Intravenous anesthesia decreases the risk for short-term postoperative cognitive decline among older adults after painless gastroscopy vs inhalational anesthesia. Among older adults, intravenous (IV) ...

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. By Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth Like millions ...

1 Department of Emergency, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, The Second People’s Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China 2 Department of Anesthesiology, Northern ...

Gastroscopy procedure. Gastroenterologist uses a gastroscope. Stomach, and intestine diagnostic. Gastroenterology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal disease. Digestive system problem and treatment vector ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...

Under a canopy of eight heart-monitoring screens in a cardiac catheterization lab on a recent Monday, Mayo Clinic doctors briefly paused a procedure treating atrial fibrillation to inspect a new tool: ...

Doctors perform a number of different outpatient heart procedures, including angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation, and others. If you have a heart condition, your doctor might recommend an ...

A fasciotomy is a procedure where a surgeon cuts your fascia to relieve compartment syndrome. Your fascia is a thin sheet of connective tissue surrounding and supporting your muscles. Compartment ...

Americans have become obsessed with plastic surgery and other means of image enhancement post-pandemic, research shows. Overall demand for cosmetic procedures increased by 5 percent in 2023 over the ...

During a gastroscopy, the esophagus, stomach and duodenum are examined using an endoscope. This is a thin, flexible tube with a light and a camera at the tip. The endoscope is passed through the mouth ...