Smoking before surgery can increase your risk of post-operative complications and slow the healing process. That said, 2019 research suggests that the longer you go without smoking beforehand, the ...

Smoking cigarettes before surgery can increase the risk of severe complications. Some complications carry a risk of death. In some extreme cases, doctors may refuse to operate on people who smoke.

Surgery is an option for many conditions that cause chronic back pain, but not everyone has to go that route for symptom relief. In fact, there are plenty of reasons why back surgery should be avoided ...

Open-heart surgery can lead to long-term side effects such as postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), which can affect people months after surgery, but usually improves within a year. Some people ...

Two habits are riskier than one when it comes to surgery-related problems, according to a new study of 200,000 patients who smoked cigarettes, drank two or more alcoholic drinks a day, did both or did ...

Even after successful surgery, mental health symptoms may persist. Research on medical trauma offers insight into the ...

During an appearance on the “Dear Chelsea” podcast, the actress shared she was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) ...

Health insurance sometimes covers elective surgery, but it depends on your plan and the procedure. "Elective surgery" just means a surgery that isn't an emergency or urgent situation. Your plan ...