While walking after surgery has long been encouraged as an aid to recovery, new research supports the use of wearable devices ...

Recruitment into the study was closed in November 2010. Recruitment for the first phase of the study (which included a 3-year follow-up period) ended in November 2010. For the second phase, in October ...

Although shared decision-making (the discussion of treatment options based on clinical evidence and a patient’s preferences and values) shows promise for reducing health care costs and increasing ...

October 15, 2012 — Patients receiving long-term dialysis who undergo major, nonemergent general surgery have an increased risk for postoperative complications and death, according to a large ...

Objective To prospectively evaluate 1-year clinical and radiological outcomes after operative and non-operative treatment of proximal hamstring tendon avulsions. Methods Patients with an MRI-confirmed ...

Artificial intelligence can give medical pointers, but it's flunking the art of actually knowing a patient, writes Dr.

The following article appeared in the July 2010 issue of Connection, the bi-monthly e-newsletter from the AAAHC.Q: As a Medicare-certified ASC, can the recovery room be used simultaneously for ...

Recently, while preparing an updated presentation to the Saint Louis University cardiology fellows on "diastolic dysfunction," the Skeptical Cardiologist came across a document entitled "What Does ...

I’ve been traveling Louisiana a lot, and affordability, whether it’s gasoline, groceries, or healthcare, is top of mind. And ...