The best way to navigate a surgery recommendation is to ask a lot of questions. By Melinda Wenner Moyer When a close family member was recently advised by a doctor to have a minor operation, I felt ...

Dr. Douglass E. Stull, an orthopedic surgeon with OrthoKansas, performs a surgery. If you’re facing surgery, you aren’t alone. More than 15 million Americans undergo surgery each year, according to ...

Physicians across the country are turning to YouTube to prepare for surgeries or to learn how to operate a device they don’t have much training on, according to CNBC. Justin Barad, MD, is among these ...

Most of us will be faced with the need for surgery at some point in our lives. Surgery may present some particular challenges in people who have lupus, so proper preparation is important. Although we ...

If you plan to get surgery for your prostate cancer, there are a few things you can do to get ready ahead of time. As with any surgery, your well-being and safety are important. If you prepare for ...

Just before an orchiectomy, people will have a general anesthetic that puts them to sleep and prevents them from feeling pain. After surgery, doctors may move a person to a recovery room while the ...

Ankle replacement surgery, also known as total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), is a procedure designed to relieve pain and maintain motion and function in the ankle joint by replacing a damaged or arthritic ...

Hip replacement (also known as total hip replacement or total hip arthroplasty) is a surgical procedure that is performed to ...