Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 17 (ANI): For obese and overweight patients, it is common for various surgical procedures to be deferred until they have lost weight through diet and exercise.
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 15 (ANI): Even with concerns about addiction, side effects and the other risks of opioids are dominating headlines. A study found that people expect to be prescribed opioids and perceive them to be the most effective form of pain relief after surgery.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): After suffering from serious injuries in an accident, the skull of a four-year-old girl was recently implanted using polyethylene bone at Pune's Bharati Hospital.
Washington D.C [USA], Oct 5 (ANI): A new study has found that gastric banding, a type of bariatric surgery for weight loss, is as effective as taking a pill of Metformin to slow down prediabetes.
Chennai, [India], Sept.27 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin, who underwent a minor surgical procedure in Chennai on Thursday morning, has been discharged from the hospital.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin, underwent a minor surgical procedure in Chennai on Thursday morning.
London [UK], Sep 22 (ANI): Former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson, who remained out of public eye due to an emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage, is all set to return to Old Trafford to watch the club playing for the first time since his operation.
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 17(ANI): Obesity is a growing epidemic worldwide and a leading cause of death alongside heart disease and smoking. Bariatric surgery, specifically Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), is the most effective treatment for obesity.
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Sep 16 (ANI): 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry is finally heading home, spending last three months hospitalized after a gastrointestinal surgery.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 15 (BusinessWire India): More than 250 Ortho Surgeons from all over the globe attended the International Symposium on Robotic Joint Replacement organised by Lokmanya Hospitals, a pioneer of Robotic Surgery in India, at JW Marriott, SB Road recently.
Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): In yet another incident of medical apathy, a woman was discharged from a district hospital with a piece of cloth inside her stomach post a surgery in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district.