Older adults who develop a new geriatric syndrome—such as dehydration, delirium, or malnutrition—after major surgery face a dramatically higher risk of poor outcomes, including more complications, ...

A Maryville Police officer remains in critical condition following a crash with a Tennessee Highway Patrol unit Friday evening. The accident occurred just after 6 p.m. while several local and state ...

The timeline for recovery from knee revision surgeries is not as regimented as it is for primary knee replacements, and can vary quite a bit from person to person. It may take up to 12 months to fully ...

Trials of decision aids developed for use in shared decision making find that patients engaged in that process tend to choose more conservative treatment for preference-sensitive conditions. Shared ...

During your initial knee or hip replacement surgery, the prosthetic (artificial) components were either cemented (attached with bone cement) or hammered into the bone so they could eventually attach ...

Benign tumors are noncancerous growths in the body. They can occur anywhere in the body, grow slowly, and have clear borders. Unlike cancerous tumors, they don’t spread to other parts of the body. If ...

You may be among the 45% of adults who snore at least occasionally or you likely know someone who does. They may be the brunt of jokes ("Uncle Joe snores so loudly he rattles the windows!"), but ...

Teens Making the Adult Decision to Have Breast Reduction Surgery "Modern Family" star Ariel Winter, 17, made a personal revelation as a growing number of teen girls opt for the surgery.