A new smartphone app is helping University of Virginia Health System surgery patients follow a treatment program to better prepare them for surgery and speed their recovery. Since 2013, colorectal ...

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs, an important component of the Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH), are helping patients better prepare for surgery and recuperate faster afterward, ...

A team of medical specialists and computer scientists at the University of Miami has found that walking patients through an upcoming surgical procedure using augmented reality (AR) reduces anxiety ...

In many institutions, when a patient is scheduled for surgery, the patient is contacted before the procedure and given instructions as to how to prepare for the surgery. This may be done by staff from ...

Preparing for kidney cancer surgery encapsulates a full-body approach, which can help improve outcomes after the procedure. A urologic oncologist advises patients to address health concerns and ...

A program to help surgery patients prepare physically and mentally for their procedure can help hospitals reduce their length of stay and lower costs, according to a study published in the Journal of ...

For now, only a limited number of hospitals and medical centers across the country offer the advanced robotic procedure. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getting ready to go under the knife can be scary—even when it’s for a procedure you’ve wanted for as long as you can remember. If ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - The decision to have weight loss surgery isn’t an easy one. On Monday night, KTIV shared the stories of two patients, at CNOS, who explained how they made the decision to ...

General surgery is a broad field that encompasses several procedures aimed at treating conditions affecting various parts of the body. Understanding the fundamentals of general surgery can help you ...