Every year, thousands of knee and hip replacement patients develop debilitating infections after surgery. Researchers at the ...

Pneumonia — not deep incision surgical site infections — is the most common serious infection after heart surgery, according to research presented at the American Heart Association‘s Scientific ...

4 risk factors for pneumonia infection after heart surgery An analysis of data derived from thousands of coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients revealed prominent pre-operative risk factors ...

Staphylococci pathogens were found on more than half of cardiac patients with major postoperative infections, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers ...

Lisa Farris worried that a nasty infection from recent liposuction and a tummy tuck was rapidly getting worse. So she phoned ...

Credit: Getty Images Preventing sepsis after surgery should include screening before the surgery, close monitoring after surgery, and teaching patients how to recognize the signs of sepsis. Our ...

Advances in antiretroviral therapies, particularly highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), have markedly improved the life expectancy of individuals living with HIV. Consequently, an increasing ...

Jessie J spent the night in the hospital due to an infection, less than two months after she underwent surgery following her breast cancer diagnosis. The singer shared several posts on her Instagram ...

The first 48 hours after cataract surgery are crucial for recovery and preventing infection. An ophthalmologist explains some ...

Laser gum surgery offers a minimally invasive alternative to traditional scalpel-based procedures, significantly reducing ...