A new smartphone app is helping University of Virginia Health System surgery patients follow a treatment program to better prepare them for surgery and speed their recovery. Since 2013, colorectal ...

In many institutions, when a patient is scheduled for surgery, the patient is contacted before the procedure and given instructions as to how to prepare for the surgery. This may be done by staff from ...

While most scheduled surgeries do proceed as planned, same-day cancellations for surgeries and other procedures are fairly ...

Dear Doctor: A friend from work needs surgery for lung cancer. He was doing breathing exercises, which he said was part of prehab —something I’ve never heard of. I don’t want to bother him with ...

Hospitals have had success applying remote patient monitoring to chronic conditions to help track signs of a patient’s improving or worsening condition between medical appointments. Patients with ...

Chyrese Newman, RN, has more than a decade of nursing experience under her belt. For the past eight years, she has worked ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - The decision to have weight loss surgery isn’t an easy one. On Monday night, KTIV shared the stories of two patients, at CNOS, who explained how they made the decision to ...

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 ...

Q: A friend from work needs surgery for lung cancer. He was doing breathing exercises, which he said was part of prehab – something I’ve never heard of. I don’t want to bother him with questions, but ...