For weight-loss surgery, "Centers of Excellence" may not be any safer than their undistinguished peers, a study of 25 Michigan hospitals suggests.
Total knee and hip arthroplasties can lead to healthier livingA Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty). The study is the first of its type to correct for the annual increase in BMI typically found in North Americans between the ages of 29 ...
Baylor Regional Medical Center has renovated its day surgery unit. Staffed by a team of highly-qualified and experienced medical professionals, the unit is designed to improve the experience of patients who return home the same day of their surgical procedure.