A new, computerized, mental health assessment tool may allow doctors to quickly identify children experiencing anxiety or depression before surgery, suggests new research presented at the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers used the KCAT computerized adaptive mental health screening program to test children for ...

Nearly 20% of patients who underwent surgery experienced postoperative delirium in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU), with the risk being significantly higher in those reporting high levels of ...

Recent research shows patients using virtual reality technology during elective hand surgery required less anesthesia for anxiety during surgery. As an anesthesiologist, Adeel Faruki, MD, MBA, works ...

A patient lies on a scanning table, a helmet studded with ultrasound transducers fitted over their head. There is no ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cataract surgery had a protective effect against overall dementia and Alzheimer’s but not vascular dementia.

I've always been nearsighted, but my vision hasn't been too bad. I typically had to wear glasses only while doing certain tasks. When my right eye got worse, it made me anxious, and I decided to get ...

Within the next year, about 50 million people will undergo surgery in the United States. And with rare exceptions, all of these people — both adults and children — will suffer from anxiety beforehand.

Despite the rising availability of more mental health resources than ever before—like therapists, medications, apps, awareness campaigns—the rates of anxiety and depression in the United States ...

A new study finds that older people taking a drug used to treat anxiety and insomnia -- nitrazepam -- as well as those on antidepressants, are twice as likely to suffer postoperative delirium after ...