Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, along with collaborators in Houston, reported that patients with atopic skin or allergic conditions experienced ...

As digital health grows, and as healthcare systems shift toward outcomes over actions, prehabilitation fits perfectly.

Reducing surgical complications for patients has the obvious benefits of better patient safety and quality of care, but it may perversely hurt hospital revenue and reimbursements as well, according to ...

The weeks leading up to a major surgery can be a time of uncertainty and worry for patients, many of whom anticipate the need ...

Cesarean delivery is the most common inpatient surgery in the U.S. but it also carries inherent surgical risks, including vascular, visceral, soft tissue, and nerve damage, which can lead to ...

More costly care for postoperative complications is associated with worse patient outcomes, according to a study published online October 5 in JAMA Surgery. Surgical complications are common and ...

Adults with vs. without atopic disease had higher risks for difficulties after breast reconstruction and bone grafting, according to data presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & ...

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Patients who are readmitted to the hospital when complications occur after a major surgery are more likely to survive if they return to the facility where that original surgery took place, a new study ...

Oct. 1 -- WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The way that a hospital handles the complications of surgery, not just the rate of those complications, determines the hospital's surgical death rate, ...

Supporters of medical malpractice laws that make it easier for patients to sue doctors say these protections are necessary to improve care. But in the current study, the risk of litigation didn't ...