January 03, 2025 in New York City. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a new advisory on Friday that alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk and called for new and updated health warning ...

Surgery patients have fewer complications if their doctor is stressed in the operating room, a new study has found. How well patients fare after surgery depends on a handful of factors, including ...

Hernia surgery repairs a condition in which internal organs or tissues protrude through abdominal muscles—usually in the lower abdomen or near the groin. On the day of your treatment, you’ll need ...

Recovery from your gastric bypass surgery takes about three to six weeks. That said, your "real" recovery lasts a lifetime. This is because right after surgery you must adopt strict eating and ...

Beverly Bryan was confident on Aug. 21 as her husband headed to surgery to have his spleen removed at a Florida hospital. Bryan, a retired registered nurse, knew the procedure — a laparoscopic ...

Bryan’s family has filed a lawsuit after he died during surgery at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Walton County, Florida. Zarzaur Law The family of a man who died because a ...

A flashy Long Island plastic surgeon performed an “unauthorized” vagina-lifting procedure, fondled an employee and told her to call him “Daddy’’ and labeled a 15-year-old intern “hot ...

Taking steps to protect the eye and avoiding certain activities is important during recovery from cataract surgery. These include avoiding bending over and vigorous sneezing or coughing.

An area physician who founded a Brick surgery center and had served as chairman of surgery at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus died following a one-vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway ...