One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery—with women far more likely to develop one, ...

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is expected to miss multiple weeks after undergoing a procedure Tuesday to cut out ...

Surgical-site infections associated with bariatric surgery ... prophylaxis for bariatric surgery should not exceed 24 h after surgery is completed.

She was extremely matted, weak, running a high fever, and had symptoms of pyometra, a life-threatening infection of the ...

There is a risk of problems or complications after any operation. Many problems are minor but some can be life threatening. Treating them as soon as possible is important. The possible problems depend ...