Researchers dug into how weight and gender might change healing after arm surgeries. They looked at people who had surgery to fix broken arms. The study found that heavier people had more problems both soon after the surgery and two years later. The team checked records from all over the country. They wanted to see if being overweight or obese made a difference in h...
Older adults often deal with health issues like dehydration, confusion, poor nutrition, or falls. These problems can become much worse after major surgeries. A recent study found that these issues can lead to longer hospital stays, more time in nursing homes, and even higher chances of dying within a year. The study looked at over 780, 000 seniors who had big surger...
Robotic surgery is becoming more common. But who teaches the surgeons? Enter teleproctoring. This is where experts guide surgeons from afar. A recent study took a close look at how well this works. The study checked out different robotic systems. It looked at how well surgeons learned and how well patients did. The findings? Teleproctoring seems to help. But there's...
A 67-year-old woman struggled to eat. She couldn't swallow food or drinks. Doctors told her she had a serious condition called achalasia. This makes the muscles in her food pipe too tight. She had tried many treatments, but nothing worked. Some doctors even suggested removing her esophagus. She decided to get a second opinion. Tests showed her food pipe was twisted ...
Weight loss surgery might do more than just help people shed pounds. It could also make it easier for them to breathe. This is especially true for those who have heart failure along with obesity. A recent study took a closer look at this idea. The study used a new tool to measure how heart failure affects people's daily lives. This tool is important because it's har...
Tyler Henry, a famous medium, recently had his second brain surgery this year. His husband, Clint Godwin, shared the news on Instagram. He mentioned that Tyler had surgery in May to remove a cyst in his brain. But after a month, the swelling came back. So, the doctors decided to operate again. This was Tyler's third brain surgery ever. The good news is, it went well...
Low-grade glioma (LGG) patients often lead active lives, but how well they can return to intense sports after surgery is not well understood. A recent study focused on this very question. It looked at patients who were into high-level sports before their surgery. The goal was to see if they could get back to their active lifestyles after undergoing awake surgery (AS)...
Travis Hunter, the Jacksonville Jaguars' promising rookie, is out for the rest of the season. He had surgery on his right knee on Tuesday. The surgery fixed his lateral collateral ligament (LCL). The good news is that there was no other damage to his knee. Doctors expect him to be back to full strength in about six months. Hunter got hurt during practice on October ...
Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric metabolic surgery (BMS), is often used to treat severe obesity. But does it also affect cancer risk? This is a tricky question. Some studies say yes, others say no. The problem is that most studies don't follow people for long enough to see if cancer develops. A recent study tried to answer this question using a clever me...
Robots are now helping doctors do surgery on the throat. This is a big deal because it means less pain and faster recovery for patients. The da Vinci 5 robot is the latest tool in this field. It has been used in seven cases so far. Most of these were for throat cancer caused by a virus called HPV. The robot helped doctors remove tumors safely. There were no major com...