Plastic surgeon Dr. Michael K. Obeng tells PEOPLE the risks of elective surgery after an autopsy report revealed country singer Hank Williams Jr.’s wife died from a complication during liposuction ...

Five years ago, Molly Grimm felt a sharp, stabbing pain in the bottom of her right foot, the first sign of what would ultimately be diagnosed as plantar fasciitis. The 39-year-old marketing manager in ...

Elective surgery is safe regardless of the day, week or month of the year, according to a study published in the Oct. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia. The study examined the binary outcomes of 32 ...

Black men have a higher death rate within 30 days of surgery compared with any other subgroup of race and sex, finds a study of adults in the United States published in The BMJ. This inequality in ...

Elective sigmoid resection for patients with recurrent, complicated, or persistent painful diverticulitis yielded a better quality of life and prevented recurrences compared with nonsurgical ...

Researchers examined elective surgeries and found children of color are between 40% and 60% less likely to have procedures. Delaying an elective surgery can lead to more health problems and worsened ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intraoperative use of remifentanil and sufentanil was associated with poor pain scores after elective surgery.

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. A new review reveals how complications after overseas cosmetic and weight-loss surgery are ...