This outpatient procedure is a safe and effective way to improve your vision—and many patients say it’s life-changing.

A new study found that preparing your body for surgery with a diet and exercise regime can reduce complications and support ...

Norm Brickl, 79, has lived with heart conditions for more than 13 years and credits treatment programs at SSM Health St.

Your recovery depends on the type of surgery you have and your general health. After surgery to remove the testicle, most people can go back to normal activities after 2 weeks. But removing lymph ...

My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding ...

There is little official guidance on using cannabis after surgery. Research on the effects of cannabis on surgery, anesthesia, and surgical recovery lags behind its use. For this reason ...

How you feel after your bowel (colon) cancer operation depends on what type of surgery you have. After a big operation, you might wake up in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) ...

The 31-year-old Dancing with the Stars alum shared a series of social media posts to document her breast augmentation surgery on Jan ... augmentation for Christmas after her birthday trip to ...

A nanotechnology-based drug delivery system developed at UVA Health to save patients from repeated surgeries has proved to ...

Surgery may initially cause some pain or soreness. Doctors may recommend over-the-counter painkillers for relief. Immediately after surgery, a person should be able to move their finger or thumb.

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours ...