The NHS has entered a new partnership with the independent sector to address the backlog of patients awaiting operations and ...

Mr Self, from Norwich, was facing 18 months on a waiting list but everything changed when he was asked if he would travel 170 ...

Imagine being one of the millions of Americans in need of a hip or knee replacement due to osteoarthritis. Severe pain, ...

Surgeons are collaborating with obesity medicine physicians, turning to GLP-1s to help high BMI patients qualify for surgery.

The ACT health system narrowly missed its elective surgery target as the latest data has shown nearly one-third of patients ...

New surgical and anaesthetic techniques are enabling patients to walk within hours of surgery and return home sooner, with ...

Gov. Jim Pillen’s elective surgery to repair his seven broken ribs with metal plating should speed his recovery and help him ...

Medicare does not cover LASIK surgery, as it considers the procedure elective. This is because people can opt for glasses or contact lenses instead of having surgery. LASIK eye surgery is a ...

A weight-loss surgery patient has died due to a series of "failures" by a hospital to treat complications that arose from a ...

Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux is expected to undergo elective hip replacement surgery on Friday. According to a news release from Communications Director Leigh-Anne Evensky, the mayor has ...

More NHS patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated under Government plans to slash ...