Before surgery, people can prepare physically, mentally, and practically for their surgery and recovery. Find a checklist for what to pack and more.

In August 2023, after spending a decade plus dreading the arrival of my periods so painful I'd routinely spend days in bed guzzling Nurofen, I sat in a gynaecologist's office as he explained that he ...

Ankle replacement surgery, also known as total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), is a procedure designed to relieve pain and maintain motion and function in the ankle joint by replacing a damaged or ...

Preparing for a breast augmentation doesn’t happen just in the days and hours leading up to the procedure. When you’re taking ...

Steps to Prepare a Senior’s Home for Post-Surgery Before an older adult has surgery, there are steps you can take to make their home safer to navigate when they return.

To prepare for wisdom teeth removal, it is advisable to follow pre-surgery steps, such as eating and drinking instructions. A person may also want to consider planning for recovery and aftercare.

Village Caregiving reports on post-surgery care for seniors, highlighting the importance of comfort, nutrition, monitoring, and companionship during recovery.

With the inflation of prescriptions for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, physicians began seeing a startling amount of regurgitation and aspiration in ...

All patients received intravenous antibiotics prior to surgery. Patients with prior infection, anesthesia class V poor-risk patients, patients requiring emergency surgery, and patients with missing ...

If you’re a caregiver for an older adult, you may be concerned about postoperative care. Seniors can take a while to heal because their bodies may be frail. Helping a senior navigate healing after a ...

Village Caregiving reports on post-surgery care for seniors, highlighting the importance of comfort, nutrition, monitoring, and companionship during recovery.