care
Surgical Technique Shows Promise Against Major Depression
Key Protein Predicts Need for Dialysis After Kidney Transplant
Study Supports Small-Incision Herniated Disc Surgery
Transplanted Nerve Tissue Can Cause Human 'Mad Cow' Disease
Two Laser Vision Surgeries Work Equally Well
Sexism Keeping Women From Surgical Careers
Blood Sugar Control Boosts Diabetics' Recovery After Surgery
Cases of 'Wrong-Site Surgery' Are Rare
Technology Could Bring Safer Brain Tumor Surgery
Procedure Helps Restore Urinary Continence in Women
Ovary Removal May Boost Long-Term Dementia Risk
Tissue-Engineered Bladder Transplants a Success
Kids Behave, Sleep Better After Tonsillectomy
New Technique Treats Pelvic Pain in Men and Women
Delaying Surgery for Bladder Cancer Costly
Lymph Node Removal May Boost Stomach Cancer Survival
Human-to-Human 'Mad Cow'-Like Infection Possible
Guided Imagery Helps Children Facing Surgery
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A New Approach
Health Tip: After Caesarean Section
Health Tip: Talk to Your Anesthesiologist
Health Tip: After Appendectomy
Health Tip: Getting a Second Opinion
Health Tip: Planning Obesity Surgery?
Health Tip: Prepare Your Child for Surgery
Health Tip: After Tonsillectomy
Health Tip: Having Hip Replacement Surgery?
Health Tip: What to Expect After LASIK
Health Tip: Caring For Your Stitches
Health Tip: Is Bariatric Surgery Right
For You?
Health Tip: What to Expect From Gallbladder
Surgery
Health Tip: Dry Socket in Your Mouth
