Depression, Anxiety May Raise Surgery Risks
2010-10-19
Death rate slightly higher in patients with psychiatric illness, study findsContinue Reading
Aspirin, Statins May Reduce Problems After Heart Surgery
2010-10-19
Aspirin may prevent heart attacks, stroke, kidney failure while statins cut risk of death, studies foundContinue Reading
Web Site for Hospital Comparisons Is Faulty: Study
2010-10-19
Data is insufficient for identifying high-quality surgical facilities, researchers sayContinue Reading
Invasive Dentistry May Raise Short-Term Heart, Stroke Risk
2010-10-18
But it’s still safer to treat gum disease than not, experts sayContinue Reading
New Guidelines Issued for Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's
2010-10-18
Experts publish consensus with ultimate goal of improving patients’ livesContinue Reading
Hospital Collaboration May Boost Surgical Patient Safety
2010-10-18
Sharing data on successful medical practices helped cut complication rates, study foundContinue Reading
Can Vitamin B12 Reduce Alzheimer's Risk?
2010-10-18
Finnish study hints at a link, but experts call the trial small and preliminaryContinue Reading
Surgery on Wrong Patients, Surgical Sites Persists, Study Finds
2010-10-18
Not following protocol, ‘culture’ in the operating room contributes to the problem, experts sayContinue Reading
Even Well-Controlled Diabetes May Present Post-Surgery Risk
2010-10-18
Study also finds high blood sugar levels in non-diabetics ups death riskContinue Reading
Mouse Study Sheds Light on Hearing Loss in Aging Humans
2010-10-17
Gene research might lead to drugs to preserve auditory function, study suggestsContinue Reading
Tyrannosarus Rex Was a Cannibal
2010-10-15
Fossil bones of meat-eating dinosaur show ‘frequent’ T-Rex tooth marks, paleontologist findsContinue Reading
Brain Scans May Help Identify Bipolar, ADHD Kids: Study
2010-10-15
Accurate diagnosis could lead to more targeted treatments, researchers sayContinue Reading
