Having cataract surgery? Chances are it will be at a stand-alone ambulatory surgery center (ASC). Ditto for joint ...

Over 3,500 major leg amputations were performed by vascular surgeons in the UK in 2023 – and many were preventable.

In contrast, the sensitivity of IFSH for predicting final surgical margin status was low, at 21.7%. This indicates that while ...

New guidelines will help doctors identify patients with a common memory-loss syndrome that is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease in older adults.

Researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are at the forefront of advancing dementia research ...

Real-world analyses have confirmed the efficacy of the 2-drug regimen of dolutegravir and lamivudine in treating HIV, ...

Jan. 16, 2025 — A new report shows the benefit of wearing contact lenses for slowing myopia has a lasting effect -- good news since 50% of the world (5 billion people) will likely be nearsighted ...

Jan. 8, 2025 — Older people wait an average of just over a month to see a neurologist for specialty care after being referred by their primary care physician or another physician, according to a ...

The severity of symptoms can vary during the course of a day. If any of these changes occur, an assessment from a health or social care practitioner should be requested. If the assessment indicates ...

Blood thinners are commonly used in conjunction with surgery when the risk for blood clots is heightened ... so the prevention of clots is an important part of perioperative surgical care. For some ...