Older adults who avoid surgery because they fear general anesthesia will cause thinking declines need not worry, researchers report. A study of more than 1,000 patients who had heart surgery at four ...

An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study, published in the European ...

The nation’s leading doctors are issuing a warning when it comes to having surgery under general anesthesia, saying your ...

Patients who take weight loss drugs may raise a greater risk of complications when under anesthesia. Patients on weight loss drugs digest food at a slower rate, which can increase risks of ...